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"Psy's Korean electronica dance hit \"Gangnam Style\" just reached 1 billion views. on YouTube, becoming the first video on the seven-year-old platform to hit the milestone. \nThis countdown from the folks at Viral Seeding, which had been tracking each page view to 1 billion, now is counting down to 2 billion. \nSEE ALSO: How Music Ruled Twitter in 2012\n\nThe countdown predicts \"Gangnam Style\" will reach 2 billion on Feb. 15. \n\n\"Psy's success is a great testament to the universal appeal of catchy music \u2014 and er, great equine dance moves,\" Kevin Allocca, YouTube trends manager, said in a blog post. \"In the past, music distribution was mostly regional. It was more difficult to learn about great artists from around the world. But with a global platform at their fingertips, people are now discovering and sharing amazing music from all over the planet.\"\nSEE ALSO: Hey, Sexy Marketing! Big Brands Go 'Gangnam Style'\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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