viral videos that were fake but made to look real
There is an interesting twist in the phenomenon of viral videos and that has to do with determining authenticity. The following article carefully details several viral videos that were staged.
July 23, 2008
Jib Jab = Clever Viral Videos
The folks over at Jib Jab are quite adept with Viral Videos
From Wikipedia:
JibJab is a digital entertainment studio based in Venice, California. Founded in 1999 by Evan and Gregg Spiridellis, the company achieved international acclaim during the 2004 US presidential election when their video of George Bush and John Kerry singing ‘This Land is Your Land’ became one of the biggest viral video hits in history. Since the election, the Spiridellis Brothers have built JibJab into an online entertainment studio with 35 employees creating, producing and distributing original content, including sendable eCards and viral videos.
So no surprise they recently released another political spoof, enjoy!
really spread your video virally!
So lets say you have a video of something. Lets say it is even up on YouTube. But what if you want this video (whether it be a clever political message or your hamster doing backflips) to really spread virally? Well there is a new service that will help spread your video to almost 20 different video hosts. Named HeySpread, the video promotion is not all the folks at this company will do for you.
They offer detailed stats, like views and comparison charts among the different video services.
If you have a ton of videos on YouTube already, you might then consider a built in tool called YouClone that will take all your videos on YouTube and post them to other services. However bear in mind that this service costs moolah, around 5 to 5 cents per video.
Now get out there and spread your message virally!
July 16, 2008
1st thoughts
From Wikipedia, a viral video is defined as:
The term viral video refers to video clip content which gains widespread popularity through the process of Internet sharing, typically through email or IM messages, blogs and other media sharing websites.
The goal of this website is to be a great resource for viral videos. Tune in often! Also look to the right under pages for stuff.