If At First You Don't Succeed... Give Up

A truly clever video can make an artist's reputation and win it fans all over the world. Musicians know this, and many of them feel compelled to keep creating new content for the site, in hope that one of their videos will go viral and their band will become the next OK Go. Spoiler alert: It almost never works out that way.

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LOGGING OFF A SHITTY TREADMILL What It's Like To Fail — And Fail And Fail and Fail — To Make A Viral Music Video On YouTube slate.com A truly clever video can make an artist's reputation and win it fans all over the world. Musicians know this, and many of them feel compelled to keep creating new content for the site, in hope that one of their videos will go viral and their band will become the next OK Go. Spoiler alert: It almost never works out that way. WIKI FOR THE COMMONS 'There Is No Public Internet, And We Are the Closest Thing To It' nymag.com A conversation with Katherine Maher about Wikipedia's nonprofit structure and what incentive-based media models lack. TUMBLING FROM THE PEAK Mt. Gox And The Surprising Redemption Of Bitcoin's Biggest Villain fortune.com He led the world's largest Bitcoin exchange before a mysterious heist made it go bust. As clues emerge and Bitcoin's price surges, Mark Karpelès is on the hunt for answers. GADGETS WE DIGG | SPONSORED The Raspberry Pi 3 Is Developed In The UK, So You Have To Program It With An Accent woot.com Cheerio Gov'na! How about we get right-ho ready to make some tip-top computer stuff. I say, old chap, even if you're a beginner you'll get loads of fun out of this device. Sherlock Holmes! Alan Partridge! God Save The Queen! IN A GOOD PLACE LOTS OF CHRISTIANS AROUND HERE The Dominant Ethnic And Religious Groups In The United States, Mapped By County digg.com The Mormon states are pretty predictable, but the split between Mormonism and Catholicism in the Native American population in Arizona is an interesting quirk. CHEWING THE SCENERY Hollywood's Prop Food Wonderland eater.com LA's Prop Heaven houses all the diner decor, bar stools and fake food a set decorator could want. PARADISE FOR PAY Where The Mega-Rich Hide Away In Hawai'i gq.com A peek behind the curtain at the ultra-luxe Kohanaiki private club, where your every wish can be fulfilled. YOU COULD SAY IT'S A... PRIME NUMBER This Is The Most Important Number In Business newrepublic.com How Amazon's 100 million-strong Prime membership program will transform the American economy. DIGG GIVEAWAYS We're Giving Away A Free Nintendo Switch dojomojo.ninja The bad news: you're definitely too old to carry around your old Gameboy. The good news: you're never too old to game. Enter to win a Nintendo Switch with a bunch of games (Zelda, Mario, Rocket League, the works) and be the proud owner of one of the best gaming experiences of all time. THE WEEK IN PICTURES PICTURE THIS The Best Photography Of The Week digg.com Where the Amish go on vacation, the hidden worlds of Hong Kong's rooftops and a glimpse of life along China's border with North Korea. THE HEART OF THE LAGOON The Week's Coolest Space Images digg.com Every day satellites are zooming through space, snapping incredible pictures of Earth, the solar system and outer space. Here are the highlights from this week. VIDEO OF THE DAY HOLY SHIT Huge Metal Disc Comes Outta Nowhere, Narrowly Misses Obliterating Car digg.com Apparently, the lid flew onto the road after an explosion at a nearby cement plant. MONITORS WE DIGG | SPONSORED Real Monitors Have Curves woot.com We live in a curved world. Our eyes are curved. Our planet is curved. In fact, even the people who think the planet is flat STILL accept that there's a little bit of a curve going on. And you're gonna look at everything on a flat screen and act like it's real? Pshh. Keep up with the curve here, people. Have a chill one, folks. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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