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10. Cookie Monster’s Share It Maybe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qTIGg3I5y8#ws
The folks at Sesame Street, that PBS institution since 1969, often latch on to current memes, and they succeeded with adorable perfection in this clip as Cookie Monster injects new life into Carly Rae Jepsen’s earworm “Call Me Maybe” — perhaps the most overplayed song of the year. Whereas most “Call Me Maybe” parodies took the form of lip dubs, Cookie Monster rewrote the song, singing “But you’ve got cookie, so share it maybe.” And with a face like that, who could resist giving away a cookie or two?


9. Obama Sings Al Green
http://youtu.be/y6uHR90Sq6k
When the President carries a tune, no matter how abridged, the world listens. During a January fundraiser appearance at New York City’s Apollo Theater, President Obama paid tribute to legendary soul singer Al Green, who had performed earlier in the night. He sang a mere six words of Green’s 1971 single “Let’s Stay Together”: “I … I’m so in love with you,” the President belted, with slightly more hesitation than Green’s known for. But the verse was enough to thrill the crowd — and spike sales of Green’s version of the song by 490% that week. Fortunately, Obama’s well-received vocal exercise encouraged him to break out his pipes again when, during a blues concert at the White House in February, he proudly sang “Sweet Home Chicago,” the soulful anthem of his home city.

http://entertainment.time.com/2012/

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6. TV Anchor Stands Up to Bully
http://youtu.be/GdJ2jHii6Y0
As a news anchor in the small Wisconsin town of LaCross, Jennifer Livingston was used to being in the public eye and receiving feedback from viewers. But when one negative message hit a little too personally, she took it upon herself to deliver an on-air takedown of her bully. The viewer, later outed as a local lawyer, had said it was Livingston’s “community responsibility” to “promote a healthy lifestyle.” Livingston wasn’t concerned with the man’s critique of her weight — “Do you think I don’t know that?” she railed — but with the impact his comments could have on the area’s youth. “That man’s words mean nothing to me,” she said. “But this behavior is learned — it is passed down from people like the man who wrote me that e-mail.” Meanwhile, the empowerment she simply hoped to share with her viewers spread across the nation.


5. Dad Shoots Daughter’s Laptop
http://youtu.be/kl1ujzRidmU
What do you get when you cross a daughter with a penchant for Facebook and a father with a penchant for his gun? It’s a clip that seems straight out of a sitcom, but Tommy Jordan was dead serious when he pumped his daughter’s laptop full of bullets in February. But before that happened, Jordan was careful to explain to the camera why he was taking such an extreme step. As part of a seven-minute lead-in to the gun-vs.-laptop scene, he said his daughter Hannah had posted whiny messages on Facebook complaining about her household chores.

Skip to the last minute, and the talkie film turned into one of action: “That right there is your laptop,” he explains, turning the camera on the laptop, placed vulnerably in the grass. “This right here is my .45.” He then proceeded to unload his gun on the computer, sending shards of plastic flying around the yard. Something tells us he’s not buying her a new one.

http://entertainment.time.com/2012/

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2. Gangnam Style
http://youtu.be/9bZkp7q19f0
Rarely does a song in a foreign language make such a stomp in the U.S., but Korean rapper Psy’s song became a hit of epic proportions, thanks in part to the video’s invisible-horse dance, which sparked thousands of copycats. Psy has said he was inspired by the flamboyant showmanship of Queen front man Freddie Mercury, and he’s been able to draw crowds just as large as those of the famed British band, amassing 80,000 people for a public concert in Seoul in October.

Gangnam Style quickly became the most liked video ever on YouTube and the most watched video on the site, topping Justin Bieber’s Baby. And in September, the 34-year-old K-pop singer signed with Bieber’s manager Scooter Braun.

1. Kony 2012
http://youtu.be/Y4MnpzG5Sqc
Kony 2012 is about a conflict in an African country that’s more than two decades old, spun into a documentary that’s 30 minutes long. It’s not exactly the typical formula for a viral video, but the film became the most viral video of all time, tallying more than 100 million views in its first six days online as Justin Bieber, Oprah and millions of others shared it. Through its rapid rise, Kony 2012 brought attention to the plight of Ugandans under the hands of guerrilla leader Joseph Kony, who has abducted more than 60,000 children and converted them into foot soldiers in his Lord’s Resistance Army.

But for all the horrors the film showed in a part of the world from which news is often scarce, some critics derided it for its self-congratulatory message. Invisible Children, the San Diego–based NGO that produced the film, faced criticism for its high overhead costs, and those outraged over the film took heat for being “slacktivists” about the conflict. But it’s undeniable that Kony 2012 set a new bar for all things viral.

http://entertainment.time.com/2012/

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