Viral Video articles

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  Nyan Cat and Keyboard Cat creators sue 'Scribblenauts' studio for using their memes

  By Adi Robertson on May 2, 2013 01:30 pm + 48 comments

  The owners of two of the internet's best-known cat memes are striking back at Scribblenauts for Continue reading…

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  The Harlem Shake and the corporate interests that fueled it

  By Amar Toor on March 30, 2013 09:12 am + 15 comments

  When the Harlem Shake exploded into a cultural phenomenon earlier this year, many saw it as yet 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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  How viral videos devalue traditional media

  By Amar Toor on February 28, 2013 07:56 am + 14 comments

  Recent years have seen viral videos receive increasing coverage from traditional media outlets, but Continue reading…

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  Is YouTube's homegrown culture getting overtaken by professional videos?

  By Adi Robertson on December 18, 2012 10:29 am + 28 comments

  YouTube is still seen as the province of accidental viral hits, but the most popular 2012 videos Continue reading…

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  Watch this: 'Three Point Landing' supercut

  By Laura June on May 5, 2012 12:40 pm + 51 comments

  You may not know Duncan Robson by name, but you probably know his work. Duncan created the excellent Continue reading…