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Is that guy a brilliant pimp-mastermind behind her not so-brilliant videoshows?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiXTk5Avayw

Adam Rock said:

Apparently YouTube released a statement saying they are changing the algorithm, but I can't find the post, anyone have the link?

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Are they changing the algorithm just for what concern reply videos or is it a total overhaul (i.e. how the views are counted and so on)?

Edit: closest thing I found doing a quick G search is this: http://leverdigital.com/blog/youtube-gets-more-local-with-new-google-update/