YouTube in Rewind: What India was watching in 2012

It’s that time of year again to pause, rewind and remember the videos, the entertainers, and the moments that captivated you in 2012.

 This year, Korean Pop music transcended boundaries and took the world by storm. But back home, YouTube viewers went mainstream in their choice of content, with Yo Yo Honey Singh’s Brown Rang song emerging as the most trending video of the year in India in 2012. Bollywood continued to rule the charts, with most watched songs and movie trailers on YouTube.

2012 has been a big year for YouTube globally and in India. Globally, users saw over 4 billion hours of video a month. Millions of creators world over are using YouTube channels to experiment with innovative forms of entertainment, explore their passions and interests, take creativity and pop culture to new levels. And we’re beginning to see amateurs filmmakers and video enthusiasts exploring their talent on YouTube in India.

2012’s top trending videos and the most subscribed channels from India, shows that YouTube has truly gone mainstream in India with million of users watching songs, their favorite TV shows and subscribing to their favorite channels. Language content is also picking up and has made its way to the top most subscribed channels.

Top trending videos in India for 2012: (Playlist)

 Brown Rang Full Song HD- International Villager Yo Yo Honey Singh

PSY - GANGNAM STYLE (강남스타일) M/V

Mashallah - Song - Ek Tha Tiger - Salman Khan & Katrina Kaif

HIGH HEELS OFFICIAL VIDEO - JAZ DHAMI FT YO YO HONEY SINGH

Tumhi Ho Bandhu - Song Promo - Cocktail [Exclusive]

Jab Tak Hai Jaan - Trailer - Film releasing November 13

Jism 2 Yeh Jism Song | Sunny Leone, Arunnoday Singh, Randeep Hooda |

Saans - Song - Jab Tak Hai Jaan

Daaru Desi - Song Promo - Cocktail (Exclusive)

Chinta Ta Ta Chita Chita - Rowdy Rathore Official Full Song Video Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha, Mika

In addition to the top trending videos, we have also compiled the list of most subscribed channels, most watched songs, TV Shows & Movie Trailers.

Most subscribed channels in India (2012):

TSeries

SetIndia

Yrf

Erosentertainment

Rajshri

Teluguone

SonymusicindiaSME

Mtvroadies

Olympic

Maatv

Most watched songs 2012:

Brown Rang Full Song HD- International Villager Yo Yo Honey Singh

PSY - GANGNAM STYLE (강남스타일) M/V

Mashallah - Song - Ek Tha Tiger - Salman Khan & Katrina Kaif

HIGH HEELS OFFICIAL VIDEO - JAZ DHAMI FT YO YO HONEY SINGH

Jism 2 Yeh Jism Song | Sunny Leone, Arunnoday Singh, Randeep Hooda | Exclusive

Saans - Song - Jab Tak Hai Jaan

Chinta Ta Ta Chita Chita - Rowdy Rathore Official Full Song Video Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha, Mika

"Abhi Abhi Jism 2" Official Song  | Sunny Leone, Arunnoday Singh, Randeep Hooda

Ishq Wala Love - Student Of The Year - The Official Song | HQ

Challa - Song - Jab Tak Hai Jaan

Most watched TV Shows 2012:

Bade Acche Lagte Hai

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

Kahani Comedy Circus Ki

Crime Patrol

Devon Ke Dev... Mahadev

CID

Movie Night

Totally Sketch Originals

Adaalat

FIR

Most watched movie trailers 2012:

Jab Tak Hai Jaan - Trailer - Film releasing November 13

EK THA TIGER - Teaser Trailer - Salman Khan - Releasing 15th August 2012

Heroine - Official Trailer - Kareena Kapoor | Arjun Rampal | Randeep Hooda

Cocktail - Theatrical Trailer (Exclusive)

Talaash Theatrical Trailer - Official - Starring Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Rani Mukerji

Khiladi 786 - Official Teaser Trailer [Exclusive]

Son Of Sardaar | Official Theatrical Trailer

Rowdy Rathore | Official Trailer | Akshay Kumar - Sonakshi Sinha

Hate Story Uncensored Theatrical Trailer (Official) 2012

Raaz 3 Official Trailer

That’s it for now, stay tuned for more exciting videos in 2013.

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Work At Home As A Google Quality Rater

Work At Home As A Google Quality Rater

I recently came across a work at home job opportunity that might interest you.  There are two companies that are offering home based jobs in the field of Internet research.

Leapforce is hiring Search Engine Evaluators.  According to their website…

Leapforce is looking for highly educated individuals for an exciting work from home opportunity. Applicants must be self motivated and internet savvy. This is an opportunity to evaluate and improve search engine results for one of the world’s largest internet search engine companies.

Guaranteed pay. No set hours or schedules. Exciting Work.

Leapforce at Home agents enjoy guaranteed hourly pay, have no set work hours or schedules and enjoy the benefits of running their own home-based business.

As a Leapforce At Home independent agent you will have the flexibility to schedule your own hours to fit your lifestyle and to work around your career and family demands. You are given complete freedom to choose when and how much you would like to work. Never again will you have to rearrange your personal activities to fit a rigid work schedule. For any given day, you are free to work more or less time. You are in control.

All Leapforce At Home agents enjoy guaranteed hourly pay as independent contractors. And there are never any complicated payment schemes or calculations to deal with.

Leapforce At Home agents conduct in depth internet-based research and provide information evaluation for leading companies from around the globe. Ideal candidates are self-reliant, self-motivated, are very internet savvy, have a broad range of interests and enjoy online research and evaluation.

You can apply with Leapforce here.

Also offering home based positions is Lionbridge.  Lionbridge is looking for Internet Assessors.  From their website:

Based in over 54 countries worldwide throughout Asia, Africa, Europe and North and South America, the Lionbridge Rater Program is an opportunity for all types of people to earn money and assist in achieving the main objective of the program: the continuous improvement and quality of internet search capability.  To achieve this, we have a search relevance program management team based at our European solution center in Ballina, Ireland who manage a Global Rater Team of over 1,500 people. The team also manages rater recruitment, pre and post examination support, payments, rater education and training, as well as productivity feedback to ensure successful candidates reach their full potential as a member of the Global Rater Team.

The Rater role involves evaluating results of a web search, for appropriateness to search query input.  Participants will be required to provide their opinion of the result displayed based on a set of guidelines we provide. Hours of work are flexible.  The recommended hours of work are 10-20 hours per week.  Interested candidates must first successfully complete an exam before being accepted into the Rating Program. The exam consists of two sections: Section 1 has 24 theory questions and Section 2 consists of 270 practical exams.  More detailed information will be provided in the study material.

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