viral videos

Viral videos are videos hosted on the Internet that become popular by recommendations and sharing. Viral videos can be hosted on personal websites or large video hosting sites such as YouTube or Dailymotion.

These video hosting sites have accelerated the distribution and popularity of viral videos enormously, as they make it much easier to share contents with other Internet users. Most viral videos were hosted on personal websites in the beginning days of the Internet which has changed completely.

A viral video is often humorous, but it can also be an advertisement, promotion, political opinion, educational content or whistleblowing video.

YouTube videos make up the majority of viral videos but other sites such as Break, Collegehumor or Newgrounds are known to produce and host viral videos as well.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “viral videos”

• in Social Media
  Viral Video Production Will Kill TV Commercials
  In the age of high speed broadband and fiber optic connections, TV ads will fast become extinct making way for viral video production and interactive online ads.
  by / on Feb 18, 2011
• in Videos
  CBS Lineup Goes Viral
  Break imagines new potential meme-to-TV deals.
  by bryanmckay / on Nov 25, 2010
• in Videos
  Drunk Girl Gets Stuck In Dryer
  This drunk girl has a bit of difficulty extracting herself from the dryer.
  by bryanmckay / on Nov 20, 2010

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “viral videos”

 

• Lego Casino Royale Intro

  
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  Totally meant to link to this last week, but my trip to Orlando got in the way. Daniel Craig gets his 007 on in this frame for frame brick remake of the opening scene from Casino Royale .[via devour ]
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• THE KOREANS ARE INVADING!!!

  
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  We’ve all been so worried that North Korea would launch an attack against the U.S., that no one seems to notice that we’ve already been invaded… by South Korea. By David Davila (playwright/songwriter) This week I was almost trampled to death by a bunch of obsessed teenagers who were trying to get a peek at their ...
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• Forgetting to Remove Your Headphones

  
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQJkHN5y0sc Forgetting to Remove Your Headphones Forgetting to Remove Your Headphones… I FREAKING HATE IT WHEN THIS HAPPENS! Subscribe?: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=jesalbeta Magical words that help me get some decent views: funny, parody, nigahiga, smosh, ...
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• Guitar Warfare

  
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  Tom Ska  recruited YouTube famous Freddie W , and his buddies  Rob Scallon  and  Jenny Bingham  to star in  Guitar Warfare . While going for a stroll Tom and his friends are confronted by a conniving guitar bandit played by Freddie W. Soon the four are stuck in a musical energy battle with laser and ...
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• The Girl Dance Like A Toad Lmfao

  
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z_pmi26zzU The Girl Dance Like A Toad Lmfao This video was uploaded from an Android phone. From: Salaheddine Zehyani Views: 131537 1287 ratings Time: 00:19 More in Entertainment
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• Late Night Talk Show On Subway Car Improv Prank

  
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  Improv Everywhere , one of the most famous improv -comedy groups online, naturally had to make a video for YouTube Comedy Week .  They teamed up with College Humor famous  Pat Cassels  and  Evan Gregory of the popular Auto Tune The News series to turn a New York City MTA subway car into bona fide late ...
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• DanCool Hot Mess: You Only Get One Beach Body. So Use Protection…For Your Eyes & Ears. It’s Tan Mom, Bitch.

  
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  Just in time for Memorial Day Weekend. If the humidity doesn’t kill you, this will. When you hit the beach this summer, be sure to pack your Igloo Cooler full of muffin tops and burnt toast, because Patricia “Tan Mom” Krentcil is back with a vengeance. Apparently, when she’s not (…allegedly…) dragging ...
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• TSS og russen

  
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5px2vwagnU TSS og russen Trondhjems Studentersangforening (TSS) sings by the statue of Olav Tryggvason, as they do every year on Norway’s Constitution Day, this time with a different audience than usual. See more of TSS on their youtube channel (including a more professional ...
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• The Hunger Games Catching Fire Trailer – Homemade

  
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaZXjvClZWk
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• Lana Del Rey – Young and Beautiful

  
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_1aF54DO60
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• Sparta! (Спарта!)

  
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m1ee1stsrg As Seen On: Tastefully Offensive Sparta! (Спарта!) From: ignoramusky Views: 9573 409 ratings Time: 00:24 More in Pets & Animals
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• Speedrun: Aliens in 60 seconds (Ep #4)

  
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOzU9n_o7dU As Seen On: Viral Viral Videos Speedrun: Aliens in 60 seconds (Ep #4) Please, do not subscribe to our channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/1a4studio Please, do not like our facebook: http://www.facebook.com/1a4Studio From: 1A4STUDIO Views: 15853 987 ratings Time: 01:01 ...
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• Inspector Gadget Theme And Hall Of The Mountain King

  
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  YouTuber foundring  noticed the theme music for the Inspector Gadget cartoon sounded so similar to the classic piece  In the Hall of the Mountain King . He soon discovered that Shuki Levy  who made the theme song was in fact inspired by the  Peer Gynt  number.  He made his own hybrid of the two in this ...
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• Sleeping Dog Wakes Up From Adele Song, Sings Along

  
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  Superdatsun  posted this video last week, and it quickly has gone viral over the weekend, amassing over two million views . Rev was raised listening to Adele , so whenever his human buddy cranks up the British Grammy winner, he gets all emotional and sings along. And the Internet loves Rev.  
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• Whooper the swan who has fallen in love with a helicopter

  
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY2RgtzI7HQ Whooper the swan who has fallen in love with a helicopter A randy swan has been grounded for his own safety after constantly trying to mate – with a HELICOPTER. Whooper the swan is so smitten with his favourite chopper he flies up to meet it every time it comes into ...
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• The Great Gatsby as The Great Gatsby

  
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2N1f0z5zwA The Great Gatsby as The Great Gatsby Check out more film recreations and much, much more at http://www.thatawesomemovieguy.com With the imminent release of Baz Luhrmann’s 3D adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby”. In Theaters (US) May 10th 2013. In ...
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• Kai Sings ‘When I Was Your Man’

  
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGoqS4qje88 As Seen On: Viral Viral Videos Kai Sings ‘When I Was Your Man’ This adorable 4-year-old singer stole our hearts when he sang the Bruno Mars hit “Grenade.” He’s back, and if you thought that was cute, wait ’til you see this. From: TheEllenShow Views: 1810803 ...
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• How Facebook Updates Would Look in Real Life

  
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  What would Facebook updates look like in real life? According to the video, above, it would involve an annoying person surprising you with changes made to your home — without your knowledge or consent. Many users of the social-network giant can likely relate to the videos frustrated protagonist, as Facebook is ...
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• Mike Rowe Dramatically Narrates Old, Boring Family Video In ‘Mike Rowe My Life’

  
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  Dirty Jobs famous  Mike Rowe  received a letter from his dedicated fan Janice. She admitted her life is beyond boring , but was hopeful Mike’s dramatic narrating abilities could bring some excitement and sizzle to one of her old home videos. “She’s absolutely right,” says Mike upon viewing the original ...
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• Overly Attached Girlfriend’s Disturbing Mother’s Day Message

  
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  Remember Overly Attached Girlfriend ? She originally went viralviral performing a creepy, stalker cover of Justin Bieber ‘s hit single  Boyfriend   and then a disturbing cover of  Call Me Maybe . Together, the two videos stands with over 34 million views . Well, Overly Attached Girlfriend, aka Laina , ...
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