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In the apparently high-stakes world of Internet video, revver last week lured the now outed LonelyGirl15 away from YouTube. Revver pairs uploaded videos with advertisers and splits the revenues with filmmakers. Timing couldn't be better - Revver officially launched Wednesday with a new interface that includes ratings on videos.

Unfortunately, I couldn't get any of the videos to load on their site. The L.A. Times followed Lonely Girl Jessica Rose around on her media tour (conveniently held in the Revver offices) last week for the latest.

LonelyGirl may be popular with the media, but she's not the most popular series on the Web, according to a new compilation of the top viral videos online. Viral Video Chart launched last week and tracks top downloads from YouTube, MySpace and Google. Topping the list today is a memorial video of Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin followed by lots of dancing animals, which will give you a not-so-optimistic view of online video (via MarketWatch).