The proccess by which a funny video, viral or not, is deemed
unfunny by someone. This occurs when said person is told to watch a video by a freind, relative, the person who created the video, or some other person.
The reason it occurs is because the person being told to watch the vdeo is expecting something funny, which
may not have been the
case with the person who is telling the other person to watch the video (this person
may have stumbled upon it, or if they created the video, overestimate how funny they really are)
Members of Youtube often destroy their chances of having their video go viral by saying things such as "
omg go watch my video-it's so funny!" on the comments section of other viral videos-
people are expecting something funny, and are let down when the video in question isn't as funny as they expected
Some videos are exempt from this effect, such as "HaHaHa" (the video of the laughing
baby)
James told Shaniqua to go on Youtube so she could watch watch "Charlie Bit My Finger"- because of the Youtube Effect, James was on the
floor laughing, while Shaniqua forced a laugh, expecting
something funnier then what she
saw