Viral articles

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  YouTube's Trends Map gives a real-time view of what's hot in the US

  By Matt Brian on May 7, 2013 08:24 am + 15 comments

  To give users a better understanding of what people are watching, but also where they are watching Continue reading…

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  Dove releases rogue Photoshop action that undoes 'real beauty' manipulations

  By Aaron Souppouris on March 6, 2013 07:04 am + 96 comments

  Skin care company Dove has targeted airbrushers and photo manipulators with a Photoshop action in an Continue reading…

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  How a remixed Ronald Reagan speech went viral years before internet memes

  By Nathan Ingraham on March 5, 2013 10:04 am + 20 comments

  The concept of mashing together disparate elements to create something new may have hit the Continue reading…

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  Fishing for Karma: why Reddit is big business for big business

  By Aaron Souppouris on February 22, 2013 07:47 am + 19 comments

  As the self-proclaimed "front page of the internet," Reddit has a huge influence over what's big Continue reading…

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  Death of a meme: Facebook and Google do the Harlem Shake

  By Tom Warren on February 14, 2013 04:29 am + 62 comments

  If you've been browsing YouTube over the past couple of weeks you've probably noticed a new Continue reading…

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  James Franco releases Justin Bieber parody video, promptly deletes it

  By Andrew Webster on January 9, 2013 09:02 am + 39 comments

  Actor James Franco is no stranger to awkward videos, and his latest viral release certainly fits Continue reading…

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  Tech leaders push for gun control with SOPA protests as a model

  By Adi Robertson on December 19, 2012 01:09 pm + 363 comments

  In the wake of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, parts of the startup Continue reading…

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  Millions share fake Morgan Freeman message slamming media for Sandy Hook coverage

  By Chris Welch on December 17, 2012 10:59 am + 70 comments

  This past weekend, social media sites were flooded with a message from Academy Award-winning actor Continue reading…

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  Watch this: how George Takei's Facebook photos go viral

  By Sam Byford on October 12, 2012 12:21 am + 11 comments

  These days George Takei is almost as known for his Facebook page as his former role as Sulu in Star Continue reading…

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  'Gangnam Style' breaks Guinness World Record for most YouTube likes

  By Andrew Webster on September 21, 2012 10:22 pm + 182 comments

  "Gangnam Style" may not be the most viewed video to hit YouTube, but it is the most liked. According Continue reading…