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Origins of WatchMojo: 10 Things You Didn’t Know


this company is one of the largest
producers publishers and syndicators of
web content for broadband platforms hi
I’m Veronica this is Malik Shaheed
I’m your host Leila I’m Lisa sim I’m
your host Ridge Forrester John Hastings
here hi I’m Rebecca Braden and welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down 10 things you didn’t know
about watch mojo if they’re not careful
they just might learn something so be
careful you’re not supposed to be
learning anything number 10
one small step for man one giant leap
for mojo watchmojo.com launched on
January 23 2006 welcome to watchmojo.com
the first video published on the site
was how to hide your hips in the early
days the site’s programming was a mix of
how to’s guides reference videos comedy
skits and Streeters across a dozen
categories like business comedy fashion
film health history lifestyle music and
video games the infamous red couch made
more than one appearance number nine
finding the mojo a nice piece of bacon
extra fatty extra fatty oh one thing has
never changed since the beginning
watch Mojo’s mission has always been to
inform and entertain through video but
the content has definitely evolved over
the years today the focus is shifted
largely to infotainment and pop culture
videos like biographies profiles and top
ten lists as well as demos in areas like
beauty and food and today we’ll be
showing you our recipe for homemade
baked sweet potato fries number eight
there is no I in team or watch mojo the
company boasts a robust team of
researchers writers fact checkers
producers videographers and hosts that
helped produce nearly 300 minutes of
programming each month watch mojo is
fully independent with no outside
investors or corporate backers this is
the best interview of ever done number 7
expanding horizons
it wasn’t until March 1st 2006 that
WatchMojo launched its first YouTube
channel by January 25th the following
year the channel was officially
relaunched under the watch mojo handle
then in 2012 it launched five new
channels which separated the
entertainment and pop culture videos
from the lifestyle ones let’s do
something a little different let’s use
an ingredient that everybody loves what
is it
bacon put that bacon fat magical magical
stuff right there
number six fifteen minutes of YouTube
fame watch Mojo’s first an only video
featured on youtubes main page was big
air motocross jumps which today stands
at over 6 million views
in the 24-hour period it was on the main
page it racked up an impressive 750,000
views that’s a lot of eyeballs
number five everyone’s a believer you’re
pretty popular with the ladies but was
it always that way oh yeah watch Mojo’s
most popular video on YouTube no just a
little interview with a very young
priest ardham Justin Bieber which sits
at nearly 10 million views it’s just
people don’t believe it unless you see
it for yourself
yeah the Biebs is not the only news
maker WatchMojo is interviewed the likes
of Lady gaga Anthony Bourdain Kevin
O’Leary
LMFAO and many more celebs have all
chatted with WatchMojo hosts got a
champagne shower to cool at all his
athletes I think what I’m trying to say
to you number four watch Mojo’s home
turf WatchMojo reaches a global audience
in over 100 countries from its home in
Montreal Quebec Canada some other
notable entertainment brands to come out
of Montreal include Just for Laughs and
silk du Soleil both of whom WatchMojo
has worked with in the past
Bienvenue au do shy number three watch
mojo on the road don’t worry if you need
your watch mojo fix but you can’t get to
a computer in addition to appearing on
websites like YouTube Hulu Yahoo AOL and
MSN watch Mojo’s videos can be seen in
taxi cabs gyms
coffee shops and even airports now
you’re pressing buttons there it is
going to measure your stroke
you know I had someone measure my stroke
once and they said it was average at
best well right now it is average at
best harsh number to feast your eyes on
this if you’ve ever wondered about how
many all-time views WatchMojo has then
wonder no more
the company generated its billionth view
billion with a B in August 2011 number
one open to suggestions
watch mojos editorial approach is a
blend of art and science data reveals
what video topics perform best but
ultimately viewer feedback is the most
important factor as many videos
WatchMojo produces are the direct result
of suggestions and comments so make sure
to suggest what videos you want to watch
and you may see yours published soon is
there anything else you want to know
about WatchMojo no be sure to subscribe
and let us know in the comments section
so for watch mojo for the internet i’m
internationally famous comedian John
Hastings escalator doesn’t work oh wait
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