I think the best kind of virality is a product that people like so much that they just want to tell people about it.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Most of my stuff hasn't gone viral. I have been successful on YouTube and I'm very proud of the stuff that I've done, but compared to the people who are actual internet stars and making a living off of it, my views are nothing.
Once a viral program gets started, there is nothing to stop it.
As far as what makes a viral video, then it's gotta be something that you've either never seen before, a fresh piece of comedy, or something that relates to something topical.
I know very little about the viral, electronic world, but I use Twitter to communicate not only information that I think some of the fans want to hear about but also ideas.
With my channel, and what people associate with Internet, most people think it goes viral, you become this huge thing super quick. I never had an explosion or a huge thing. It's just been something that has progressively been growing. It's been building.
It's very easy to make a viral video, but longevity and consistency, that's hard.
I came up with Hotmail's viral marketing idea.
Ben Smith's quick-hit campaign 'scoops' are about as viral as cat videos. That fits with Buzzfeed.
If you are going truly viral, you don't need press. I mean, MySpace grew for a very long time without any press.
Everybody can have a viral success. You find something unique, that can happen.