The things people watch

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

It's like the Mark Harris thread.

I hate when people on youtube get so many views, and the videos are pointless...

Johnson .... not Harris ... Johnson. And obviously people are enjoying themselves in an Mark Johnson thread.

As for the video ... who cares if pointless videos get viewed? It's YouTube ... Not PBS.

 

[brianluce]

I just find it funny that she gets so many hits because people are frustrated by the fact that she gets so many hits. What an endless cycle. It'll just keep getting worse.

That's the well known Jimerson Theory that's been largely discredited .
There's something to these videos, I'm certain. Possible subliminal imaging. Here's an interesting analysis of why these videos intrigue people.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ByQgVunFCjI

 

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

ha! I actually enjoyed that one

 

[Blaine]

That's the well known Jimerson Theory that's been largely discredited .

I've read this thread and as far as I can tell the only reason "it's been largely discredited" is that YOU don't "buy that theory." That's a long way from being discredited.

Look . . .

The way these things go viral is that tons of people send e-mails, post messages, yadda, yadda, yadda, linking to the video.

You think it's a giant waste of time, and wonder why there are so many views . . . BUT YOU LINKED TO IT AND PEOPLE WATCHED IT.

Get the point? You answered your own question.

I don't buy that theory. To generate 3 million views, there's either a refreshbot working or something in the content itself that attracts people. Also, she's got other videos showing her doing stupid stuff like eating a pizza, they also have hundreds of thousands of views. There's something going on here...

 

[brianluce]

I've read this thread and as far as I can tell the only reason "it's been largely discredited" is that YOU don't "buy that theory." That's a long way from being discredited.

Not true. I know of at least one other person that doesn't believe in the Jimerson Theory.