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What Makes A Video Go Viral? - 18 views

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started by rachaelw101 on 30 Nov 16
  • rachaelw101
    #1 rachaelw101 on 30 Nov 16
     
    https://youtu.be/rE3j_RHkqJc

    We've all seen videos go viral, but what is it that makes some videos so successful?
  • chameli101400559
    #2 chameli101400559 on 06 Dec 16
     
    that was interesting video. love the example about flowers and butterflies.but however i think the person how talking here is little fast. I hope if the language that he use that video less advanced and more simple this video will be much more interesting.
  • ikshitnanda96
    #3 ikshitnanda96 on 09 Dec 16
     
    Video is one of the most engaging forms of digital marketing. This shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. Because video combines visual and audible elements, Probably the best way to tell if a video has truly gone viral is through offline means. If your friends, family, and co-workers are all talking about the same video, its safe to assume that the video has gone viral. Even better is if those people seemingly come from different age groups and have different interests. In that case, the video has truly connected with us on a much deeper level than just the interests of a particular group.it should be simple and conveying
  • alexcrameri
    #4 alexcrameri on 10 Dec 16
     
    There were some fantastic analogies in this clip with relating thoughts to germs and the cat photo with a caption to a super flu because as we all know the "No cat" has literally gone viral and turned into a common household picture after being printed on mugs, cushions, cards, stationary and other items. I hadn't expected that anger would have been the most common emotion to provoke a media frenzy but at the same time its not really a surprise. It's said that if a customer has a bad experience with a company they're dealt with they will tell all their friends but if they have a good experience they only share it with few people. This clip is a good example that anger motivates us to reach out to others and share the information we know about what has enraged us probably due to an inbuilt survival mechanism from times when sharing this information ensured human safety.
  • fatimaswin
    #5 fatimaswin on 03 Jan 17
     
    The video shows that if people have the same emotions and interest they share the same video or picture with their friends and the video becomes popular. The video has relate with the example of flu when someone sneezes it can spread to lots of people the video also becomes viral in the same way.
  • a-alhosni
    #6 a-alhosni on 03 Jan 17
     
    The video demonstrates that if someone have same feelings and they have a same things with their friends and the video gets to be distinctly prevalent. This video has relate with the example of influenza when somebody sneezes it can spread to many of individuals the video likewise gets to be distinctly popular similarly.
  • t101318157
    #7 t101318157 on 04 Jan 17
     
    I think what makes a video go viral is that if it reaches the news, your friends and family are talking about it and if it is all over the internet and on social media such as facebook. How a video goes viral depends on soceity's intrests and culture at the time take Donald Trump for example while not necessarily a video but because of social media one could argue social media played a significant part in him winning the presidential race.
  • ricearoni27
    #8 ricearoni27 on 06 Jan 17
     
    According to the video, divisiveness is incredibly useful if you wish for something to go viral - having something that immediately forces someone to have an opinion and 'take a side' means you can have a never-ending debate between those that agree and those that disagree. Eventually the two groups devolve into a circle-jerk - rather than continuing to engage with the other side, most of their effort is spent on creating a caricature or straw-man of the opposing side's viewpoints and saying to themselves "Gosh, how stupid are they! They really ruffle my feathers!" etc etc.

    Although he could be talking about any sort of disagreement, it's hard not to see the comparison to the recent U.S. election in which the HuffingtonPost, in it's never-ending partisan support of the Democratic Establishment and it's insatiable desire to see a Vagina in the white house was able to rationalize to themselves at one point that "Donald Trump has a 98% chance of defeat." Much to the chagrin of the circle-jerk that is HuffPo and it's followers, it didn't help them.
  • m_murray
    #9 m_murray on 09 Jan 17
     
    An interesting clip raising a number of different points relevant to a video's success on the internet, or more so, the different elements that can cause it to go 'viral'. Whether it be the subject matter or a particular image, it seems the power of it's ability to go viral lies within it's divisiveness. It seems to be in our nature to want to choose a side when it comes to any kind of conflict. Whether individuals are passionate or not about whatever their news feed is throwing at them, they still tend to be thrust into a point of view. Even if only because a number of 'friends' or associates have passed comment on the aforementioned video, which then inevitably adds to its spreading on the net. Not to mention the fact that humans are curious by nature, which is often enough of a catalyst to see what everyone is referring to, thus being drawn into the web.

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