This video talks about viral videos and their effects on society. They say that there really is no agreed on definition for viral, but I liked when one of the commentators said the video is viral if the it is inspiring enough to share with others. It kind of breaks down what makes content sharable and interesting to other people. This video tells how people's attention span for online stuff has gotten very small and that these videos are a small opportunity to express meaning. I think people's small attention span for online media might be a good thing though because it puts more pressure on the new online media by setting a higher standard. The video expresses that when we share viral videos, we dont just share a video but we share a little about ourselves. One guy says, "I like to be the funny guy so I share the funny video." This is especially true in terms of social media websites where sharing is as easy as a click of the mouse. Another guy talked about how a remix artist community that started emerging. These videos would take existing clips and edit them so that it would convey a certain message and be gauged to a wider community.
The video also talks about how these videos were mostly created on accident. Nowadays people attempt to make a viral video but it is very hard to predict what videos will go viral or the criteria for a viral video. So if some of these videos were made on accident does that make it art? I think that most of this type of media differs from one to the next so it is hard to categorize them into an art form. I think viral videos are similar to dadaism because they really question what art is.
This is a video of some of the most popular videos on the internet. Most of these would be considered to be viral videos.
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