media culture: what makes a video go viral?
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This presentation was created for students in the Media & Culture class at Oklahoma Baptist University.TRANSCRIPT
Media Culture:
Did you SEE that?
Sept. 2014, Oklahoma Baptist University
Holly Edgell, WCPO @hollyedgell
Viral video: Why we watch & share
Have you ever….
Shared a “viral video?
What was it?
What made you want to share it?
About YouTubeMore than 1 billion unique users visit YouTube each month
Over 6 billion hours of video are watched each month on YouTube
100 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute
80% of YouTube traffic comes from outside the US
According to Nielsen, YouTube reaches more US adults ages 18-34 than any cable network
What is culture anyway?
“the beliefs, customs, arts, etc., of a particular society, group, place, or time”
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
#LOL#YOLO
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