YouTube puts an end to the ‘reply girls’ reign of spam
Effective Sept. 12, YouTube will no longer allow video responses, a feature that users have long manipulated for pageviews and profit.
On Aug 28, 2013 by Gaby Dunn
The top 10 most influential people on YouTube in 2012
These 10 prominent users changed the conversation and helped push YouTube further into the mainstream eye than ever before.
On Dec 18, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
Dot Dot Dot: Can a real civilization emerge from the ephemera of the Internet?
Small businesses, a currency, bank robbers, artists, a (literally) shared religion: Is this the start of a truly online civilization?
On May 17, 2012 by Nicholas White
Confessions of a reply girl: Alejandra Gaitan bares all
You’ve seen her response videos. Now learn why the 24-year-old college dropout manipulated YouTube’s algorithms and sparked a site-wide controversy.
On May 16, 2012 by Fruzsina Eördögh
Why YouTube’s reply girls are here to stay
Where there’s a will–and financial incentive–there’s a way for the cleavage-baring reply girls to manipulate YouTube’s system.
On May 8, 2012 by Fruzsina Eördögh
Reply girls return: YouTube’s attempts to stop suggestive spam have failed
Tittiepocalypse is back. With a vengeance.
On Apr 30, 2012 by Fruzsina Eördögh
YouTube’s traffic still affected by the Reply Girls
YouTube altered its algorithm in response to the reply girls phenomenon, but did it work?
On Mar 29, 2012 by Fruzsina Eördögh
YouTube saved! How bots nearly destroyed the site
If it weren’t for a community uproar, would Google have fixed YouTube’s latest problem?
On Mar 21, 2012 by Fruzsina Eördögh
YouTube seeks to shut down reply girls
An algorithm emphasizes time spent on the site over clicks. Will this end Tittiepocalypse?
On Mar 14, 2012 by Fruzsina Eördögh
YouTube botting wars intensify
Botting has escalated beyond YouTube’s control, and community members are getting angrier.
On Mar 13, 2012 by Fruzsina Eördögh
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