by: iCopywriter Senior Blogger, Gaia Veenis
As
one of the most popular destinations on the Internet, YouTube is a force to be
reckoned with and a powerful forecaster of trends in everything from pop
culture to international politics. In a matter of years, YouTube has managed to
evolve from a novelty to a major market shareholder in its own right. The site
features millions of videos, created and/or uploaded by users all over the
world. They can be anything from home movies and how-to videos to clever
advertisements and snippets of TV shows to news clips and music videos, plus
everything else in between.
Knowing
what people are watching on YouTube is important for many online marketers and
Internet-based retailers these days, because it reveals quite a bit about what
consumers are thinking and doing.
What’s Up With YouTube so
far in 2011?
It’s getting
closer to the end of 2011, and it’s about that time that websites like YouTube
start to release lists of their most popular searches and other big trends. One
interesting addition to the site this year is a “YouTube’s New Year Countdown”
page that highlights the most unforgettable videos of 2011. And now that the
year is drawing to a close, everyone’s already talking about stats such as the
top music videos and commercials being streamed and downloaded. These are a few
of the year’s most-viewed videos so far:
Commercial
The Force:
Volkswagen Commercial
Music Video
Jennifer Lopez :
On the Floor ft. Pitbull
Live Streams
The Royal Wedding
News Video
Clips
Tunisian Unrest,
Protests in Egypt, Civil War in Libya and Uprisings in Yemen
So Why Does YouTube Matter?
If you own an
online business or work in the Internet marketing industry, you should
definitely be paying attention to trends from sites like YouTube. While it may
not always relate directly to your business, this is the kind of information
that keeps savvy online businesspeople on the pulse of trends in consumer
thinking. Fortunately, sites like YouTube and all the major search engines will
be releasing plenty of end-of-the-year information in conveniently categorized
lists as we move closer to 2012.
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