Angry Ginger Kid Put to a Horror-Rap Beat

This is the greatest thing I’ve seen this week.

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That’s it. I quit the Internet. Obviously, teenage girls don’t care if you’re witty, or intelligent; as long as you have good looks, an extremely squeak voice, and neighborhood squirrels, you can make millions from a fanbase bigger than the Jonas Brothers.

If you wanna hear a single from the insanity that is Fred’s Christmas album, click here. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’ll be busy trying to stop my ears from bleeding.

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12 Worst Parking Error Videos on YouTube

And people wonder why I fear women drivers. The Telegraph:

Every motorist has misjudged a parking manoeuvre at some point in their lives. Here are 12 car park howlers that might help wash away the embarrassment.

U2ube: YouTube to Live Stream U2 Concert

YouTube is continuing its push into the live video streaming realm, despite assurances it gave last year that it wouldn’t enter the space because it was too expensive.

The Google-owned video website has streamed the Outside Lands concert and an Obama press conference in recent months, but now it’s going to stream the Rose Bowl concert of one of the world’s most popular bands: U2

The live streaming event, which begins on Sunday, October 25th at 8:30 PM PT, will be available in 16 countries. The live feed will be available on the U2 Official Channel, and feature a live Twitter feed of chatter about the concert, exactly like what the company did for its full-length viewing of Taxi Driver.

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YouTube has the best file names.

An Open Letter To YouTube

Dear YouTube,

I’ve had enough of your bullshit. If there’s going to be a major maintenance downtime that doesn’t allow anyone to view anything, then not only shut the whole site down, but give the users a notice ahead of time. You not some unknown little video-hosting website, you’re a major corporation. I was watching a movie, and during the middle of it, I accidentally closed my browser. When I went back, this appeared:

All right, I get it, you’re down for maintenance. But why provide a search bar if the site’s down for maintenance? It doesn’t make sense! And this isn’t the first time the site has had glitches. (see also: subscription boxes and video loading issues)

The only reasons I still use YouTube is because 1) they have one of the best damn communities online, filled with amazing people who are able to do amazing things, and 2) basically everything’s on there. As much as I love Vimeo and Blip.tv, good luck trying to find the Numa Numa guy, or Angry German Kid there.

So, YouTube, you leave me with two options:

1. Ditch you entirely, and leave an amazing community.
2. Put up with your crap… for now.

You’re lucky that I’m picking the second one.

100 of The Greatest YouTube Viral Videos in Four Minutes

Set to M.A.D. by Hadouken, here are all of your favorite viral videos in a truly epic mashup. How many did you recognize? I’ve noticed enough to realize I should probably go outside soon. Come to think of it, I haven’t seen my dog in awhile…

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That’s it. Fred has officially taken over the world. I quit.

YouTube’s Fred: The Movie

A casting call has been sent out looking for actors to play the key roles in an upcoming movie based on the high-pitched YouTube star “Fred”.

Previously the top-subscribed user on the video sharing site (although recently dethroned by NigaHiga), Fred Figglehorn appears to be a hit with tweens. Starring 16-year old Lucas Cruikshank, Fred’s YouTube channel totals almost 63 million views. Now production company Derf Films has been established to spin the YouTube success into a full-length movie, reports Tubefilter.

The movie’s director will be Clay Weiner, a newcomer to feature film directing, and the casting director is Sheryl Levine, who previously cast Drake & Josh and Zoey 101. Filming starts in LA in mid-November.

I think I speak for us all when I say: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!