Viral Videos

Every time I get together with my friends we end up passing around our phones for a good half an hour just sharing and showing each other our favorite viral videos we’re currently obsessed with. Whether on my Facebook or Twitter feed, it is evident that videos are a large part of social media posting nowadays. Many one hit wonders, and slightly “famous” people have come about because of these videos, some even end up on the Ellen Degeneres show where they get more publicity than they could have ever imagined.

Video sharing platforms like YouTube and Vine make it so easy to share videos. With one little click of the button, we can share a video and open up it’s possible views tremendously so that more and more people can see it. Platforms are making it easier and easier to share, comment or like videos, which eventually cause them to go viral and cause more and more interactions. Just as a I scroll down my Facebook feed, it continually shows me how often my friends share a common video.

This BLOG blog had some tips for anyone interested in getting their videos public and viral. Go check it out to see their awesome ideas and tips.
1. Create short, high-quality videos.
2. Place keywords in your video's title and description

3. Become you own salesperson.

4. Make it easy for others to do the work.

(Check out the link to find out more details on each tip!)

This other article I read was a little more upfront and raw about the fact that getting your video to go viral is “often a crapshoot”, meaning there isn’t much science behind. Because of “dumb algorithms”, as he calls them- getting a viral video is more up to luck than anything. However at the end of his tangent, he also did leave his readers with some tips on how to improve the reach of your videos. 

Check out this ARTICLE to see what he has to say:
1. When the YouTube video launches, there should be a lot of activity that occurs as soon as it goes live.
2. Get your friends to share it on Facebook and blog about it (the other social networks really don't matter, as far as I can tell at this point in time).
3. Get the press / blogs to write and link or embed the video
4. Get as many people as you can, through whatever means necessary, to watch the video and leave a comment.

No matter what you’re sharing, it can go a long way if you get your friends and networking involved to share and build it up! Whether it’s Vlogs, Funny Family Videos or anything thing else share share share – and maybe one day, you’ll go viral!



 http://www.talentzoo.com/beneath-the-brand/blog_news.php?articleID=11836

 https://www.quora.com/Clever-ways-to-make-your-YouTube-video-go-viral