Tag Archives: Viral

How stuff goes viral

Jonah Peretti, the guy behind New York start-up BuzzFeed, put together this presentation on how web content goes viral. According to Jonah the key to success is taking advantage and successful tapping the BWN – that’s the Bored at Work Network. They are the millions and millions of us who sit behind our screens, tweeting, [...]
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Week of Tweets #15

Last update before the holidays. Things have been a little quiet after all the Cannes fuss died down. But there were still a few gems… RT @glueisobar: Nice campaign for Dulux: have a read of the blog and watch the film in HD on YouTube. http://www.letscolourproject.com It’s been a while since anyone has “Done a Sony” but [...]
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Week of Tweets #3

Here we are again. Start of the week and looking back at the best of my tweets from the past week. Well, I say “mine” but since I retweet a lot the credit has to go to the people I follow… RT @saman325: The 10 Most Innovative Viral Ads of 2009http://tischen.at/erP Although many people would like the [...]
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The Flame of Fame

We live in the era of fame. Everyone seems to want to be famous. From Octomum to the girl on the bus dressed as Lady Gaga. The internet has amplified this desire and given everyone a chance to make a name for themselves through blogging, tweeting and sharing photos or videos. The Warhol 15 minutes [...]
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Viral can be bad for you.

In the past couple of days there have been several viral sensations. Some good and some bad – especially for Domino Pizza who will be in damage control mode for months after two employees posted videos on YouTube where they added their own ingredients to the food. Meanwhile Susan Boyle, a plain-looking woman from Scotland [...]
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