The term "viral video" refers to video clip content which gains widespread popularity through the process of Internet sharing, typically through email or instant messages, blogs, and other media-sharing websites, such as YouTube. Viral videos are often humorous in nature and may range from televised comedy sketches such as Saturday Night Live's Lazy Sunday to unintentionally-released amateur video clips like Star Wars Kid.

The proliferation of camera phones means that many videos shot these days are shot by consumers on these devices. The availability of cheap video editing and publishing tools allows video shot on mobile phones to be edited and distributed virally both on the web by email and between phones by Bluetooth. These consumer shot videos are typically non-commercial videos intended for viewing by friends or family.

An elaborate and surreptitious form of marketing on the internet. A netseed usually takes the form of a staged amateur video and is later revealed to be a commercial.

Someone who appears in video(s)/picture(s) on the internet, and will potentially be seen/known by strangers; especially for silly or inane videos/pictures.

YouTube is a website that allows users to upload and share videos worldwide. Launched in Febuary 2005 by three former members of paypal, YouTube has seen immense success, and as of March 2006 roughly 20,000 videos are uploaded daily.

-YouTube, "Broadcast Yourself."

A website that allows users to upload videos for everyone to see, and allows the video-makers the opportunity to receive payment based on the amount of hits they receive.

-metacafe, "serving the world's best videos"

A Youtube poop is a video on Youtube usually lasting around 2-6 minutes, of random/humorous clips recorded off of bad games or TV shows. These include, but are not limited to, animated scenes from the Link games for the CD-I, the Super Mario World Show and the TV show Sonic the Hedgehog.

Youtube poops has now become enjoyable to people who like random funny entertainment. In fact it is so popular now, people have made websites which may include poops of some of the most famous "poopers."

Amateur poopers may make random clips that are slow a lot of the time, bizarre effects, or too much repetition. They usually state that this is their first poop to notify people to go easier on the comments.

Most poops are made with Windows Movie Maker because it's free and does what is necessary for any poop. Better poopers may use movie programs you would have to pay for, even a good quality program such as Sony Vegas to include powerful effects like putting an image in or VIV (video in video).

Popular catchphrases in Youtube poops are beginning to grow. The most popular ones would be: "Mama Luigi", ...

Acronym for "Amateur Sneak Videographer's Sore Arm Syndrome," a new physical ailment that has surfaced with the advent of compact hi-def camcorders. Not expected to be as common as RLS (restless leg syndrome) in the general population, although it is a related problem, and is prevalent with rockoholicz, TMZ-style paparazzi, and other videographers that don't have the benefit of a tripod. More common in the left-handed population because camcorders are generally held by the right hand.