Viral Videos & Trending Topics!

Viral Videos & Trending Topics!

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Viral Video

"Chocolate Rain" - This viral video goes for 4 minutes and 52 seconds. 'Chocolate Rain' is an original song composed, played and sung by Tay Zonday and the lyrics are commonly interpreted to be a commentary on the racism and social injustice within the United States. This particular video became very well known due to Tay Zonday's deep voice and mannerisms while singing. While singing Chocolate Rain, Tay Zonday is seen to move away from the microphone in between lines to take breaths. It is because of his mannerisms such as moving away from the microphone which made this particular video of his so well-known. The video currently has 98,431,861 views on youtube and the number of views and comments continues to grow. Chocolate Rain has been spoofed and acknowledged by many television shows, news and by many celebrities.

Watch "Chocolate Rain" here

Chocolate Rain Lyrics

Chocolate Rain
Some stay dry and others feel the pain
Chocolate Rain
A baby born will die before the sin

Chocolate Rain
The school books say it can't be here again
Chocolate Rain
The prisons make you wonder where it went

Chocolate Rain
Build a tent and say the world as dry
Chocolate Rain
Zoom the camera out and see the light

Chocolate Rain
Forecast to be falling yesterday
Chocolate Rain
Only in the past is what they say

Chocolate Rain
Raised your neighborhood insurance rates
Chocolate Rain
Makes us happy 'livin in a gay

Chocolate Rain
Made me cross the street the other day
Chocolate Rain
Made you turn your head the other way

(Chorus)

Chocolate Rain
History quickly crashing through your veins
Chocolate Rain
Using you to fall back down again

[Repeat]

Chocolate Rain
Seldom mentioned on the radio
Chocolate Rain
It's the fear your leaders car control

Chocolate Rain
Worse than swearing, worse than calling names
Chocolate Rain
Say it publicly, and you're insane

Chocolate Rain
No one wants to hear about it now
Chocolate Rain
Wish real hard it goes away somehow

Chocolate Rain
Makes the best of friends begin to fight
Chocolate Rain
But did they know each other in the light?

Chocolate Rain
Every February washed away
Chocolate Rain
Stays behind as colors celebrate

Chocolate Rain
The same crime has a higher price to pay
Chocolate Rain
The judge and jury swear it's not in the face

(Chorus)

Chocolate Rain
Dirty secrets of economy
Chocolate Rain
Turns that body into GDP

Chocolate Rain
The bell curve blames the baby's DNA
Chocolate Rain
But test scores are how much the parents made

Chocolate Rain
Flippin' cars in France the other night
Chocolate Rain
Cleans the sewers out beneath Mumbai

Chocolate Rain
'Cross the world and back it's all the same
Chocolate Rain
Angels cry and shake their heads in shame

Chocolate Rain
Lifts the ark of paradise in sin
Chocolate Rain
Which part do you think you're 'livin in?

Chocolate Rain
More than marchin' more than past and law
Chocolate Rain
Remake how we got to where we are

(Chorus)

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Trending Fads

"Owling" - The pose in which a person squats like an owl in a populated and uncommon or even dangerous area. Participants commonly make noises similar to an owl, to make the impression more realistic. This became a trend through social media sites such as facebook and tumblr. This particular trend became an issue due to the dangerous locations people chose to pose. 



~ A man "owling" on top of a chimney. 

~ A woman "owling" on top of an apartment building in New York.

More "Owling" Images


"Horsemaning" - This particular 'meme' or 'fad' involves two people posing so that they appear to be one single body with a detached head. This is a revival of a photography fad which was popular in the 1920's. It is thought that the name comes from the story of the Headless Horseman. This trend also became popular and well known through social networking sites such as instagram and facebook and was acknowledged in the news several times. Unlike other trends such as owling or planking, the horsemaning fad had less accidents as people did not often choose to pose in dangerous spots. People often chose to take their horsemaning pictures in safer areas such as in their homes or at work since it required two people rather than just one.




More "Horsemaning" Images

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by Katrina Pascual

Vine ft. Jerome Jarre

Vine is just another video sharing service, like YouTube. However, it's defining feature is its six-second video length limitation. 

Many may have questioned the appeal of a six-second limitation, but Jerome Jarre, a pioneer Viner has proved alongside other Viners the potential of Vine. 
Vine not only reaches audiences on their platform, but is also shared via Facebook and YouTube hence its ability to create viral content. 
Jarre posted his first Vine on the day of its launch, 24 January, 2013 and since then has contributed to the growth of Vine with an array of amusing and entertaining Vine posts. 
Don't be afraid of love, was one of Jarres' first viral vines with 901, 875+ loops (view counts) as counted on Vine, not including the views on other social media sites.
Since then Jarre has had cameo celebrities including Kirsten Bell, Beyonce, Robert De Niro and more. His success on Vine has been entailed in his guest appearance on Ellen, guest speaker at TEDx, 7.3m Vine followers and 762, 849, 489 total loops. Jarre has even come so far by building a Vine talent agency!


To begin a world of Vine and Jerome Jarre just click the link below!
https://vine.co/jeromejarre

Trending #YOLO

Yolo is the acronym for You Only Live Once and one of the biggest trends in current years and unfortunately it still appears everywhere. It is deemed an excuse for people to perform inappropriate, dangerous or silly acts whilst ignoring the consequences. However those who use YOLO believe it implies one should enjoy life, even if that entails taking risks. What is not known, is that YOLO has been used for over hundreds of years even in its equivalent form in a 1774 German play.

Yolo has been used all over social networks as statuses, memes, hashtags and pictures. It has been so widespread it is easy to purchase retail merchandise with the acronym Yolo on it, such as hats and t-shirts. Even bigger than this, it was adapted into a song by The Lonely Island featuring Adam Levine and Kendrick Lamar which currently has over 62 million views on YouTube

Let's break it down, when Yolo started becoming popular it was used by nearly everyone to describe extreme events in their life. Currently however it is thought to be an excuse for the reckless behaviour of youth!

So love this post or hate it, I just say #YOLO

YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5Otla5157c

 

By Ramona

Viral/Trend "Gangnam Style" by PSY

Here is a link to the music video --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0

A Korean song by the artist PSY, with the music video uploaded on 2012. The song refers to a lifestyle relating to the Gangnam District of Seoul. The video is viral as the video has reached 1 billion views on December, 2012 and over 2 billion views in 2014. The video also beaten the number of views of Justin Bieber's song "Baby" which currently has over 1 billion views. This video is currently still holding the place for the most viewed video on Youtube also being the first video to hit 1 billion and 2 billion views. It was also the first K-pop song to top the UK singles chart.

This dance in the song has become a trend WORLDWIDE during 2012! PSY has performed this song live in Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Australia, Europe, North America and South America. The song has been used in dance parties, TV commercials, TV shows, in the middle of sport matches, parodies, etc. Political leaders such as the United States President, Barack Obama also joined in with the trend.

By Jesse

"How to be Gangster" - Part 2 (Jordan)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khFhF64P3VQ&list=UUSAUGyc_xA8uYzaIVG6MESQ
A video by a youtuber called NigaHiga. A viral video called "How to be Gangster". (viral video)

Nigahiga joined youtube in 2006 and has been one of the biggest video uploaders since he joined. One video that brought him to his internet fame was a video called "How to be Gangster".
The video is a documentary about how to stop being bullied in high school, by becoming a gangster.

The video was uploaded once back in 2006, received over 100 million views. Was deleted for copyright reason then re-added after being fixed. The re-upload of the video has received over 40 million views meaning that almost twice the Australian population has seen it.

"How to be Gangster" is a video that defined the idea of viral videos and was a gateway to many more by NigaHiga and the youtube community.

By Jordan.

Mishka the Talking Husky- " I love you"

Mishka the Talking Husky- " I love you"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXo3NFqkaRM

It's well known that YouTube is the place to be for funny and interesting animal videos. Among the thousands of these videos is Husky Dog Talking - " I love you ", one of the most viral animal videos.
The video was posted in 2008, by the YouTube account, "Gardea23" and features the exchange of "I love you" between Mishka, an adorable Siberian Husky, and her owners in the video, creating a lovable scene. 
It's no wonder that a video that captures an adorable husky that can say "I love you," tugs at the heartstrings with the number of views at 92,142,557. 
Other videos on "Gardea23" also display Mishka saying other various phrases such as "good morning," "I want mommy!" and more!

As well as being viral hit on the internet, Mishka also spreads the love with visits at retirement homes and schools as a certified therapy dog. So if you're ever in need for a little dose of love, a view of Mishka will surely do the job. 

For even more of Mishka you can follow her twitter: @mishkathehusky 

By Vanessa

Blast from the past! Rebecca Black's Friday is the best example of a viral music video, but for all the wrong reasons!
Rebecca Black uploaded her music video on February 2011 just like any other teenage girl hoping their dreams of becoming a pop star breakthrough. By March 31, 2011 it went viral until Rebecca Black was forced to take down the video by June, 2011. Why?
With 166 million views she became the victim of mass hate! The comments on her video where all horrific with people claiming things such as there ears were bleeding. The dislike bar was at 87% totalling 3.2 million dislikes. On top of all this, Rebecca Black received actual death threats at her house leading to her decision to remove the video. This story reached news stations and articles all around the world!
However it has not been all that bad for Rebecca, she was given the opportunity to attend the Video Music Awards and had a main appearance in Katy Perry's music video T.G.I.F an opportunity many young girls would squeal over. So everyone, I hope tomorrow you all have a great Friday, Friday got to get down on Friday! ;)
Rebecca Black decided to upload the video again, here's the link: http://youtu.be/kfVsfOSbJY0

By Ramona

"The greatest freakout ever
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The viral video we are going to look at today is "The greatest freakout ever"

Here is a link to the video --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YersIyzsOpc

This viral video was uploaded on 2009 by Youtuber "wafflepwn" which featured an older brother recording his little brother's tantrum after his mum disabled his "World of Warcraft" account. This video is considered viral as it has received an outstanding amount of views. Today, the video has almost reached 80 million views. Their channel today still provide the same type of videos with the latest one being uploaded in August.

Here is a link to their latest video --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXcUfAtuqyM&list=UULDe6oX_ekNqmWzdJQXSmSw

This video has been debated countless of times on the internet whether if this video is fake or real. Because of that reason, the video would be shared amongst friends and asked them if this video was real or fake. Then those friends will share it to their friends and so on, thus resulting the video gaining more and more views. Especially at that time when the video was uploaded it would have been very convincing that the video is real to people as it would be something that no one has ever seen before on the internet, which again encourages people to share it with friends.

By Jesse

"The Fox" - Part 1 (Jordan)

Viral videos have been the absolute "thing" in the 21st century. This came about with the release of a little old website called "youtube". A video is considered viral once it receives a certain amount of views in a certain amount of time.

In this first part of my talk about viral videos, I will discuss the uncanny popularity from an "alternate" song known as "The Fox", by Ylvis.

If you would like to watch the video, here is a link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jofNR_WkoCE

"The Fox" has over 445 million views in the space of just one year. Mixed reviews of the song itself has been release with many people saying the song makes no sense and was made by a group of really talentless but smart "Musicians" who go by the name Ylvis.

The video clip has sub titles placed in it by default because the writer knew that listeners would not be able to understand it. Lines like "Joff-tchoff-tchoff-tchoffo-tchoffo-tchoff!" shows the ridiculousness of the lyrics.

The wasn't just a viral video on youtube, but also a viral song on the radio. It reached number one in over 20 countries.

This viral video was the talk of the world as no one knew what to think or how to feel with the realise of this video.

By Jordan

What is Viral and Trending?

Viral

~ an image, video etc. that is circulated rapidly and widely on the internet

Trending

~ a topic, style etc. that is currently popular

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Viral Videos

"The Sneezing Baby Panda" - A 16 second video which shows a baby panda sneezing, scaring it's mother. This video currently has 208,355,806 views on youtube.


Watch "The Sneezing Baby Panda" here


"Numa Numa" - A 1 minute and 38 second video of a man dancing and lip-syncing to a song called "Numa Numa" in front of a computer webcam. The video currently has 54,544,006 views on youtube.


Watch "Numa Numa" here

Both these videos became so well known that they were featured in both the news and television shows.

~ The Sneezing Baby Panda and Numa Numa in the television show South Park

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Trending

"Felix Kjellberg" - Better known by his online alias PewDiePie, a Swedish video game commentator on youtube. PewDiePie's youtube channel is one of the fastest growing youtube channels, having grown from 3.5 million subscribers to 19 million in 2013. He currently has 30,644,657 subscribers on youtube. The hashtag '#PewDiePie' is a popular trend on twitter.


PewDiePie's youtube channel

"Cat Bearding" - A popular trend or "meme" (an idea passed from person to person within a culture) is cat bearding. Cat bearding consists of a person taking a picture of themselves while a cat is in front of them looking upward. If shot at the right angle, it creates an illusion that the person has a cat's mouth as a beard. The trend on social medias under the hashtag "#catbearding" or "#catbeard" has become very well known.

Cat Bearding on Tumblr

By Katrina