What is Viral Video ?

Viral video is video clip content that is distributed among people through the Internet, webs, blogs, and so on. Contents of viral videos vary from comical animated cartoons to unique videos created by amateurs. At first, viral videos have been shared among friends and co-workers just for pleasure, but owing to the prevalence of camera phones, many amateurs can edit video shots on mobile phone easily and distribute them to indefinite people through the Internet.
Today, viral video that has been created mainly for personal hobby spread its field into market uses. Many companies take advantage of distributing viral videos to many people around the world and use viral videos as a commercial tool. For example, Kodak, Trojan and Ford which began to embark on this distributing business initially are extending their business to the creation of viral video. You Tube is the most famous and popular free video sharing websites. You Tube make contracts with people and pay money to them if their viral videos can make a hit among people. As a result, some distributors who published fascinating viral videos have a high popularity among the viewers and are called “Internet Celebrities.” One of them is 79 year-old English man. He had published his viral videos on the You Tube web sites, and just a week later, unexpectedly he became famous and popular among people who watch his videos on the Internet.
In addition, You Tube use viral videos to promote music bands and to send commercial message for music campaigns.

This is my favorite viral video titled Happy, Happy, Hamster! It is funny and commical. The hamster is very cute.