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_Published 2011-02-01. Among the best web video on offer in the first month of 2011: a flash-mob wedding; a mall fountain mishap; and Kanye tweets sung by Josh Groban_


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## Transcript

>> You're listening to Magic 98. 9.

>> They are the videos that kept you entertained through a dreary snowy month. Here at TIME. com's picks for the 5 best viral videos from January 2011. Leave the lavish weddings to the British Royal Family. One Massachusetts couple took low frills to the extreme when they had their wedding flash- mob style in a Boston mall. Instead of pricey thrills this wedding party had a heartwarming song and dance number and a crowd of confused onlookers. We've all been told it's dangerous to text and drive, but what about texting while walking? That landed Cathy Cruz Marrero right into a fountain, much to the glee of mall workers watching security camera footage.

>> All right. Actually--

>> And she just leaves.

>> Okay. Show you the other angle.

>> So what happens after you're humiliated on YouTube for millions to see? If you're Marrero you threaten to sue the mall. Adorable clips like this are why the internet was invented. YouTube fell in love with Jorge Narvaez and his daughter Alexa who recorded their duet of Home by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes. 4 million YouTube viewers can't be wrong about this sweet song.

>> And don't forget tomorrow morning is your chance to win a pair of tickets to see this man live in concert.

>> The biggest viral star of the month was undauntedly Ted Williams. After bouts with drugs and alcohol, Williams went from a promising career in radio to the streets of Columbus, Ohio, where he panhandled with a sign touting his golden radio voice. When a local journalist videotaped him the clip went viral on YouTube and shot Williams to stardom, but like many instantly famous web stars, the happy story was short- lived. Just after hitting it big he checked into rehab and left after only 2 weeks. Kanye West Twitter account is a gold mine of hilarious clips about the minutia of a rap star's life, but we think the plain text of Twitter may be confining his wit.

When singer Josh Groban triumphantly sang Kanye's tweets on Jimmy Kimmel Live, the rapper's musings got the treatment they deserve. For TIME video I'm Megan Friedman.

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