According to YouTube, the counters are now capable of reaching 9,223,372,036,854,775,808 views. On December 21, 2012, at around 15:50 UTC, 'Gangnam Style' became the first video in the history of the Internet to. The song was released in July 2012 as the lead single of his sixth studio album PSY 6 (Six Rules), Part 1, and debuted at number one on South Korea's Gaon Chart. The Wall Street Journal reported that McLernon noted how the company expected 2 billion views to be enough when the counters were originally built. Gangnam Style (Korean:, IPA: kanam stail) is a K-pop single by the South Korean musician PSY.
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Though the Google+ YouTube post may have been a joke, it seems the fast-climbing "Gangnam Style" view count may have prompted Google to upgrade the capabilities of the counters. Gangnam residents are South Korea’s upper class, but South Koreans consider them self-interested.
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As pop critic Kim Zakka, who lives in Seoul, said Gangnam inspires both envy and distaste. When contacted with questions about the counter Wednesday, Google did not say it was a joke, instead referring us to the Google+ post. So Gangnam Style simply is referencing this sort of elite, new money, wealthy culture and lifestyle that has sprung up around the region. "Yep - it was always a joke," Matt McLernon, communications manager at YouTube, told CNET. 'Gangnam Style' has been viewed so many times we have to upgrade!" The post then suggests viewers hover over the counter to see "a little math magic."īut on Friday, Google admitted the whole broken-counter thing was a joke.
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Here's what YouTube said in the form of a Google+ post on Monday: "We never thought a video would be watched in numbers greater than a 32-bit integer (=2,147,483,647 views), but that was before we met PSY. Klingon Style: Guts, glory, blood, and Korean pop music.'Gangnam Style' prances toward 2 billion views.