OM DENNE EPISODE
YouTube Rewind 2011 was the second installment of YouTube’s end-of-year retrospective series. It repeated the format from the previous year, counting down the top 10 most viewed videos on the platform in 2011. However, it introduced an element that would become central to Rewind, a YouTuber cameo, with Friday songstress Rebecca Black playing the role as host.
We discuss how the popular videos shifted from creator channels in 2010, to more generic talking animal slop in 2011. While OG YouTubers like The Lonely Island are featured on the list, and creators like Jenna Marbles and Smosh are shown in the video montage, there’s definitely a less ‘YouTube’ feel to the 2011 top 10. It’s easy to theorise that YouTube themselves agreed, given they moved away from the countdown format the following year.
How do you feel about 2011 Rewind? Do you prefer the countdown format, or the YouTuber cameo music video style of later Rewinds?
CHAPTERS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:10 YouTube Rewind 2011 format
00:03:06 Rebecca Black is hosting
00:04:33 Opening montage recapping 2011
00:12:01 10. Mom hugs baby kitten
00:14:19 9. The Force
00:19:33 8. Born this Way cover by Maria Aragon
00:23:53 7. The Creep, The Lonely Island
00:26:09 6. Look at Me Now cover by Karmin
00:32:01 5. Nyan Cat
00:35:48 4. Talking twin babies
00:39:01 3. Jack Sparrow feat. Michael Bolton - The
Lonely Island
00:41:08 2. Ultimate dog tease
00:44:04 1. Friday, Rebecca Black
00:45:06 Compared to 2010 YouTube Rewind
00:52:23 Rewind 2011 YouTube blog post
00:55:42 Lucy's subscription: Her birthday
01:02:48 Max's subscription: Martini
01:03:53 Lucy teases Dan and Phil ep
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