The degree to which a piece of internet content has been or might be shared in a short amount of time. First coined by CollegeHumor co-founder Ricky Van Veen.
Research into influence and virality suggest that finding swayable audiences is far more important when it comes to spreading information than the apparent influence quotient of the person passing it on.
by quaar November 30, 2010
When your words and tweets spread faster than the plague across all social media. The most legendary of all tweeters.
Yo did you see TheWolverine_123’s tweet? Yea, he went viral as always. Maybe I should start growing birds also.
by JustAClownToAnyBody June 25, 2020
by smpriz May 6, 2010
Short for 'viral marketing'. An online marketing strategy that encourages people to pass on a marketing message. Amusing and low-budget, a good Internet viral campaign (e.g. "Jerry Tate: Office Linebacker") will get surfers forwarding the ad to all of their friends to others, giving the company great word of mouth.
by Jay April 14, 2004
by B5 Annie April 9, 2015
1. a website or video that has become instantly famous overnight via youtube or other popular media.
2. an already overused term by any group that is trying to encourage use of its facebook page or app.
2. an already overused term by any group that is trying to encourage use of its facebook page or app.
by Chessdoc February 2, 2012
Dude, it turns out that video you sent me is fake! It's part of one of Pepsi's new marketing schemes. You got viraled!
by Philosophistry February 10, 2009