The 10 Best Viral Videos of 2014

This year was another great one for the DIY art form known as the viral video. Sure, that was partially thanks to ringers like Jimmy Fallon and (the enduringly hilarious) Weird Al, but plenty of 2014’s most infectious laughs still came from amateur auteurs harnessing the awesome power of the Internet. Here are 10 silly web clips from the last 12 months we’re comfortable naming as the objective best, if for no reason other than you’ll probably forget all about this once the next big cat video comes out.

10. Dancing Kid “Goes Full Diva” on Live TV

Since Brendan Jordan’s glorious television debut, the 15-year-old has been on Ellen, The Queen Latifah Show and even modeled for American Apparel. But before all that he was just a fierce, scene-stealing boy voguing his heart out on the local news. God bless you, Diva Kid.

9. Farmer Treats Cows to Trombone Serenade



Some might attribute the popularity of dumb Internet videos to our allegedly shrinking attention spans, but “Serenading the cattle with my trombone (Lorde – Royals)” serves as a compelling counterexample to that theory. A classic slow-burner, the clip rewards viewers for their patience above all else, coming to a immensely satisfying (if not particularly surprising) conclusion.

8. President Obama Visits Between Two Ferns



There isn’t a lot to say about this video of the President and Zach Galifianakis trading barbs on a nearly empty sound stage, other than it was absolutely wonderful. Ostensibly promoting the Affordable Care Act, the exchange managed to make health care reform funny, a feat that surely deserves a spot in the Making Boring Stuff Interesting Hall of Fame.

7. Brian Williams Goes Old School with “Rapper’s Delight”



After taking over The Tonight Show in February, Jimmy Fallon quickly established his place in the late-night television landscape, thanks in large part to web-friendly segments like the one seen above. A later iteration showing the NBC Nightly News anchor rapping “Gin and Juice” may have been just a bit funnier, but this one came first, airing just days into Fallon’s tenure.

6. Old Man Breaks it Down to “Rock Around The Clock”



Almost six months after Dancing Old Guy made his Internet debut, this anonymous old man’s smokin’ moves still amaze. Can you think of a slicker move than dude’s double cane toss? You cannot.

5. “All By Myself” in McCarran International



Heartbreak can be hard, but a long, unexpected layover will crush your soul. This guerrilla video for Céline Dion’s “All By Myself” shot in an empty Las Vegas airport proved as much when it hit the Internet this June, coming out even sadder than the 1996 original.

4. Emma Stone Lip Sync Battles Jimmy Fallon



Of the Fallon-helmed Tonight Show’s recurring bits, none has been bigger than Lip Sync Battles. And of those Lip Sync Battles, none was more celebrated than Fallon’s April showdown with The Amazing Spider-Man’s Emma Stone. Now Lip Sync Battles is being developed as its own spinoff series, surely thanks in no small part to Stone’s scorching rendition of “All I Do is Win” seen above.

3. Weird Al Yankovic – “Word Crimes”



When Weird Al announced his ambitious “eight videos in eight days” plan earlier this year, few could have predicted how well it would pay off, eventually earning Yankovic his first number one record. Arguably the best of these releases (and the most popular by a mile) was the animated video for “Word Crimes,” an ode to grammatical pedantry that managed to partially rehabilitate the super-skeezy smash hit it riffed on.

2. Hero Cat Saves Child From Dog Attack



Lots of cat video stars can be described as cute, but far fewer can be called courageous, like the brave feline seen protecting a four-year-old boy from a random dog attack in this much-watched clip. Tara the Cat rocketed to superstardom soon after the amazing security cam footage hit the web, debuting at 22 on Friskies’ authoritative list of the 50 Most Influential Cats.

1. Apparently Kid



Apparently, we think this was the best viral video of 2014. Because apparently, this interview with 5-year-old Noah Ritter has all the classic elements of a great YouTube offering, apparently including a cute kid, a local news broadcast and an easy to remember catchphrase. And apparently, the insanely popular clip has since been viewed over 17 million times. Apparently.

The 10 Best Viral Videos of 2013

Nothing this year could quite match Psy’s billion-hit 2012, but whether super-cut, music video, interview, dash cam footage, prank or late-night sketch, there were still plenty of videos that spread across the Internet like wildfire in 2013. Seeing as there are something like 47 trillion uploads on YouTube, narrowing down the best viral web clips of the year was something of a Herculean feat…as far as listicles go anyway. But after combing through the Internet’s archives for months on end, we’ve finally picked our 10 favorite sensational viral vids of the year. Some were annoying, some were inspirational and some were downright hilarious. What all of our selections have in common, though, is that they possess a certain magical Internet panache, an ineffable essence of virality, if you will.

So without further ado, here are our choices for the 10 best viral videos of the past year:

10. David Letterman is Obsessed With Drums

Until this super-cut was put together and released in June, few knew of the long-time Late Show host’s fascination with drummers and their drums. He sees plenty of them in action every week, and has apparently made it somewhat of a tradition to go out of his way to compliment his musical guests’ drummers or, even better, ask them if they actually own the “beautiful” drums they’re playing.

9. Charles Ramsey Eats McDonald’s, Rescues Missing Cleveland Teens, Gives Unforgettable Interview

Charles Ramsey was just eating his McDonald’s when he heard screaming coming from a neighbor’s house in Cleveland this May. He went over to investigate and ended up rescuing Amanda Berry, her six-year-old daughter and two other women who had been held captive in the home of Ariel Castro for over 10 years. We’ll let Ramsey walk you through exactly what happened the morning of the rescue:

8. Astronaut Chris Hadfield Covers David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” in Space

In May, astronaut Chris Hadfield covered David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” in the most apropos way possible: in orbit aboard the International Space Station. Hadfield recorded the video shortly before turning command of the ISS after a five-month stint in which he became the first Canadian to walk in space. The video is proof that the only way to truly channel the spirit of Space Oddity-era Bowie is to be as far out literally as Bowie was mentally when he recorded it.

7. The Russian Meteor

The many countless videos of the Chelyabinsk meteor striking Russia in February taught us two things: 1) We’re all doomed, and 2) Having a dashboard camera recording at all times is apparently a thing in Russia.

6. #Hashtagging with Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake

Hopefully you don’t know too many people—or any people—who choose to remove #hashtagging from its natural habitat on Twitter and Instagram and try to introduce it into everyday speech. It’s 2013, though, and this type of thing happens. A sketch taking this unfortunate trend to its absurd extreme was probably inevitable, and who better to take it down than Fallon and JT? We know about their chemistry together and how talented they are individually, but it was still nothing short of awe-inspiring to see the duo speed-hashtag back and forth without so much as a hiccup. #killedit #bringingsexyback #morehashtag #wecantstop #JTandFallon4Life

5. “What Did The Fox Say?”

We really, really, really want to hate this video. But just as comedy duo Ylvis’ “What Did the Fox Say?” is in the running for dumbest viral sensation on the Internet, it’s also pretty damn hilarious, particularly the intro, where an overly earnest Bard Ylvisåker runs through all the animals fortunate enough to have a signature sound before reaching the tragically silent fox. It gets weird from there. Regardless of what you think about it, it wracked up almost 300 million YouTube views in 2013, and was even parodied by SNL.

4. Jason Sudeikis, Ed Helms, Will Forte and Jason Bateman Parody Mumford & Sons

With their suspenders, vests, loosened ties and grandiose sense of earnestness, Mumford & Sons are practically caricatures to begin with, so its no surprise that a quartet of some of the funniest men in America decided to parody the English folk rockers with an over-the-top video for “Hopeless Wanderer.” Props to Mumford & Sons for having a sense of humor and signing off on the video themselves.

3. Jimmy Kimmel Teaches Kids Not to Mix Twerking, Alcohol and Fire

Part public service announcement, part masterful prank, this fall Jimmy Kimmel taught us all a lesson about safe twerking, as well as that we should probably trust our instincts when they tell us that a little whiskey and a few candles aren’t enough to set a person on fire.

It started with a video uploaded to YouTube that featured a girl botching a twerking session with some already-poured shots and a few burning candles present. When her roommate opened the door she was bracing herself on, the girl collapsed on the fire and alcohol combo and came up in hysterics, her stretch pants on fire. Two months after the video was posted, Kimmel posted the extended cut in which he enters the apartment room with a fire extinguisher, revealing that the girl was a stuntwoman and that the whole thing was another of Kimmel’s pranks on the nation. Well done, sir.

2. Bap Lip Reading Takes on the NFL

We realized the brilliance of Bad Lip Reading during last year’s Presidential Debates, but the group’s best and most popular video is an NFL version they released in January. Even though these are all overdubs, We’re going to go ahead and choose to believe that Andy Dalton was invited for homemade Mai Thais at mid field after the Bengals played the Ravens.

1. “Bound 3”

Kanye’s insane music video for “Bound 2” still fresh in our minds, James Franco and Seth Rogen achieved unprecedented levels of virality when they released a shot-for-shot recreation with a flannel-clad Franco barking lyrics as Yeezus and Rogen and his back hair playing the part of Kim Kardashian. You decide which one is sexier.

Watch The Simpsons’ Harlem Shake Parody

As you might know already, Baauer’s song “Harlem Shake” fueled an Internet meme last month, seeing hundreds of thousands of individuals posting YouTube videos of themselves doing random dances set to the song. It’s a cultural phenomenon for sure, but as the New York Times pointed out yesterday, the videos are not inspired by the actual Harlem shake, a dance that originated in New York City over 30 years ago. Now, the writers behind The Simpsons have picked up on meme as well. Check out “The Homer Shake” below, which sees a cast of characters from the show doing random dances set to a parody of the song. (Spoiler alert: still no actual Harlem shaking to be found.)
And in case you missed it on Videogum last month, also check out a video of Harlem residents responding to “Harlem Shake” videos.

Rewind YouTube Style 2012

We invited some YouTubers to star in a mash-up of culturally defining moments of 2012. Can you spot all the references? More at http://youtube.com/rewind. Directed by Peter Furia

See if you can name all the YouTube stars and spot all the references in the video. You might even find a few surprises! (hint: try moving your mouse around while the video is playing...).

Produced by Peter Furia and Beau Lewis | Director of Photography: Catherine Goldschmidt | Edited by Peter Furia and David Fine | A Seedwell Production. Full credits at http://seedwell.com/rewind

STARRING
PSY - http://youtube.com/officialpsy
Walk off the Earth - http://youtube.com/walkofftheearth
AlphaCat - http://youtube.com/alphacat
KassemG - http://youtube.com/kassemg
DailyGrace - http://youtube.com/dailygrace
MysteryGuitarMan - http://youtube.com/mysteryguitarman
DaveDays - http://youtube.com/davedays
DeStorm - http://youtube.com/destorm
PyroBooby - http://youtube.com/pyrobooby
BarelyPolitical - http://youtube.com/barelypolitical
RealAnnoyingOrange - http://youtube.com/realannoyingorange
FreddieW - http://youtube.com/freddiew
CorridorDigital - http://youtube.com/corridordigital
RhettAndLink - http://youtube.com/rhettandlink
Smosh - http://youtube.com/smosh
FeliciaDay - http://youtube.com/geekandsundry
ChesterSee - http://youtube.com/chestersee
iJustine - http://youtube.com/ijustine
EpicMealTime - http://youtube.com/epicmealtime
MyHarto - http://youtube.com/myharto
JennaMarbles - http://youtube.com/jennamarbles
ShitGirlsSay - http://youtube.com/shitgirlssay
JuicyStar07 - http://youtube.com/juicystar07
GloZell - http://youtube.com/glozell1
ClevverTV - http://youtube.com/clevvertv
SmoshGames - http://youtube.com/smoshgames
HuskyStarcraft - http://youtube.com/huskystarcraft
PLUS
RyanHiga - http://youtube.com/ryanhiga
and more...

Old Spice Muscle Music

Terry Crews is back for Old Spice, this time using his body as a music making MACHINE!

The 10 Best Viral Videos of 2011

Each year, the Internet gives us countless new ways to bring productivity to a grinding halt, most often in the form of WTFs, LOLs and FAILs. 2011 was no exception, producing some of the most awesome, annoying, catchy and otherwise adorable videos. Here are our 10 favorites:

10. Marcel the Shell With Shoes On, Two
The original Marcel the Shell with Shoes On video pitter-pattered her tiny way into our hearts last year with its droll, introspective examination of life on the tiny scale. The sequel taps into that same vein of comedy, the one that makes us love “Parks and Recreation” so much, this time as Marcel explains the hardships of life as a shell.

9. Official Ojai Valley Taxidermy TV Commercial
The Chuck Testa video burned through the life-cycle of a meme faster than ever before, starting at instant classic, hitting critical mass and finally settling in overused anguish all in the span of a few days. The video itself was an exercise in viral marketing, having been created by Youtube personalities Rhett and Link for their IFC show Commercial Kings.

8. Songify This: Can’t Hug Every Cat

Oh, Internet. What would you be without teary-eyed cat lovers? Thanks to the Gregory Brothers (you know, the kids behind Autotune the News and the Bed Intruder Song) this eHarmony online dating video transformed into a catchy, kitty-fueled tear-jerker. It’s a sad tale, she loves cats so much, but she can’t hug every cat.

7. Madeon – Pop Culture

17-year-old French pop-mashup prodigy Madeon took the Internet by storm with his live mashup “Pop Culture,” seamlessly blending samples from 39 different tracks into this three-minute pop-mash paradise.

6. 3-Way (The Golden Rule)

Andy Samberg’s Lonely Island musical-comedy SNL spinoff very much exemplifies the term “hit or miss.” The difference between a miss and a hit? Turns out, it’s Justin Timberlake. Samberg and Timberlake’s characters from the original “Dick in a Box” skit return, this time to indulge in a Summer-lovin’ fueled Lady Gaga sandwich. Remember, with a honey in the middle there’s some leeway.

5. Neil Patrick Harris’ 2011 Tony Awards Opening Number

Barney Stinson may be one of our favorite on-screen characters, but his real-life counterpart Neil Patrick Harris is just as awesome. NPH opened this year’s Tony Awards with this spectacular musical number entitled “Broadway: It’s not just for gays anymore.”

4. Trim

This video popped up on Reddit a few months ago with a simple headline: “My friend wanted to shave his amazing beard. I said ‘okay, but let us shave it in style.’" The result is this 43-second video of a man transforming before our eyes from a skinhead to a mountain man, pausing at pirate, punk, biker and more on the way.

3. Sexy Sax Man Careless Whisper Prank feat. Sergio Flores

“Hey play that George Michael song real quick!” “It’s okay, he’s with sexysaxmansaxograms.com” “Sorry guys, this is saxophone superstar Sergio Flores.” This video prank from Youtuber “Mike Diva” features self-proclaimed sexy sax man Sergio Flores skillfully serenading scores of shoppers and students alike with his sexy saxograms. George Michael would be proud.

2. The Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger

There was a moment earlier this month as I sat watching the 2011 SEC Championship football game, when I thought to myself, are the announcers really discussing a Youtube video about a badass honey badger right now? Their reason was to reference the nickname given to LSU cornerback Tyrann Mathieu, inspired by the video in question. It was in that moment I realized just how popular the Honey Badger had become. Watch the video and you too will understand just how badass the Honey Badger is.

1. Nyan Cat

Of all the memes and viral videos of 2011, none have seen the instant popularity and ubiquity of Nyan Cat. The formula: an animated cat, a pop-tart for a body, flying through space with a rainbow trail, all set to a repetitive, mind-meltingly catchy song. The result? Cuteness overload, and more than 52 million Youtube views of the original video alone, not to mention countless spin-offs and parodies. We welcome our adorable kitten overlords.

Dishonorable Mention: Rebecca Black’s “Friday”

This year’s dishonorable mention belongs to none other than Rebecca Black and her horrifically catchy video “Friday.” The lyrics are abysmal, the music cringe-inducing, the video poorly-produced, yet we know every damn word.

Via: Pastemagazine.

Deus Ex - Human Revolution : Purity First

Title: Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Release Date: August 23, 2011
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Label: Square Enix
Genre: Action RPG
Age Rating: M

Nicasso: The Wonderful

Check out this very intriguing short film by Saman Keshavarz. The video is pretty funny and has really awesome great transitions. More than halfway through the video, you'll surely be asking yourself what is really going on but we recommend you to stick 'till the end as it offers a great ending!



Nicasso: The Wonderful on Facebook: facebook.com/​pages/​Nicasso-The-Wonderful/​157744204293383

What happens when u get a Rockstar turned Street Magician...?

On June 1st, 2011 after a tour of the Pacific NW, Nic Offer left his job as the lead singer of !!! (aka Chk Chk Chk). He is known for gagging on his microphones, sporting short shorts, and rocking crowds with his raspy voice. However, he is sick of that and has a new trick up his sleeves. Nic Offer is: Nicasso The Wonderful.

samankeshavarz.blogspot.com

Guitar Baby!

A baby playing the electric guitar. I think it's fake.

This is just a promo for the upcoming game from ubisoft, "Rocksmith"

Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Sarif Industries Viral

Nanotechnology comes knocking on the door. Are you ready?

The Best Viral Videos Of 2010: A Retrospective

Videogum put together their annual retrospective of the best viral videos of the year. The edit is a delight in itself, as you see big memes and their spinoffs as well, all sewn together by the catchiest video soundtracks found on those videos. See a list of the clips used at Videogum, with links to the originals. Link

CANON Commercial - Freeze Tag

CANON Commercial - Freeze Tag from Saman Keshavarz on Vimeo.

---- 2010 EMMY Winner ----
---- 2010 CLIO Winnner ----
---- 2010 Gold Addy Winner ----
---- 2010 YDA Winner ---

An all out game of war using Canon cameras. CANON Cameras were handed out to various people and many of their shots made it in the commercial.

Check out the behind the scenes here: vimeo.com/8882119

Music:
Huddle Formation by The GO! Team

Product: Canon Digital Cameras
Director: Saman Keshavarz
Producers: Romson Niega, Tom Lee
Associate Producers: Francis Pollara, Nate Eggert
Cinematographer: Don Burton
Editor: Nate Tam
Production Design: Julie Chen
Sound Editor: Dan Bartolucci
Assistant Director: Johnny Ngo
Titles: Andrew Johnson
Visual Effects: John Carey
Colorist: Santiago Padilla
Stunt Coordinator: Ken Arata
Coreographer: Steven Butler
© 2009

Assassins Creed: Lineage - Full Length Movie [HD] (Ingles - Español)

Assassins Creed Lineage Full Length Movie [HD]
Developed by Ubisoft's Hybride Technologies, the visual effects studio behind 300 and Sin City, Assassin's Creed: Lineage combines live action and computer generated imagery (CGI) to explore the events that happen just before the Assassin's Creed II game starts. The short films revolve around Ezio's father, Giovanni Auditore da Firenze, and give insight on the game's back story and universe.

The short films will whet the appetite of game players and fans of this type of cinematography in advance of the in-store release of the video game on November 17, 2009. Assassin's Creed: Lineage will also introduce some of the characters that players will meet in the game: both foes and friends of the family, like Lorenzo de Medici, the Italian statesman and de facto ruler of the Florentine Republic during the Italian Renaissance period.

Assassin's Creed - Lineage (Película completa)



Tras la muerte del duque de Milán, el Asesino Giovanni Auditore recibe el encargo de investigar el crimen. Su misión es descubrir a los responsables y las razones del brutal asesinato. Pero las respuestas que encuentra implican a las familias más poderosas de Italia y desvelan una conexión con el propio Vaticano. Al acercarse más y más a la verdad, Giovanni se convierte en uno de los objetivos del complot. Debe sacar a la luz los nombres de los conspiradores antes de que él mismo se una a la lista de víctimas Esta es la historia que precede a Assassins Creed II.

Episodio 1:
1476, Florencia. Giovanni Auditore, un Asesino, intenta descubrir una conspiración contra uno de los aliados de Lorenzo de Medici para el que trabaja. La investigación le llevará hasta Milán, donde intentará evitar que ocurra lo peor.

Episodio 2:
Al perseguir a los asesinos de Sforza, Giovanni llega a Venecia, donde intercepta una carta codificada de los conspiradores. Decodificar este documento para desvelar los nombres de quienes han orquestado la conspiración será de vital importancia.

Episodio 3:
Incapaz de descifrar el contenido de la carta, Giovanni decide llevarla a Roma para desenmascarar a los líderes de la conspiración, pero allí descubre que ésta es más grande y más peligrosa de lo que había pensado

Masterpieces in 3D

With new 3D TV technology getting better all the time, haven't you wondered what classic works of art would look like in 3D?

Fully Epic Rapsody - The Fully Sick Rapper

Christiaan Van Vuuren created a viral video two months about about his experiences in quarantine for drug-resistant tuberculosis. He’s still there, and has had plenty of time to hone his video editing skills:

It has now been 102 long days that Ive been here in the hospital all up, isolated with a case of Multi-Drug Resistant TB.... Yep... Still going... Is it normal if you want to eat your own leg?

Thanks for watching my videos so far, you are all fully sick, but like, sick in the way that a good night out can be sick.

For this most recent gangsta rap music video, I really wanted to do something that was out of control - so I enlisted the help of my brother. He is only able to come in for short visits here and there, for which he has to get masked up and wear protective gloves, but it was enough for us to be able to get fully sick and that with his digital handycam (hence the increase in video quality from my previous fully sick projects).

In many countries of the world, people with Multi-Drug Resistant TB would be lucky to even receive medical attention whatsoever, so I fully stoked to be receiving the mad medical care that I am getting here in Australia. Even above and beyond this epic level of care, I am lucky in the sense that I have had access to some totally rad entertainment, which has kept me sane over the last 102 days (this level of sanity is open for debate).

This new Youtube video is a Tribute to some of the DVDs that Ive watched to kill my time here in quarantine, and to make it a bit Hollywood my brother and I have used ANY AND EVERY fully sick special effect that we knew was in existence, to make this a truely epic RAPsody...

FAQ: (Fully Awesome Questions)
- The song was written, recorded and mixed in the hospital on a Macbook Pro using Logic Express
- All filming was done on a regular digital handycam in the hospital during brief visits to my room
- For all of the special effects, my brother and I improvised by hanging a green sheet on the wall in my hospital room
- All editing and finishing was done on a Macbook Pro using Final Cut

Oh yeah... and... I love you for watching.

COME SAY HI ON MY FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ful...

IF YOU WANT TO FOLLOW MY JOURNEY:
http://twitter.com/FullySickRapper

Adobe Photoshop Cook (Stop motion photoshop cooking)

This is a stop motion video that imagines what it would be like if photoshop were to be for cooking. This is so great!

A video made in stopmotion for competition AdobeYouGC.
The simulation of a tutorial which shows how to make the lovely butter cookies with the new Adobe Photoshop Cook! Whole set was made with cardboard and with kitchen utensils.