I call it, The Rebecca Black Effect. It's a rare, but delightful thing.
A video pops up and gains EXTREME popularity due to it's horrible-ness. I don't think that's a word, but it'll do the job.
We now have a new video that will surely make him millions...
Remember that infectious song by Rebecca Black? You know, 'It's Friday, Friday, Gotta Get Down on Friday?' It was released in 2011 and we remember it fondly for it's total suckiness and ability to get stuck in your head.
It's a very special day. It's Friday! In case this terrible, terrible song doesn't quite capture how excited we are for the weekend (we so excited), here are some memes. In case the memes don't adequately express how excited we are for the weekend, just look for the person wearing no pants with a pitcher of sangria in each hand -- that's us. Enjoy!
"Friday" songstress Rebecca Black has teamed up with fellow singer Jon B. on a cover of Miley Cyrus' "We Can't Stop," and despite a few lyric changes (due to the fact she's 16 now), it's not that bad.
But we'll let you decide for yourself...
Every year, the folks over at JibJab give us an animated year in review, and they’ve done it again for 2011.
You’ll find a lot of 2011′s top newsmakers and stories in the clip below, including (deep breath) Charlie Sheen, Herman Cain, Lindsey Lohan, Dr. Conrad Murray, Arnold’s Schwarzenegger’s love child, unemployment, Anthony Weiner, Rupert Murdoch, the Japan earthquake and non-gay Bert and Ernie
Becoming an overnight sensation won't shield you from the trolls, as Rebecca Black found out after her video for "Friday" took the interwebs by storm back in February.