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
Viral Video – Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights October 2, 2010September 12, 2011The fight/dance techniques of Capoeira are popular in Brazil and other places around the world, and in this fake trailer for Dirty Dancing 3: Capoeira Nights, the Dirty Dancing trilogy looks to bring the phenomenon to the states. Watch the Funny or Die video, starring Camilla Belle and Jesse Williams,… Read More
White House Responds to Death Star Petition January 11, 2013Back in December, we told you about a petition on the “We The People” website that requested the United States begin building a Death Star (yes, the one from Star Wars) by 2016. The petition got the minimum threshold to require a response from the White House, and they did… Read More
YouTube Tuesday: Film Riot and Film State April 17, 2012YouTube Tuesday is a new weekly feature where we shine the spotlight on our favorite YouTube channels related to movies and television. So far we’ve brought you Glove and Boots and Freddie Wong, but now it’s time to bring you my favorite DIY channel, Film Riot, along with its sister… 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.