This week's Trends: fire, flash and dubstep

Each weekday, we at YouTube Trends take a look at the most interesting videos and cultural phenomena on YouTube as they develop. We want take a moment to highlight some of what we've come across this week:

• We studied how interest in dubstep music has risen across 2011.
  
  
• We uncovered on-the-scene footage from Russia's tragic KHL plane crash.
  
  
• We revealed part 2 of our exploration of the three kinds of one-man-bands.
  
  
• We collected bystander footage of the wildfire in Texas.
  
  
• And we learned of the "flash haka" and looked at the creativity behind 10 unique flash mobs from outside the United States.

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This week's Trends: earthquakes, hurricanes, and portals

Each weekday, we at YouTube Trends take a look at the most interesting videos and cultural phenomena on YouTube as they develop. We want take a moment to highlight some of what we've come across this week:

• We highlighted lots of videos and reactions from the East Coast earthquake as well as some instances of the quake caught-on-camera.
  
  
• We saw how people were documenting preparations for Hurricane Irene.
  
  
• We catalogued 10 of the most-viewed Minecraft song parodies.
  
  
• We spotted some wild human pyramids in India.
  
  
• We tracked some rising searches this week, which included Aaliyah and some airshow tragedies.
  
  
• We shared video from a flash mob arrest.
  
  
• We received video from Libya as rebels arrived in Tripoli.
  
  
• We studied how Ken Block's new hit video was taking off.
  
  
• We discovered how some fans/filmakers brought the game Portal into real life.
  
  
• And ImprovEverywhere created another hit by asking people to "Say Something Nice."

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This week's Trends: extreme sports, waterspouts, rare snow

Each weekday, we at YouTube Trends take a look at the most interesting videos and cultural phenomena on YouTube as they develop. We want take a moment to highlight some of what we've come across this week:

• We watched New Zealanders enjoyed their "once-in-a-lifetime" snow storm.
  
  
• We dug into one of the more unique ways that people use YouTube to learn.
  
  
• We posted the first in our series exploring different types of YouTube "one-man-bands."
  
  
• We saw some on-the-beach footage from a waterspout in North Carolina.
  
  
• We learned that we've been peeling bananas wrong all these years.
  
  
• We enjoyed how one hostel employee's low-budget commercial went viral.
  
  
• We viewed some very talented dogs.
  
  
• And very popular driver Ken Block released an epic new stunt video with DC Shoes that quickly drew millions of views:

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Kevin Allocca, YouTube Trends Manager, recently watched "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Blu-ray Rant."

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This week's Trends: riots, runners, and tiny houses

Each weekday, we at YouTube Trends take a look at the most interesting videos and cultural phenomena on YouTube as they develop. We want take a moment to highlight some of what we've come across this week:

• We looked back at the most popular Spike Jonze music videos.
  
  
• We explained what that 'QWOP' thing is all about.
  
  
• We saw how Disney's theme park marketing has taken advantage of popular YouTube fads.
  
  
• We examined our recent fascination with tiny-home ownership.
  
  
• We enjoyed a collection of human feats, as collected by What's Trending.
  
  
• We saw some unfortunate drivers from around the world.
  
  
• And we tracked the riots in London as they began and spread, and later found that "riot" searches hit an all-time high this summer. A number of specific videos, like this one of a man confronting looters, drew significant interest in the UK and abroad:

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This week's Trends: singers, whales, and animations

Each weekday, we at YouTube Trends take a look at the most interesting videos and cultural phenomena on YouTube as they develop. We want take a moment to highlight some of what we've come across this week:

• We studied the success of the Old Spice Guy vs. Fabio standoff.
  
  
• We watched an unexpected singing talent sprout up in the Philippines.
  
  
• We saw dramatic footage from an outbreak of violence in Syria.
  
  
• We tracked the popularity of Rebecca Black's "Friday" follow-up.
  
  
• We enjoyed some cool people-powered animations.
  
  
• We looked at intense video from a tornado in Russia.
  
  
• We found a big ad in Brazil and an unsettling cloud in Canada.
  
  
• We laughed as a beluga mariachi fan added itself to the list of recently popular aquatic mammals.
  
  
• And the world was introduced to the 2nd Avenue Sinatra:

Check back every day for the latest about what's trending on YouTube at: www.YouTube.com/Trends Kevin Allocca, YouTube Trends Manager, recently watched "Saved By the Bell Interactive Game."

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This week's Trends: contraptions, rainbows, and Harry P

Each weekday, we at YouTube Trends take a look at the most interesting videos and cultural phenomena on YouTube as they develop. We want take a moment to highlight some of what we've come across this week:

• We reviewed the most-watched Harry Potter fan-videos of all time.
  
  
• We uncovered the most-viewed Rube Goldberg machines on YouTube.
  
  
• We saw some cool and funny moments and ads from around the world.
  
  
• We asked if Grand Rapids, Michigan is becoming the U.S. capital for lip-dubs.
  
  
• We grew concerned about some pets that were now plotting and executing daring escapes.
  
  
• We celebrated the one-year anniversary of a famous Double Rainbow going viral.
  
  
• We highlighted the latest footage from demonstrations in Malaysia and Syria.
  
  
• And we saw LOTS of new Harry Potter parodies and music videos popping up. Here's one of the popular ones:

Check back every day for the latest about what's trending on YouTube at: www.YouTube.com/TrendsKevin Allocca, YouTube Trends Manager, recently watched "Clark Retirement Community LipDub" for like, the 20th time.

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This week's Trends: fireworks, verdicts, and lots of sand

Each weekday, we at YouTube Trends take a look at the most interesting videos and cultural phenomena on YouTube as they develop. We want take a moment to highlight some of what we've come across this week:

• We celebrated the 4th of July with lots of fireworks.
  
  
• We tracked how searches have spiked for Selena Gomez.
  
  
• We followed the reaction to the Casey Anthony verdict.
  
  
• We discovered how the Game of Thrones theme has been covered by lots of talented musicians in lots of different styles.
  
  
• We learned of one very inspirational backflip.
  
  
• We saw a lot of interest in an unfortunate incident at a Texas Rangers' game.
  
  
• We collected wild footage from a dramatic dust storm in Arizona.
  
  
• And we came across one very cool way to paint a pool:

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This week's Trends: cool covers, summer tunes, and little metal fans

Each weekday, we at YouTube Trends take a look at the most interesting videos and cultural phenomena on YouTube as they develop. We want take a moment to highlight some of what we've come across this week:

• We looked at the latest trend in cool covers: Katy Perry's "Last Friday Night."
  
  
• We saw dramatic footage of the fire in New Mexico and protests in Athens.
  
  
• We discovered the songs people were listening to around the globe.
  
  
• We tracked the top trending music videos of the week.
  
  
• We studied the most popular cat video that did not contain any cats.
  
  
• We enjoyed some of the littlest metal heads.
  
  
• And we took in this beautiful scene from a Summer Solstice holiday in Poland:

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This week's Trends: cones, onions, and hedgehogs

Each weekday, we at YouTube Trends take a look at the most interesting videos and cultural phenomena on YouTube as they develop. We want take a moment to highlight some of what we've come across this week:

• We discovered that it's possible to make something a trend, just by calling it one.
  
  
• We saw frightening footage from tornadoes in Nebraska.
  
  
• We tracked the big, new hit video out of South Korea.
  
  
• We celebrated Sonic the Hedgehog's 20th anniversary.
  
  
• We learned of one man's luggage nightmare.
  
  
• We enjoyed some cool covers.
  
  
• We followed the celebrity-driven campaign to get The Onion a Pulitzer Prize.
  
  
• And Weird Al lived up to his name:

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This week's Trends: downbursts, Canucks, and finger tutting

Each weekday, we at YouTube Trends take a look at the most interesting videos and cultural phenomena on YouTube as they develop. We want take a moment to highlight some of what we've come across this week:

• We saw evidence of a unique weather event in Oklahoma.
  
  
• We saw how an unusual dance trend from a few years ago made a comeback.
  
  
• We watched how Vancouver Canuck fans got ready for and reacted to game 7 of the Stanley Cup.
  
  
• We noted that a few new YouTube channels reached the 1 million subscriber club.
  
  
• We ranked the most-viewed videos from the NBA playoffs.
  
  
• We checked in on the most-watched previews from last week's E3.
  
  
• We witnessed aftershocks in New Zealand, accidentally captured on camera.
  
  
• And Katy Perry debuted her cameo-filled new video for "Last Friday Night."

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This week's Trends: celebs, guitars, and artistic canoeing

Each weekday, we at YouTube Trends take a look at the most interesting videos and cultural phenomena on YouTube as they develop. We want take a moment to highlight some of what we've come across this week:

• We discovered a mini-Warbler just as he was starting to grab the attention of "Glee" fans around the country.
  
  
• We studied how that "cat hug" got so popular.
  
  
• We may have met the next Susan Boyle.
  
  
• We stumbled across some very unusual sports.
  
  
• We highlighted some big celebs who've posted personal messages to their channels.
  
  
• We tracked the popular videos starting to come out of the pre-E3 press conferences.
  
  
• We saw how some musically-inclined people utilized the Les Paul Google doodle.
  
  
• And T-Mobile showed us what it would be like to play Angry Birds in real life:

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This week's Trends: twisters, drive-thrus, and backflips

Each weekday, we at YouTube Trends take a look at the most interesting videos and cultural phenomena on YouTube as they develop. We want take a moment to highlight some of what we've come across this week:

• We saw damage from twisters that touched down in Massachusetts and learned that searches for the word "tornado" have been hitting a high.
  
  
• We found that the trend of singing your McDonald's drive-thru order has now gone international.
  
  
• We highlighted dramatic footage from a protest in Bahrain
  
  
• We discovered a 75-year-old man who'd become a soccer star in Europe.
  
  
• We looked at the "Nyan Cat" phenomenon with the help of What's Trending.
  
  
• And we watched New Zealand BMXer Jed Mildon set one of two incredible, high-flying records this week:

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This week's Trends: trailer proposals, commencement time-lapses, and pets

Each weekday, we at YouTube Trends take a look at the most interesting videos and cultural phenomena on YouTube as they develop. We want take a moment to highlight some of what we've come across this week:

• We tracked the trend of creative movie trailer proposals.
  
  
• We enjoyed a Canuck's parody/anthem that was very popular in Canada.
  
  
• We followed some of the coolest and most popular commencement and graduation trends.
  
  
• We saw a collection of first-person disaster videos as well as footage of the volcano in Iceland.
  
  
• We listed Keenan Cahill's most popular collaborations.
  
  
• And, in what was a big week for pet videos, we helped this now world famous cat from Japan celebrate his third birthday:

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Kevin Allocca, YouTube Trends Manager, recently watched "Cee Lo Green - I Want You (Hold On To Love)."

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This week's Trends: trophies, games, and a cappella

Each weekday, we at YouTube Trends take a look at the most interesting videos and cultural phenomena on YouTube as they develop. We want take a moment to highlight some of what we've come across this week:

• We learned that those cool, edited-a cappella videos have spread to the Middle East.
  
  
• We saw a "trophy dropping" trend continue with this popular clip from the Netherlands.
  
  
• We asked what the "What's Trending" staff was watching now that "PSN is back.
  
  
• We explored interest in Australia's "planking" craze.
  
  
• We watched physical comedy on the soccer field draw a big audience.
  
  
• We discovered that searches for "lacrosse" have been hitting a recent high.
  
  
• And was this a cool catch or the viral ad of the week?

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This week's Trends: slow motion, translation, and birds

Each weekday, we at YouTube Trends take a look at the most interesting videos and cultural phenomena on YouTube as they develop. We want take a moment to highlight some of what we've come across this week:

• We slowed things down and listed some of the most popular slow motion videos on YouTube.
  
  
• We saw video come in as the waters rose in parts of the country affected by floods.
  
  
• We discovered an unusual Google Translate video trend in Taiwan.
  
  
• Speaking of: we also spotted video of an rare site: a tornado in downtown Taipei.
  
  
• We wondered if Angry Birds was out to become the video game with the most covers of its theme song in the future.
  
  
• We tracked how a talking dog drew millions of fans.
  
  
• And we watched a new single from Lonely Island become one of the biggest hits of the week.

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This week's Trends: major news, proms, and the dougie

Each weekday, we at YouTube Trends take a look at the most interesting videos and cultural phenomena on YouTube as they develop. We want take a moment to highlight some of what we've come across this week:

• We tracked the reaction across the country following the President's address on the death of Osama bin Laden.
  
  
• We studied how President Obama's correspondents' dinner remarks were the most watched ever on YouTube.
  
  
• We catalogued 10 different, creative, and funny ways high school students asked each other to prom.
  
  
• We looked into the the history of "the dougie" through YouTube searches.
  
  
• We saw how college kids are celebrating finals week with flash mob dances.
  
  
• And this "ultimate dog tease" became one of the week's most-shared clips:

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This week's Trends: mobs, ads, and Passover

Each weekday, we at YouTube Trends take a look at the most interesting videos and cultural phenomena on YouTube as they develop. We want take a moment to highlight some of what we've come across this week:

• We featured YouTube's top 10 most-viewed flash mobs of all time.
  
  
• We examined how T-Mobile's "Royal Wedding Entrance" took off with viewers and discovered popular ads from other countries around the world.
  
  
• We heard how a tornado... stole a man's hamburger.
  
  
• We saw unexpected hail videos were popular in Mexico.
  
  
• We witnessed dramatic tornado footage from America's Southeast.
  
  We closely followed the events in Syria, tracking on the scene videos of reported violence and widespread protests.
  
  
• For Passover, we pulled together 5 popular videos from a recent trend: Jewish holiday a cappella.
  
  
• And we enjoyed this surprising, lip-synced music video from some soldiers overseas:

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This week's Trends: Black and Beckham

Each weekday, we at YouTube Trends take a look at the most interesting videos and cultural phenomena on YouTube as they develop. We want take a moment to highlight some of what we've come across this week:

• We saw Rebecca Black's "Friday" cross the 100 million view mark.
  
  
• We tracked the debate around David Beckham's viral trick-shot clip.
  
  
• We discovered new, dramatic footage from the Japanese tsunami.
  
  
• We highlighted the return of Seattle's "Glee" flash-mob.
  
  
• We collected exciting footage from a tornado in Wisconsin.
  
  
• And this video started out big in Spain and Argentina and spread to the United States:

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This week's Trends: debris, the president and miniature cities

Each weekday, we at YouTube Trends take a look at the most interesting videos and cultural phenomena on YouTube as they develop. We want take a moment to highlight some of what we've come across this week:

• We collected 10 captivating and popular "Tilt-Shift" videos from talented filmmakers around the world.
  
  
• We saw that family videos starring dramatic children are not just popular in the United States.
  
  
• We tracked how President Obama's 2012 campaign announcement video was shared across the web.
  
  
• We found a trick shot montage that's big in Cleveland.
  
  
• We discovered why Rebecca Black's "Friday" might be sticking around longer than lots of other viral phenomenon.
  
  
• And one of the biggest debates of the week revolved around the authenticity of this incredible footage involving roadside debris:

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This week's Trends: Rebecca Black, global hits, and babies

Each weekday, we at YouTube Trends take a look at the most interesting videos and cultural phenomena on YouTube as they develop. We want take a moment to highlight some of what we've come across this week:

• We tracked the influx of Rebecca Black covers and parodies that hit YouTube as the 13-year-old became a national phenomenon.
  
  
• We looked at how popular cartoonists in Jordan have reacted to the major events taking place in North Africa and the Middle East.
  
  
• We studied the search and viewing data behind March's three biggest trends.
  
  
• We looked at some of the most popular viral clips from around the world.
  
  
• We teamed up with Urlesque.com to explore why it is that family videos become so popular.
  
  
• And we watched as Pixar Animator and YouTube Singer Nick Pitera's new Disney medley quickly picked up over a million views and became a most-shared clip:

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Kevin Allocca, YouTube Trends Manager, recently watched "Tornado in Hempfield."

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