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Excellent! I'm from Mosgiel, which is in Dunedin, which also happens to be in the South Island of New Zealand. I simultaneously love and loath social media. I enjoy the ability to connect easily, but I hate losing the ability to socialize in person. I also enjoy a wide variety of odd interests. I'm pretty down with Metal music(and some of it's various sub-genres). I play the drums(want to laugh at how bad I may be? Check out my YouTube profile http://www.youtube.com/user/psychobattery) Also, I enjoy a bit of everyday computer use. Currently, I'm attempting a double major in English and Computer Science. It's pretty rad, but learning about Twitter, the Java programming language and Shakespeare, can be a bit much at times. Anyway, stick around, grab a cold beverage and watch for some entertaining(and maybe thought-provoking) blogs!

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  1. I can haz Viral Phenomenon?

    Viral Videos and their public effect

    Hey, you know what the worst combo since Kanye West and life is? Bad parents and YouTube. Turns out there is a wave of videos being uploaded online which showcase the users own bad parenting skills. There is truly a myriad of these videos, my favourite being “David after Dentist.” Interestingly, this is just a symptom of a wider internet phenomenon: Viral Videos.

    Basically, a Viral Video is a video that spreads so quickly and is viewed by so many people that it is comparable to a virus. In today’s internet, this consists mostly of hugely popular YouTube videos, but in the past the videos could be spread through various means such as regular e-mail attachments or just through good ole’ fashioned word-of-mouth.

    Viral Videos are created and viewed for many different reasons. Sometimes the video is made by complete accident, due to almost every household item(including raw produce) now containing some form of camera. This makes such fantastic amateur Viral Videos as the aforementioned “David after Dentist” and other greats such as “Understanding Automatic Door Fail.” Interestingly, Viral Videos have also been used effectively for marketing purposes. In 2007, the World Wrestling Entertainment group published and spread a group of videos to build anticipation for the return of the character “Jericho.” Viral Videos featuring subtle bible references as well as cryptic binary code was used to promote excitement for his return to WWE. - Source

    Although the majority of Viral Videos are popular because of the common element of humour, Viral Videos remain an extremely effective way to connect with consumers/customers to market or promote a product or event.

    Let me know of your favourite Viral Vidz and also feel free to comment me about the blog.

    Keep it real,

    PsychoBattery.

    P.S. If you’re a Viral Video noob, try out the Wikipedia page for some history.

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