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I am doing something that really annoys some people: posting occasional videos that always seem to end up on YouTube’s trending list. Check out yesterday’s barroom brawl over a female duck:
I’m ahead of the Kardashians! And with a mere 888 views, compared to their 311,000. And I’m only slightly behind the giant pizza cone, which has over a million views.
Just out of curiosity, does anyone know why this happens? I gather that a lot of people work very hard for a spot on this coveted list, whereas I just upload run-of-the-mill cat and duck videos and do nothing to promote them. Do I get extra credit for all the folks who watch the video on the blog? Or does YouTube just have very discerning taste?
