Viral Videos

Karl Fischer created a trilogy of videos recently about the (i) past, (ii) present, and (iii) future of education. At least the second one ("Did You Know") has gone viral (and is embedded below).

Viral is a relatively new term used on the internet to describe content that transforms from obscurity to near ubiquitousness, due to sharing through email, blogs, and the like. It's exponential growth that in many ways replicates the cycle of pandemics. On top of that no one really understands what the common threads are that make for viral content--some things just seem to resonate with people. It's an interesting phenomenon that will undoubtedly become a significant way that information and knowledge are shared in this world.



A couple other examples of videos that went viral (and have since faded back into obscurity) are the Star Wars Kid and Nooma Nooma. If you missed them when they went around the first time then watch them now--I promise you'll laugh.