Infographics: How Videos Go Viral, and How Social Media Users Watch Video Dan Koelsch, January 27, 2011 Mashable has found two interesting infographics that deal with viral elements. The first one was made by Brian Sieber using data from The Jun Group, and it focuses on how videos go viral. The second is from Lab42, who did a study on how American social medias watch video, specifically television. Take a look after the break. Some of the results above are rather surprising, with females watching more viral videos than men, and Southerners watching more videos than any region. It isn’t surprising, however, to see Facebook as the leading way to share video. How do you learn about and share viral videos? While the answers to this survey seem pretty straight forward and understandable in hindsight, the one thing I took away from this is that newer technology is making it easier for people to watch more television in general. Whether it be the Internet, DVRs, or easy access to DVD sets, more television is available on demand. I was surprised, however, that YouTube dominates the online landscape for watching television shows, especially when there are free or cheap legal alternatives (like Hulu and Netflix) for the mass majority of series. What are your TV watching habits? Do you use any of the websites, or do you DVR? Viral News Chart
“The Amazing Spider-Man 2” Viral Site ElectroArrvies Turns Into EnemiesUnite.com December 30, 2013Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man has always had to deal with a plethora of villains, enemies, and criminals. In the comics, six of the webslinger’s greatest villains banded together, and called themselves the Sinister Six. The roster may have changed, but their intentions didn’t. Sony is hoping that it will all… Read More
Fan Made Work Viral Video: The Assassination of Yogi Bear By The Coward Booboo December 13, 2010Devin over at Badass Digest has found a rather strange video. Animator Edmund Earle decided to make an alternate ending to the upcoming Yogi Bear that mirrors the powerful ending of The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. The result is conversely comical, poignant, and above all,… Read More
ARGs & Campaigns “Godzilla” Viral Campaign Demands The Truth April 1, 2014September 23, 2024The Godzilla viral marketing campaign has seen some major updates in the last few days. First we got to know some of the main characters from the film through the film’s MutoResearch viral site. Now the team at Legendary along with Warner Bros are working together on the social media… Read More
It seems like relatively few small-scale video producers have used viral videos to market the videos they sell, even despite the growing prevalence of social networking sites. The site FargoTube.com hosts videos, allows the copyright owner — whether amateur or professional — to charge, and provides social-networking functions that promote sharing.
I have a sneaking suspicion that the responses to the question about the hours of TV watched are actually understating the total. Depending on the question order, most people probably did not think of catching an episode of Psyche on Hulu as “watching TV”. Seeing a show on the big screen tethered to a cable is likely what most of them had in mind.