For years, people have been chasing the concept of the viral video. But as two companies who made it a business model join forces, it seems the business model is changing.
Mixing comedy and music to create viral video is a time-honored tradition of online video, but in 2013, according to YouTube’s experts, what gets these videos to spread has evolved.
It’s been called the song of the summer — despite the fact that it’s September, and it’s only been online for two days. So why is everyone talking about this strange Norwegian viral video?
http://blog.twitter.com/2013/how-videos-go-viral-on-twitter-three-stories-0 If you were wondering how and why videos go viral, Twitter has the answer for you — it doesn’t really know.…
Vidcon serves as a real-time, real life reminder of the vibrant community that cares about online video — a community born in comment threads, response videos, retweets and subscriptions. It’s a young community. It’s a very specific community. But it’s impossible to ignore.
Is your awesome quotient a little low this morning? Here’s the solution to that problem: synchronized men’s gymnastics. But there’s a hidden secret to this video, and it involves the smooth saxophone sound of 1980s-era George Michael.
OK Go’s new video for its single White Knuckles features trained agility dogs, Ikea furniture and lots and lots of white. The video is still unlisted on YouTube, but it’s already racking up steam, thanks to a push by the website of the Ellen Degeneres Show.
The rising popularity of music videos online has made discovering classic viral videos tougher than it used to be. Which means that when you see something called Indian Pole Gymnastics climbing the viral video charts, you know you’re in for something special.
The documentary Winnebago Man, in which director Ben Steinbauer attempts to track down and connect with unwilling viral video star Jack Rebney, has finally gotten limited release in theaters. And for anyone interested in the culture of viral video, it’s a must-see.
Want to be the first kid on your block to forward the next viral video to all his friends? Well, a startup called PopScreen thinks it can help, with the launch of its “prediction engine” for determining which videos are going to hit it big.
A viral video featuring an African anti-gay pastor graphically describing homosexual sex acts, clipped from the Current series Vanguard, is just another example of how some videos are only funny because the circumstances surrounding them have been stripped away.
Former Nerf Herder front man Parry Gripp has become Internet famous for his clever tunes riffing on videos of adorable animals — but it turns out that the songs are great even when performed live.
Organizing For America, the Democratic Party’s organization for people formerly associated with Barack Obama’s election campaign, has been sending out millions of…