Use keywords, social media to get your video to go viral

By John Agsalud

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Mar 27, 2012

~~<p>So-called viral videos have been around for nearly two decades now, but it seems as though such content has greatly increased in the past year. Many folks have tried to capitalize on viral videos, but there are very few examples of success. How can one go about creating video content so popular as to be termed viral?</p>
<p>First, let's be clear, there is no real measureable definition of "viral." Many viral videos are hosted on YouTube and register "x million" views, but there is no established benchmark to say a video has gone viral. If your goal is to go viral, set your benchmarks of success before starting. This could be a million hits, or it could be a thousand, depending on your audience.</p>
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So-called viral videos have been around for nearly two decades now, but it seems as though such content has greatly increased in the past year. Many folks have tried to capitalize on viral videos, but there are very few examples of success. How can one go about creating video content so popular as to be termed viral?

First, let's be clear, there is no real measureable definition of "viral." Many viral videos are hosted on YouTube and register "x million" views, but there is no established benchmark to say a video has gone viral. If your goal is to go viral, set your benchmarks of success before starting. This could be a million hits, or it could be a thousand, depending on your audience. Login for more...