How does a video become viral?
I’m doin’ a little experiment on making a video go viral, and was wondering if I could pick yer brains?
Nosy question time!
1. What does it take to make a video viral?
2. What does it take to attract you to a video?
3. How often do you send videos on?
4. I don’t have a fourth question, but three questions didn’t seem like it was enough!
six_inch_nails : RE: How does a video become viral? More..
Ahahahaha!! I forgot this video existed!! Soooo funny!
joe.shearer : RE: How does a video become viral? More..
1. It has to come into contact with another viral video, causing the virus to spread.
2. I’m not. They tend to find me.
3. Rarely.
4. No problem. Someone with serious answers please provide one! :)
To me, a viral video has to first provide one of three things:
a. A Darwin Award-esque person hurting themselves
b. Goofy fat people embarrasing themselves (e.g. Star Wars Kid, Numa Numa Guy)
c. Attractive women doing odd things, preferably while nekkid or scantily clad (e.g. Wii Fit Girl)
Then it must be universal enough that others would enjoy it as well.
Most videos I pass along actually fail on that second point, as their appeal is very limited, usually just to myself and a select few others. I don’t think I’ve passed along anything “viral” in quite a while, apart from the “Bale vs. O’Reilly” mash-up.
It’s all about the content. If the content is interesting for one reason or another (funny, horrifying, shocking, etc.), then people will pass it on.
Drinky_McGee : RE: How does a video become viral? More..
1. I have to hear about it. Despite my time spent on Indy.com, I’m not actually that hip to the goings-on of the interworld, so if I’ve seen it, there’s a 100% chance that everyone else already has.
2. It has to be supercheesy. If it involves religious types or politicians making fools of themselves, that’s also a plus.
3. I am not a carrier.
4. Broccoli.
You might enjoy this. This is kind of outdated and long, but starting at about a minute in, the way he says “Obama’s Mama!” is pretty funny:
Jenny Elig : RE: How does a video become viral? More..
1) It features someone dancing to “Single ladies.”
2) It features a dude rapping about mini-malls.
Jenny Elig : RE: How does a video become viral? More..
Or a kid talking about turtles:
Or a animal doing something silly/cute:
Or a man/Butters talking about something going in his anus:
I am a sucker for these memes.
I love the zombie kid. I remember spitting pop when I first saw that one.
Jenny Elig : RE: How does a video become viral? More..
OMG! I forgot La Pequena!
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