Viral Videos Connect the World
Viral videos make communities and the world part of one another’s life, but people may sit and wonder what causes a video to go viral.
“Humans have a lot more in common all around the world than we sometimes realize. We all smile and laugh in the same language. Universally the feelings are all the same in the world: love, sadness, helping with charities. Viral Videos make us all connected,” said French teacher Susan Downey.
According to YouTube Spotlight, there are some upcoming Viral Video trends. One of the many trends is Clocking, where a person stands and does time with their hands; Glub Glub Dance, which is when someone dances and others pours water on them.
Viral Videos seem to majorly impact the community, being the new hot thing that people talk about, and as a result more viral videos are produced. The Cinnamon Challenge was videos of people trying to swallow ground cinnamon. The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge helped raise money for the ALS Association. Participants poured a bucket of ice-cold water on themselves, which is supposed to simulate the disease. Harlem Shake, Gangnam Style dance and the Cup Song were also popular in 2012.
Viral videos are a major part of connecting both the society and the world together, entertaining people and making the world a little less real, one video at a time.
A cup is used to keep rhythm while singing the Cup Song.
The new art of clocking.
Stepping up to the ice bucket challenge on Aug. 21 is girls basketball coach Sherry Butts. People nominated each other over the Internet to dump ice water on their heads to spread ALS awareness and raise funds for research for the disease. “Ms. Macintosh is the one who challenged me, and she has a friend who has ALS. It is definitely something that has been spreading like wildfire; I was proud and happy to do it,” said Butts.
