It’s the time of year when everyone is starting to put out their own Top 10 lists. Best holiday gifts for that certain someone. Best appetizer to bring to your annual ornament exchange. Best way to answer the dreaded, “So why are you still single?” question from your crazy Aunt Melba. Best cover-up excuse for a hangover the morning after your company holiday party.

Considering I get paid to know what’s new and popular and awesome in the online world, it only makes sense that I present my list of favorite viral videos, both branded and not, for 2011.
And so, in no particular order, here is part one…(branded videos to be posted tomorrow so stay tuned!)

Top 10 Video Time-Wasters

• Rebecca Black’s Friday

        
This was so annoyingly catchy, that our own CTO started playing it at the beginning of Friday morning staff meetings. The ultimate earworm.

• Honey Badger

Honey Badger don’t care that it ended up on this list.

• The Homeless Man with the Golden Voice

The great thing was that he got a job out of it!

• Webcam 101 for Seniors

Yes, old people are so cute when they don’t understand technology.

• My Drunk Kitchen – Tacos

(A personal favorite.) Not just a single video, but a whole series. Who doesn’t love watching a drunk person attempt to cook and make a video at the same time?

• Girl Falls into Mall Fountain While Texting

A Public Service Announcement for tweens, teens and everybody everywhere.

• OK Go sing “The Muppet Show Theme Song”

If you don’t love The Muppets, you don’t love America.

• NASCAR Prayer

“Boogity, boogity, boogity, Amen!”

• Coneing

The new planking. But with ice cream.

• Siri Argument (NSFW)

“Oh dear.”

So there you have it.  Let us know which ones would be on your top 10!  And stayed tuned for Part 2: Top 10 Branded Online Videos that we'll post tomorrow.