The ReplyGirl phenomenon began with Alejandra Gaitain who created a YouTube channel titled “TheReplyGirl” on July 18th, 2011.
Alejandra Gaitain And YouTube ‘Reply Girls'
Statsheep shows that the TheReplyGirl joined on July 18, 2011.
SocialBlade begins tracking TheReplyGirl on September 16, 2011.
For more about the replygirl formula, see:
Reply Girls Make a Killing Off YouTube by Discussing Viral Videos
Chrissie Barmore who goes by her YouTube name MeganLeeHeart, created the “MeganSpeaks” YouTube channel on August 9th, 2011.
Chrissie Barmore says that she is the first and original reply girl, although there is no proof or evidence of her claim.
knowyourmeme: The ReplyGirls
Megan Lee Heart and Reply Girls Game the System
Statsheep shows that the MeganSpeaks channel joined on August 8, 2011.
Chrissie Barmore is a liar and a cyberbully
YouTube's most hated
MeganLeeHeart threatens to have someone killed
ED: MeganSpeaks
ED: LifeInATent
MeganLeeHeart doesn't get it.
LAURA opened her LauraDefined channel on Sept. 06, 2011, followed by her other channels.
Reply Girls Make a Killing Off YouTube by Discussing Viral Videos
There were several ReplyGirls including NellyRocks, HeyLovellie, and Jessi Kandy, at least one robot, and even a few guys doing reply videos.
BACKLASH
Some of the YouTube community became annoyed and angry at the ReplyGirl phenomenon:
February 25, 2012
YouTube or boob tube? Reply girls scandal rocks video world
February 28, 2012
Tittiepocalypse escalates
February 29, 2012
Tittiepocalypse causes collateral damage
March 6, 2012
Weird Internets: How TheReplyGirl's Breasts Earned Her YouTube Death Threats
Uprising of the Anti-ReplyGirls movement
Google & YouTube: Give YouTube Users Tools to Combat Video Spam
Anti-"ReplyGirls" movement
Anti-"ReplyGirls" movement gains steam as Youtube users demand better tools to combat spam
The Yogscast
Thread: "Replygirls" ruining YouTube
Mar 6, 2012
Weird Internets: How TheReplyGirl’s Breasts Earned Her YouTube Death Threats
March 8, 2012
4 Reasons Why Reply Girls Ruin YouTube
ALGORITHM CHANGE
YouTube addressed the negative feedback over the ReplyGirl phenomenon by implementing a change to the way related videos are displayed:
March 9, 2012
Changes to Related and Recommended Videos
March 13, 2012
May 16, 2012
Confessions of a reply girl: Alejandra Gaitan bares all
August 10, 2012
YouTube Now: Why We Focus on Watch Time
October 12, 2012
YouTube search, now optimized for time watched
October 12, 2012
YouTube Changes Its Search Ranking Algorithm To Focus On Engagement, Not Just Clicks
October 22, 2012
YouTube Algorithm Change: 'Time Watched' Key to Higher Video Search Rankings
All of the ReplyGirls, including Laura, received a lot of negative feedback and internet hate.
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