The Curious YouTube Awards

“Now we have the 2006 YouTube Video Awards, a product — so the intro on the awards page says — of ‘the YouTube community.’ But given that the rushed and almost certainly screwy voting commenced only once the nominees were published by YouTube, this community project doesn’t seem quite organic. The dread idea of arts administration has come to YouTube. And in a real insult to the speedy Web world, this 2006 event has happened well into spring 2007, honoring bygone achievements.”