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more along the lines of channeling infants from the afterlife and translating to cat song than gobbling really.....

I don't think people understand what viral means.

Indeed. Viral has an identity crisis. Is there a Meme chan for internet memes of the grass roots variety to distinguish them from intentional/planed viral advertising?

I thought a viral video was something put out there to advertise something...but done in a way that makes it seem like it isn't...?

it was advertising for Thanksgiving turkeys.

I think a viral video is one that is popularized by the internet itself, as opposed to a clip from, say, a movie or television broadcast.

The distinction is a blurry one, to be sure, particularly now that VH1 has a show dedicated to clips popularized by the internet.

Thats what I was getting at with my distinctions.

Meme == Popularized on the internet, by the internet, just cos.

Viral == Popularized on the internet, by the internet, but seeded there by advertisers, for advertising, and hoping for and trying to exploit the internet's capacity to Popularize.

Or at least thats my take on it.

sheesh you guys are a critical crowd. I do understand what viral means thanks. it's something that spreads on the internet quickly, just like a VIRUS. pretty simple.

I posted a video last week and got slammed for that too! nuts to that.

cheer up people!

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I've always taken Thylan's description to be the right one - a stealth commercial video type of thing.

If everyone keeps telling you something, it's not a terribly incorrect course of action to consider that perhaps they're right. Please review the newly added description on the Viral Ads channel for the types of videos that belong there:

There are many definitions for the term "viral video" but those that belong in this channel are ones in which a product or service advertisement is attached whether obvious or stealthy.

Another term for videos that belong in this channel may be "viral video advertisements" where the advertiser is attempting to use the rapid proliferation of a popular video to carry along their payload to all viewers of the actual content.

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Didn't he say "goblin" cat?