The 2015 Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide for Youtubers

Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or Festivus, tis the season for gift giving!
 

It seems like today everyone knows at least one Youtuber in their life who is plugging away trying to make that ever elusive viral video that will catapult them into Youtube fame.  Why not get that person in your life something they really want: one of these five gifts that will improve their chances of reaching their holy grail and creating an awesome viral video.  Its what your savior/ deity/ spirit/ pole would want this holiday season.

At Unreel we specialize in identifying viral videos and the specific aspects about them that are causing them to trend. We have noticed a pattern; that the following products show up often in viral videos , and although they are not solely responsible for the success of the video, it certainly couldn’t hurt to have them.  Here are the top 5 gifts for the Youtuber in your life:

1. A Quadcopter/ Drone

Price: $250-$5,000+

Click here to watch the best drone videos online

 Nothing gives a video a more professional feel than over-head shots that used to be only possible on the highest budget productions.  Now any video can feature breathtaking views with a bird’s eye vantage point that will significantly boost production value.  Just including the word drone within the title of a video is a surefire way to bait viewers into clicking on a YouTube thumbnail.

2. Go Pro:

Price: $129.99-$499.99

Click here to watch the best GoPro videos online

Viewing Internet videos is an escape from one’s reality, into the world of the Youtuber.  There is no better way to fully immerse oneself into another person’s experience than to watch what they are seeing from their perspective. GoPros make it possible to provide viewers with a first-person experience that makes them feel that they are there.  Any kind of extreme or action video will be significantly improved and do far better in terms of viewership if it features first person shots.

3. 4K Camera

Price: $500-$10,000+

Click here to watch the best 4K videos online

Including the word 4K in a video tittle is instant click bait for most viewers.  Many people own 4K devices, yet rarely get to watch videos that utilize the vivid potential of such screens.  By shooting in 4K a YouTube is not only going to get more clicks, but from an artistic perspective is also matching the resolution of Hollywood’s best films right now.

4. Hoverboard

Price: $250-$2,500+

Click here to watch the best hoverboard videos online

Something needs to be said for Swag, and nothing says Swag louder than a hoverboard.  There is no inherent reason why hoverboards are popular in YouTube videos, but they just are.  It seems as though many well know creators just enjoy showing off their skills during their videos. A hoverboard is not going to make or break any video, but you look good, you feel good —  and if you feel good, you make good videos.

5.  An account on Unreel.co

Price:  Free!

Click here to join Unreel 

Unreel has a patent pending AI Bot that is constantly crawling the web to find videos as they go viral.  We pull videos and data from YouTube, Twitter, Reddit, and Facebook to analyze the best content online.  For anyone trying to make it as a Youtuber, Unreel is the best way to keep up with trends and learn which type of moments in videos are getting positive responses. Using Unreel as a way to scout viral videos on the internet will help any Youtuber figure out what they need to do to improve their own videos.

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The Top 9 Christmas Songs in Internet Videos

Unreel Entertainment is on a mission to map and index the worlds digital media. To do so we have created an advanced AI bot we call Bumblebee. Our patent pending bot is able to determine which videos are trending online and then catalogue social engagement around them across several channels. In other words, when Bumblebee decides a video is trending it then collects and analyzes what people are saying about it on Youtube, Twitter, Facebook, and Reddit. We have gone through the data collected from Bumblebee this year to determine the 9 most popular Christmas Songs featured in videos online!

Check out the top nine and then click here to listen to all your Holiday Favorites on our Christmas music channel!

The Most Popular Thanksgiving Foods in Online Videos

Unreel Entertainment is on a mission to map and index the worlds digital media. To do so we have created an advanced AI bot we call Bumblebee. Our patent pending bot is able to determine which videos are trending online and then catalogue social engagement around them across several channels. In other words, when Bumblebee decides a video is trending it then collects and analyzes what people are saying about it on Youtube, Twitter, Facebook, and Reddit. We have gone through the data collected from Bumblebee this year to determine which Thanksgiving foods are most popular in internet videos. 

The Top 5 Viral Thanksgiving Videos of 2015

Happy Turkeyday:

Here at Unreel we are thankful for viral videos.  The kind of video that you cannot help but share with the important people in your life; and isn’t that what the holiday is all about?  Nothing embodies the spirit of Thanksgiving quit like an Internet video.  It is something we all take joy in that instantly compels us to share with those who we care about.  This Thanksgiving gather around a screen, get close with your loved ones, and watch some videos that remind you of what you are thankful for...

Like this list of the top 5 Thanksgiving videos of 2015 as determined by our patent pending AI bot, Bumblebee.

Top 5 Thanksgiving videos 2015:

5. Thanksgiving club sandwich – Epic Mealtime

80 pounds of turkey, 67,439 calories, 2,417 grams of fat, one epic sandwich.  This type of meal would have made the Pilgrims proud. 

4. Ultimate Thanksgiving Mashup: Hello, Hotline Bling, and NaeNae, Holderness Family Style

While most families are trying to make small talk to avoid land-mine conversation topics that will only end in a fight, this family is parodying the top songs of 2015. #Winning.

3. How To Prepare a Traditional American Thanksgiving (4K)

There is nothing more American than grabbing some good ole’ boys and shooting firearms at Thanksgiving dinner before you eat it.  All in patriotic 4K!

2. A Thanksgiving Miracle - SNL

Fights are inevitable when politics are brought up at Thanksgiving dinner, but there is one thing we all can agree on, Adele is back!

1. Thanksgiving '97. The day Barney was killed

Uncovered footage from 18 years ago reveals what really happened to the Barney float. 

Hungry for more Thanksgiving videos? Check out our awesome lineup of Thanksgiving channels sure to make you happier than a Turkey on the 27th!

Trending Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Cooking
Thanksgiving History
Funny Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving day parade

The Most Popular Showtime Characters in Online Videos

Unreel Entertainment is on a mission to map and index the worlds digital media. To do so we have created an advanced AI bot we call Bumblebee. Our patent pending bot is able to determine which videos are trending online and then catalogue social engagement around them across several channels. In other words, when Bumblebee decides a video is trending it then collects and analyzes what people are saying about it on Youtube, Twitter, Facebook, and Reddit. We have gone through the data collected from Bumblebee this year to determine which Showtime characters were most popular in internet videos in 2015. 

Once you have checked out the data, watch our Showtime Channel to relive your favorite Showtime Moments!

Study Finds Goldfish have a Longer Attention Span than Modern Humans

I Dare You...

I dare you to read this entire article without checking another tab, your phone, or looking out your window at that curiously active squirrel. This post is about five hundred words. For an accomplished reader in fifth grade this should take only a few minutes to look over. When was the last time you focused solely on one thing for a minute or two?

Hey you, LOOK HERE: 

I will keep this short for obvious reasons. I will also resist the urge to insert the mid- sentence pretend distraction that drives home the point that even the author of the piece is victim to the brevity of modern attention spans.  In May, a study by Microsoft Corp confirmed what many already knew to be true.  That since the onset of the mobile revolution the average attention span has dwindled from an already concerning 12-second window, down to an outright startling 8-second frame.  8-seconds to hold a thought; to truly ponder its significance; to examine its meaning and value; before you are on to the next shiny object or whatever else captures your attention. 

Yes it is true; a goldfish now holds its attention longer than you do.

The notoriously unproductive goldfish attention span averages a gaudy 9 seconds. That is a whole second more than your average American’s in 2015.  So the next time you have a staring contest with your pet fish, remember it can focus on you longer than you might focus on it.

Is this the beginning of the end?

When this news story broke in May, most of the press covered it with a doom and gloom attitude, siting the importance of expanded attention to perform complicated tasks.  I propose this is simply the human brain adapting to the demands of modern life.  There is a reason that contemporary humans are unable to hold their attention for long; it’s because there is so much more to do.  Between social demands across all the different networks and platforms on which we communicate, work responsibilities which rely on the integration of technology with nearly all tasks, along with the endless array of entertainment options, there is a lot to be done.  Those who are able to switch from one thought to the next within 8-seconds without compromising their critical thinking can accomplish far more than their peers and goldfish counterparts.It is not a matter of thoughtfulness, rather the speed at which thoughtfulness can take place.  Those who can balance an 8-second attention span with thoughtfulness are truly pushing their brains to the brink of what is possible for a person to accomplish in any 24-hour period.  We are becoming better.

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There's an app for that:

With all this temporarily in mind, there is a new app, JustLOL, that has been designed to oblige the fast thinking 8-second attention-span’ed modern man/woman.  The IOS app created by Unreel Entertainment (yes, a shameless plug) highlights the best parts in the Internet’s funniest videos.  This means with JustLOL you have the option to watch only the meat of the video worthy of your 8-seconds. Once that precious time is up and you are ready for the next attention-grabbing stimulus, JustLOL has jumped you to the next scene with the action worth watching. 

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