Reply to Letters to July

Some thought after one and half years...

1st - PBFB: I still think most of these thought and I was a good writer! Damn...

2nd - Meme Building and 5SF: Now, 'meme building' is just common 101 knowledge, but it's a important step to build on. And 5SF is still eternal. Also where's that movie?

3rd - Memetic Fame: As I said before, this doesn't much apply anymore because most memes are done by people who already have a foot on 'the water' and I talked about that in detail. Also, good thoughts on celebrities and YouTube.

4th - Butterflies: I moved away from Phil, Dave and especially Shane but others have moved away... Oh, and Olga is Olga (GOOD!) and SMP moved to Alaska with a new girlfriend (GOOD AGAIN!) (Speaking of Shane, I accidentally clicked an Onision video and my eyes are burning... like Mitchell Davis now works for Ron Howard and SKC is just following the trend and wow... he does suck.)

5th - British Invasion: I think one good hypothesis is that the YouTube Algorithm changed to reflect international presence and so UK hit the sweet spot and rule the waves (19th century again?)

6th - Barely Political: Wow, did BP fell into disarray just after I reviewed them. Mostly because YouTube decided to trash whatever original content they had... least I'll talk about them in the 10 year retrospective in 2017, so wait for that.

7th - VSauce: Same old since then, really, with the 3 channel gaining their own reputation.

8th - Girls are Better: In essence, I still do believe that fact. Although my viewing have been more male lately, probably top favorites would still be female.

9th - Broadcast Yourself: Well, YouTube have certainly forgotten about that... (frothing anger)

10th - Collabrakadabra and Tumblr: Tumblr have more power now, with moving to GIF format video working big for them (still buggy for long videos) All the member moved away from YouTube, most did by these days, and some turn radical and others apathetical...

11th - Rocketboom: I tried to a review on the tenth anniversary, but there was too much content. But I still respect the project to a degree. Shame it fell into shamble. Founder lost faith, I believe.

12th - Ads and Tags: Tags were so viral, that celebrity are now in the mix! (Buckets, anyone?) Still, ooh, ad recommendation! Grace and Anna and others anti-smoking ad and there's another one...

13th - Tags and Middle environment: Still very important, I do think this should the emphasize... as for the people... this and this. Oh, Dee Lamps now works for Girl Code... Nice!

14th - Matt Guion: Basically stopped making video and it's such a shame, but hey a career!

15th - Oh, nothing there.

16th - Renewed Recommendation: Dodie ~ Still happy, little more adult, having fun with Evan. Bethan ~ Yeah, she's gone 'corrupt' but she's still okay, in fact I think she's actually over the hump... Kim ~ Now makes some videos. She's still okay. Heloise ~ She's gone, Dottie is still here, despite the circumstances... (that was horrible) cute couple with Patty, though. Orla ~ Not 'corrupt', still awesome Rhiannon ~ Now makes poetry, still very good. Eden ~ In 'hiding' after 2014 Purge. Making a band? Ania ~ makes some now and then; snarky as ever, perhaps more after the Purge. Lucy ~ Still pretty good. Actually, still the same level, never really changed. Hannah ~ Makes less, still really good.

(Man, The 2015 Incident, I did not know that Santoro can get that vindictive. Seems a nice guy...)

Elly - Still does the same... Same with Damielou. Loruna - Singing is much better, still same person. Kimmi - Also better. Nadine - Still reserved, little pointed... good points, though. Andie - Still Great. Fiona - I don't really understand this person... weird. Holly - Doesn't make video, lives in Melbourne. Jen - Doesn't make much anymore... dye hair and got a girlfriend. Maddi - Still much the same...

17th - Platform: Sigh...

18th - Kevin: Stopped making videos. Making started making... but you know a blimp. Mashable?

19th - Nostalgia: Hey, Ten Year Project! Also, I also like six degrees is still fun.

20th - Tessa, Shawna: Tessa sings now. Should have done sooner. Shawna still cool.

21st - Ray: Doesn't do much... Anna is still cool.

22nd - Fine Bros: Cool guys, problematic for endorsing Shane.

23rd - Science: Okay, I wasn't alone on the confusion on that fateful video. Look at the comments. It's so vile! Also, really nice reference to LBD. Also, not only you crashed a cryptic video... but a beloved twitter feed... DAMN YOU BUZZFEED. Ah, it had to happen some day.

24th - Hoax: Still pretty good, not much hoaxes these days, right.

25th - I don't really understand what I wrote there.

26th - Mickleh should make more videos. Peter should... oh wait. He's dead. (sad face)

27th - That never worked...

28th - Hmm... It's about the past, so nothing changed.

29th - Actually, no, past me. I don't like this format.

30th - Still love those videos.

31st - Vidcon: Oh, Hank actually addressed this somewhere, and he was like "OH NOOOOOOO!" to that Comic-Con question, he was half-terrified with that prospect and I laugh so hard at that...