> I think of what you describe more as "popular" media. Viral media, at least in the strictest sense, > is never created with the thought "we're going to make this go viral" in mind. "Popular" media is > often shared in the same channels as viral media, but comes from a place of intentional mass > consumption.
I think at this point, viral is something that spreads quickly through the entire population, whether or not anybody intended it to. (I'm sure everybody with something to sell puts things on the Net saying "This will go viral," and sometimes it does.) In this particular case, I'm seeing Weird Al links from people I don't expect, and I'd be shocked if they're being compensated. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
