Comments on: How To Make Your Video Go Viral: Become President http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/06/how-to-make-your-video-go-viral-become-president/ Startup and Technology News Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:34:11 -0800 hourly 1 By: ultimatenerd22 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/06/how-to-make-your-video-go-viral-become-president/comment-page-1/#comment-2851147 ultimatenerd22 Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:42:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26675#comment-2851147 i should become president then. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bj3SzOxsLqQ i should become president then.
http://www.yout...h?v=bj3SzOxsLqQ

]]> By: ALEX http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/06/how-to-make-your-video-go-viral-become-president/comment-page-1/#comment-2628996 ALEX Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:57:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26675#comment-2628996 MR.CRIMINAL MR.CRIMINAL

]]> By: Matt Jackson http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/06/how-to-make-your-video-go-viral-become-president/comment-page-1/#comment-2616795 Matt Jackson Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:59:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26675#comment-2616795 hahahahah... watch this video hahahahah… watch this video

]]> By: John Steinbeck http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/06/how-to-make-your-video-go-viral-become-president/comment-page-1/#comment-2576072 John Steinbeck Wed, 24 Dec 2008 01:22:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26675#comment-2576072 Obama's cool, but this video is way cooler! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovRF5MpxDYY Obama’s cool, but this video is way cooler!

http://www.yout...h?v=ovRF5MpxDYY

]]> By: Bush Shoe-Dodging Video Already Watched More Than 5 Million Times On YouTube. | Q u a r a r a http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/06/how-to-make-your-video-go-viral-become-president/comment-page-1/#comment-2568528 Bush Shoe-Dodging Video Already Watched More Than 5 Million Times On YouTube. | Q u a r a r a Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:40:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26675#comment-2568528 [...] than 12 hours the video went from 2 million to 5.5 million views, and may be on track to beat the Obama victory speech video in terms of viral reach in a 48-hour period. Is that how Bush will be [...] [...] than 12 hours the video went from 2 million to 5.5 million views, and may be on track to beat the Obama victory speech video in terms of viral reach in a 48-hour period. Is that how Bush will be [...]

]]> By: Clubit Official Blog » Blog Archive » Bush Shoe-Dodging Video Already Watched More Than 5 Million Times On YouTube. http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/06/how-to-make-your-video-go-viral-become-president/comment-page-1/#comment-2568467 Clubit Official Blog » Blog Archive » Bush Shoe-Dodging Video Already Watched More Than 5 Million Times On YouTube. Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:07:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26675#comment-2568467 [...] than 12 hours the video went from 2 million to 5.5 million views, and may be on track to beat the Obama victory speech video in terms of viral reach in a 48-hour period. Is that how Bush will be [...] [...] than 12 hours the video went from 2 million to 5.5 million views, and may be on track to beat the Obama victory speech video in terms of viral reach in a 48-hour period. Is that how Bush will be [...]

]]> By: Bush Shoe-Dodging Video Already Watched More Than 5 Million Times On YouTube. http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/06/how-to-make-your-video-go-viral-become-president/comment-page-1/#comment-2568199 Bush Shoe-Dodging Video Already Watched More Than 5 Million Times On YouTube. Tue, 16 Dec 2008 02:05:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26675#comment-2568199 [...] than 12 hours the video went from 2 million to 5.5 million views, and may be on track to beat the Obama victory speech video in terms of viral reach in a 48-hour period. Is that how Bush will be [...] [...] than 12 hours the video went from 2 million to 5.5 million views, and may be on track to beat the Obama victory speech video in terms of viral reach in a 48-hour period. Is that how Bush will be [...]

]]> By: sandy http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/06/how-to-make-your-video-go-viral-become-president/comment-page-1/#comment-2541356 sandy Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:31:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26675#comment-2541356 God is helping us, what makes you think God is not in charge. If you cannot trust the man, just trust God and relax. Life is so short stop wasting your time worrying about things you don't fully understand. It could be possible things will work out just fine and if they don't, well at least you would not have been wasting your life the hold time worrying. Scripture say's "Lean not unto your own understanding....." Love You!!! God is helping us, what makes you think God is not in charge. If you cannot trust the man, just trust God and relax. Life is so short stop wasting your time worrying about things you don’t fully understand. It could be possible things will work out just fine and if they don’t, well at least you would not have been wasting your life the hold time worrying. Scripture say’s “Lean not unto your own understanding…..” Love You!!!

]]> By: Evan http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/06/how-to-make-your-video-go-viral-become-president/comment-page-1/#comment-2528713 Evan Sun, 09 Nov 2008 17:15:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26675#comment-2528713 .. Ahahaha! You are too funny, man. Too funny. ..

Ahahaha! You are too funny, man. Too funny.

]]> By: Братя Галеви, Белла и Барак Обама: 09.11.2008 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/06/how-to-make-your-video-go-viral-become-president/comment-page-1/#comment-2528486 Братя Галеви, Белла и Барак Обама: 09.11.2008 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 10:08:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26675#comment-2528486 [...] Как да направим нашия видео клип “вирусен” - като станем президенти. Речта на маркетинг гуруто Барак Обама след изборната победа е най-бързо разпространяващият се видео клип в света! [...] [...] Как да направим нашия видео клип “вирусен” – като станем президенти. Речта на маркетинг гуруто Барак Обама след изборната победа е най-бързо разпространяващият се видео клип в света! [...]

]]> By: Joe http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/06/how-to-make-your-video-go-viral-become-president/comment-page-1/#comment-2527702 Joe Sat, 08 Nov 2008 06:20:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26675#comment-2527702 where is the pic? where is the pic?

]]> By: phenom http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/06/how-to-make-your-video-go-viral-become-president/comment-page-1/#comment-2527173 phenom Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:42:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26675#comment-2527173 Receiving 100k views on any youtube video can be done in less than 4 days. Once you reach 100k youtube takes care of it to make it viral. http://vidsonly.blogspot.com Receiving 100k views on any youtube video can be done in less than 4 days.
Once you reach 100k youtube takes care of it to make it viral.

http://vidsonly.blogspot.com

]]> By: Jeb Bush http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/06/how-to-make-your-video-go-viral-become-president/comment-page-1/#comment-2527018 Jeb Bush Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:54:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26675#comment-2527018 Other than being a nice guy...........BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA is a communist leaning socialist. He will leave us in IRAQ for another year because the surge worked....he lied abou this He will raise taxes on EVERYONE....he lied about this He will make friends with ENEMIES like we did in the Clinton years and they will come back to our nonbackbone philosophy and kill more americans He will make government bigger, handout checks to bums that don't work calling it a tax cut when they pay NONE The press will give him a pass for 8 years probably because they feel a "shiver up their pant leg" like Chris Matthews. Again he is a human being...seems nice...understands our problems...which is easy we all do....but his policies and solutions SUCK. WELCOME to THE UNITED COMMUNISTS OF AMERICA! God help us.... Other than being a nice guy………..BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA is a communist leaning socialist.

He will leave us in IRAQ for another year because the surge worked….he lied abou this

He will raise taxes on EVERYONE….he lied about this

He will make friends with ENEMIES like we did in the Clinton years and they will come back to our nonbackbone philosophy and kill more americans

He will make government bigger, handout checks to bums that don’t work calling it a tax cut when they pay NONE

The press will give him a pass for 8 years probably because they feel a “shiver up their pant leg” like Chris Matthews.

Again he is a human being…seems nice…understands our problems…which is easy we all do….but his policies and solutions SUCK.

WELCOME to THE UNITED COMMUNISTS OF AMERICA! God help us….

]]> By: raidx http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/06/how-to-make-your-video-go-viral-become-president/comment-page-1/#comment-2526907 raidx Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:41:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26675#comment-2526907 Race, gender, culture, human psychology, intellectual whirl and biases alltogether put great impact atleast on the voting day! Race, gender, culture, human psychology, intellectual whirl and biases alltogether put great impact atleast on the voting day!

]]> By: your assignments for today | get angry WITH me http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/06/how-to-make-your-video-go-viral-become-president/comment-page-1/#comment-2526889 your assignments for today | get angry WITH me Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:21:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26675#comment-2526889 [...] a fun fact: the obama’s acceptance speech has, as of last night, already been viewed by over 7 million people, making it the most viral online video in history. probably not as many people have had a chance [...] [...] a fun fact: the obama’s acceptance speech has, as of last night, already been viewed by over 7 million people, making it the most viral online video in history. probably not as many people have had a chance [...]

]]> By: Matt Cutler http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/06/how-to-make-your-video-go-viral-become-president/comment-page-1/#comment-2526698 Matt Cutler Fri, 07 Nov 2008 06:52:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26675#comment-2526698 Awesome. If you liked that one, you should have seen my Halloween costume this year. Actually... probably not. :) Matt Awesome.

If you liked that one, you should have seen my Halloween costume this year. Actually… probably not. :)

Matt

]]> By: Yasser http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/06/how-to-make-your-video-go-viral-become-president/comment-page-1/#comment-2526666 Yasser Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:50:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26675#comment-2526666 Obama's a great speaker. The quality of the video uploaded is an important point to note! Btw Check out http://www.jobstaxi.com New Jobs. Last.fm. Zappos.com. Gaia Interactive. Jigsaw. Slipknot. Web Giant Media Obama’s a great speaker. The quality of the video uploaded is an important point to note!

Btw
Check out http://www.jobstaxi.com
New Jobs. Last.fm. Zappos.com. Gaia Interactive. Jigsaw. Slipknot. Web Giant Media

]]> By: lanie http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/06/how-to-make-your-video-go-viral-become-president/comment-page-1/#comment-2526625 lanie Fri, 07 Nov 2008 03:35:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26675#comment-2526625 Lol nice flickr pic - Spend 20 million of vc money to create visible measures - Hire a lot of executives to wear wigs - Pay an exec to create a graph that is a slash mark....priceless / <----- slash! That's my frakkin graph of Obama views. Lol nice flickr pic

- Spend 20 million of vc money to create visible measures
- Hire a lot of executives to wear wigs
- Pay an exec to create a graph that is a slash mark….priceless

/ <—– slash! That’s my frakkin graph of Obama views.

]]> By: John Rushman http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/06/how-to-make-your-video-go-viral-become-president/comment-page-1/#comment-2526544 John Rushman Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:38:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26675#comment-2526544 don't post data from fake metric companies again Erick....its lame...you are taking data from this guy, Matt Cutler here: http://flickr.com/photos/teamcutler/134430313/ It's like getting kicked in the nuts Erick...NUTS. don’t post data from fake metric companies again Erick….its lame…you are taking data from this guy, Matt Cutler here:

http://flickr.c...tler/134430313/

It’s like getting kicked in the nuts Erick…NUTS.

]]> By: babiboi http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/06/how-to-make-your-video-go-viral-become-president/comment-page-1/#comment-2526471 babiboi Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:47:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26675#comment-2526471 Obama's figures are impressive !! Obama’s figures are impressive !!

]]> By: Dan http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/06/how-to-make-your-video-go-viral-become-president/comment-page-1/#comment-2526405 Dan Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:13:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26675#comment-2526405 This video is probably NEITHER extremely viral nor not viral at all. Virality is the rate at which one viewer leads to new viewers. If each viewer leads to more than one new viewer (viral factor >1), the video will experience exponential growth. There is still a growth benefit if each viewer leads to between zero and one new viewer, but the video won't experience exponential growth. However, there is a way around this for videos whose viral factor is less than one: seeding. If the powers that be (YouTube, NBC, etc.) give a video an advantage by seeding it to a large audience, the video can grow tremendously without actually being very viral. My guess is that the Obama video is an example of this - massively seeded and not very viral. This video is probably NEITHER extremely viral nor not viral at all. Virality is the rate at which one viewer leads to new viewers. If each viewer leads to more than one new viewer (viral factor >1), the video will experience exponential growth. There is still a growth benefit if each viewer leads to between zero and one new viewer, but the video won’t experience exponential growth. However, there is a way around this for videos whose viral factor is less than one: seeding. If the powers that be (YouTube, NBC, etc.) give a video an advantage by seeding it to a large audience, the video can grow tremendously without actually being very viral. My guess is that the Obama video is an example of this – massively seeded and not very viral.

]]> By: ONLINE SERVICES/INTERACTIVE MEDIA « Daily Marauder http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/06/how-to-make-your-video-go-viral-become-president/comment-page-1/#comment-2526384 ONLINE SERVICES/INTERACTIVE MEDIA « Daily Marauder Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:57:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26675#comment-2526384 [...] and clips of the speech have spread across the Web and been watched more than 6.8 million times. (http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/06/how-to-make-your-video-go-viral-become-president [...] [...] and clips of the speech have spread across the Web and been watched more than 6.8 million times. (http://www.tech...ecome-president [...]

]]> By: Michael C. Neel http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/06/how-to-make-your-video-go-viral-become-president/comment-page-1/#comment-2526376 Michael C. Neel Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:50:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26675#comment-2526376 It does seem like TechCrunch doesn't understand what the words and phrases used in "Web 2.0" mean. It does seem like TechCrunch doesn’t understand what the words and phrases used in “Web 2.0″ mean.

]]> By: 動画バイラル展開の王道は「大統領当選」!?　オバマ勝利宣言が空前のブーム http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/06/how-to-make-your-video-go-viral-become-president/comment-page-1/#comment-2526357 動画バイラル展開の王道は「大統領当選」!?　オバマ勝利宣言が空前のブーム Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:21:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26675#comment-2526357 [...] [原文へ] [...] [...] [原文へ] [...]

]]> By: Matt Cutler http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/06/how-to-make-your-video-go-viral-become-president/comment-page-1/#comment-2526356 Matt Cutler Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:20:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=26675#comment-2526356 Hi all: Matt Cutler from Visible Measures here. I wanted to weigh in on the issues of 'what is a viral video?' and 'should we care about this one?' -> on the first, I'd agree that view counts alone don't make a viral video... but hundreds of unique copies (not embeds!) of a video do. I look at viral video campaigns all day long -- we have a database of over 100 million videos after all -- and I've never seen any piece of content come close to 500 placements in under 36 hours. I'm not saying it hasn't happened... I've just never seen it! By any objective measure, this speech is not just a viral video, but a landmark viral video. As far as 'should we care?', that's obviously much more subjective. As an independent third-party measurement company, we try to stay out of evaluating the relative value of any particular video -- whether it be a Nike ad featuring Kobe Bryant or a high-profile political speech. Instead, we focus on the numbers and honestly enjoy sharing new discoveries with our clients and blog readers. And make no mistake about it... the Obama speech is so far -- ahem -- a viral video phenomenon that has few, if any, peers. From where I sit, that's worth talking about. Thanks for weighing in on this! Matt Visible Measures Hi all: Matt Cutler from Visible Measures here. I wanted to weigh in on the issues of ‘what is a viral video?’ and ’should we care about this one?’ -> on the first, I’d agree that view counts alone don’t make a viral video… but hundreds of unique copies (not embeds!) of a video do. I look at viral video campaigns all day long — we have a database of over 100 million videos after all — and I’ve never seen any piece of content come close to 500 placements in under 36 hours. I’m not saying it hasn’t happened… I’ve just never seen it! By any objective measure, this speech is not just a viral video, but a landmark viral video.

As far as ’should we care?’, that’s obviously much more subjective. As an independent third-party measurement company, we try to stay out of evaluating the relative value of any particular video — whether it be a Nike ad featuring Kobe Bryant or a high-profile political speech. Instead, we focus on the numbers and honestly enjoy sharing new discoveries with our clients and blog readers. And make no mistake about it… the Obama speech is so far — ahem — a viral video phenomenon that has few, if any, peers. From where I sit, that’s worth talking about.

Thanks for weighing in on this!
Matt
Visible Measures

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