A Boo that Buzzed

Although the MTV Video Music Awards were almost a week ago, it seems uncanny to not review what had to be the most viral video of the week. The at first shameless, and ultimately shameful, Britney Spears performance made the top of just about every buzz top ten discussed and viewed lists. The star’s attempted “comeback” was considered an utter failure, but somehow that managed to draw in just about as many people as had it been a flying success. Those who did not care to watch the live show were sure to tune in once they heard of the mockery. There are almost 2 million views of the video on the Viral Video Chart, and it is still at the top of Yahoo’s Buzz searches. This is complemented by plenty of blog posts and discussion boards filled with people’s opinions.

However, some people say any publicity is good publicity. People are watching, discussing and debating, even if you can’t find a nice word about her out there. Being in the news is better than being out, right?

Theoretically it’s not all bad though. After all, the next buzz video that immediately followed the botched Britney act was Chris Crocker in a mass of hysterics fighting for Britney to be left alone. Although I don’t think Britney’s looking for this sort of support, in essence it was support. After three days it is the eighth most discussed video of all time on youtube chart.

Don’t think that the Britney themed videos will end with Chris though. The latest developments are spoofs about a hysterical Chris. “Leave Chris Alone” some plead. However, even in these spin-off videos Spears is at the root of their creation. The sound of her comeback may have sounded like boo, but nobody can say that it wasn't a buzz.

http://youtube.com/browse?s=md&t=a&c=0&l=
http://www.viralvideochart.com/video_search?q=britney
http://buzz.yahoo.com/overall/