by Corinne
25. March 2010 16:01
Lady Gaga is now the most-watched artist on the web ever, her singles having topped a total of 1bn online video views, according to social media news blog Mashable.
Gaga's most recent release, the sexually charged 'Telephone', may have garnered (Gaga'd?) a certain amount of controversy, including an official statement from singer Donny Osmond ('I wouldn't want my child to watch this video', he said), but nobody could claim that Gaga isn't making an effort.
Lady Gaga's singles Poker Face, Bad Romance and Just Dance have amassed 374m, 360m and 272m views respectively, and there's no doubt that she is currently topping the charts for viral videos partly because of the controversial, 'must-watch' nature of her creations. An interesting lesson in viral video creation for us SEOs - though we at atom are pretty keen on the songs, as well.
Not that we haven't already mentioned this, but, ahem, we predicted the rise of Gaga way back.
Click below to watch the nine and a half minute, Tarantino-esque video to 'Telephone' if you dare, but be warned: it is a little gruesome.