The Evolving Elements of Popularity

This Post Evolved Into The Viral Catalog

In order to grasp the landscape of viral videos and their “popularity elements” we can organize the various elements into categories. The list below divides up a group of videos that show a good track record and have the numbers to prove it. Have a look through the categories and you may notice the patterns to various videos. Each category constantly evolves as videos make their mark on the web.

From the article An Introduction to Viralism we know that certain people will react uniquely and if you think there’s a category missing, let us know. We’re all the judge and jury on this one.

Slapstick/Animals/Kids
Kicked in the Nuts
Sneezing Panda
Hahaha

Uniquely Creative
Her Morning Elegance
Spending Time with Poster Boy
Powerthirst
Dove Evolution
Guy catches Glass with Face
I Met The Walrus

Shock and Awe
Marc Ecko
Cell Phone Pop corn
Giant LEGO Boulder
Guy Backflips into Jeans

Commercial
Cadbury Gorilla
Cadbury Eyebrows
Fedex SuperBowl
Halo 3 Believe

Music/Dance
Evolution of Dance

Sex Appeal
Kylie Minogue
Best reason for a Wii Fit

Comedy
Russel Peters
Dane Cook

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