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A guide to free online tools and services for tracking viral videos. Discover the most popular movie clips spreading on social networks like Facebook, MySpace and YouTube. Easily share your favorite video sites and movie making tools using the specialized widgets.

This lens pulls together a range of media sources to help you picture the buzz around Social Video. From consumer-generated movies to new digital video products, you can quickly scan popular items being spread by word of mouth. You can also share stuff in the comments area at the bottom of the lens.

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About Viral Videos

definitions & guides

Wikipedia - Viral Video 

A viral video is a video clip that gains widespread popularity through the process of Internet sharing, typically through email or Instant messaging, blogs and other media sharing websites. Viral videos are often humorous in nature and include televised comedy sketches such as Saturday Night Live's Lazy Sunday and Dick in a Box; amateur video clips like Star Wars Kid, the Numa Numa videos, The Dancing Cadet, The Evolution of Dance, the "Benny Lava" video, Chocolate Rain on youtube; and web-only productions such as I Got a Crush... on Obama. Some "eyewitness" events have also been caught on video and have "gone viral," including the Battle at Kruger.

With the proliferation of camera phones, many videos are being shot by amateurs 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 or website, and between phones by Bluetooth or MMS. These consumer-shot videos are typically non-commercial videos intended for viewing by friends or family.

YouTube Guide Book 

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YouTube: An Insider's Guide to Climbing the Charts

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Learn how-to how to make great video art and get it seen on YouTube. Covers storytelling and directing, shooting, editing, and rendering, creating your very own channel, broadcasting user-generated content, re-broadcasting commercial content, cultivating a devoted audience, fitting into the YouTube community and becoming a success story.

News & Memes

fresh video buzz

Blog Buzz 

Tracking the latest blog posts talking about viral videos

Creating articles into viral videos with Article Video Robot | Web ...
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There is a cat playing the piano , a music video set on treadmills at a gym, a cackling baby. At first there may not seem any rhyme or reason behind their appeal. Yet there are shared characteristics to some viral videos, and companies ...
The Week in Viral Videos - The Daily Beast
From Sesame Street's Fox News slam to a Philippines prison's Queen jam, watch the buzziest viral videos of the week.
VICTORINA: A Viral Video Respite
I've written before how powerful viral videos can be in the effort of nation-building and calling to attention the rights and wrongs of local politics and the community. From social satire to outright comedy, the viral videos that ...

YouTube Viral Video 

Tracking new videos

Viral videos on YouTube updated automatically.

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Popular Video Charts

top videos right now!

Blogpulse Top Videos 

Analysis of the most-linked-to videos today.

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Clipmarks - Popular Now 

Cool and interesting video related bookmarks as shared by the Clipmarks community.">

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Crackle - Popular show and movies 

US only

Crackle, Inc., a Sony Pictures Entertainment Company, is a multi-platform video entertainment network that distributes digital content including original short form series and full-length traditional programming from Sony Pictures' vast library of television series and feature films.

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Digg Videos - Popular Most Recent 

Top videos from the DIGG community.

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Classic Video: Viral Learning Center 

Viral Learning Center

Hilarious! A Devry-type school where they teach how to make viral videos.

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curated content from YouTube

Flickr Video Interestingness: 24 Hours 

Yahoo pipes mashup

This Pipe generates a feed of the top Flickr videos from the last 7 days ranked by interestingness. Via Pipes from JoeLaz

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Mefeedia - Most Popular Videos 

Most Popular Videos Aggregated from Around the Web. Includes Google Videos, YouTube, Blip.tv, del.icio.us. You name it. If it's popular it's here!

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Megite Popular Internet Videos 

What's happening right now

Megite is the social news aggregrator for anyone interested in what's happening right now by intelligently uncovering the most relevant items from auto discovered news sites and weblogs.

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Classic Video: Popcorn Popper 

Mad TV John Madden Popcorn Popper

The John Madden's Popcorn Popper clip from MAD Tv.

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curated content from YouTube

Snackfeed - Shared Videos 

A selection of videos collected from around the web right now.

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Vidmeter Today's Top Videos 

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Shopping Tools

Digital video product tracking

Camcorders on Amazon 

Flip UltraHD Camcorder, 120 Minutes (Black)

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Sony DCR-HC52 MiniDV Handycam Camcorder with 40x Optical Zoom

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Canon VIXIA HF200 HD Flash Memory Camcorder with 15x Optical Zoom

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Sony DCR-SR47 Hard Disk Drive Handycam® Camcorder (Silver)

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Flip Ultra Camcorder 2nd Generation, 120 Minutes (Black)

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DVDs on Amazon 

Up (Single Disc Widescreen)

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Wall-E (Single-Disc Edition)

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Up (4 Disc Combo Pack with Digital Copy and DVD) [Blu-ray]

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The Proposal (Single Disc Widescreen)

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Webcams on Amazon 

A choice of cams for video communications and DIY media creation such as video blogging. Click through to browse more products.

Microsoft LifeCam VX-3000 (68A-00001)

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Logitech Webcam Pro 9000 / QuickCam Pro 9000

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HP KQ246AA 8.0MP Deluxe Webcam

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Microsoft LifeCam VX-5000 (Blue)

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5.0 Megapixel USB PC Webcam Camera for PC Laptop Notebook

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Digital Video on eBay 

Current bids on digital video items

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Movies on eBay 

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Netflix Popular Movies 

A live list of Netflix's most popular rentals, right now.

001- Crash

Tensions erupt when the tangled lives of a Brentwood housewife, her district attorney husband, a Per...
002- The Departed

To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the under...
003- The Bucket List

When corporate mogul Edward Cole (Jack Nicholson) and mechanic Carter Chambers (Morgan Freeman) wind...
004- The Pursuit of Happyness

Will Smith earned an Oscar nomination for an inspiring performance opposite his real-life son Jaden...
005- No Country for Old Men

A hunter (Josh Brolin) who stumbles upon a dead body, $2 million and a stash of heroin in a Texas de...
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Video Networks

online platforms & social networks

Video Tracking Sites 

Sites for tracking Viral Video Clips and Popular Movie Collections, sorted alphabetically.

Digg Videos - Popular and upcoming videos as voted on by the Digg community.

ffwd - Discover new videos based on your favorite shows and interests. Watch videos from YouTube, Hulu, College Humor and more. Share your favorite videos quickly by Twitter, Facebook and email.

Google Video Movers and Shakers - Videos that are quickly rising in popularity and could be tomorrow's Top 100. Find tips, tricks and applications for Hidden Google Video Categories

HaHa.com - Aggregates the best and most popular videos from some of the video sites you're familiar with ... as well as some more obscure ones you may not have heard of.

iwatchthis - An aggregate feed of favourite videos from across the web (videologs).

Magg - Movie aggregator that can search across video platforms. WARNING: May contain videos of an adult nature not suitable for minors or people that are easily offended.

Mefeedia Most popular Guide - Aggregates the most popular videos from sites like Google Videos, YouTube, Blip.tv, del.icio.us. and more.

Megite - Popular Internet Videos.

PureVideo - A video meta-search engine that can pull in results from 100s of sites.

Qoogle Video Clippers - A Japanese video community for sharing YouTube clips. Allows browsing of popular videos by Date or Top 30, Tag Clouds and Top Users.

Snackfeed - Aggregating the best videos from around the web.

Social SWF - Movie clips at del.icio.us ranked according to number of blog posts with direct links.

StumbleVideo - A video discovery tool where users can vote for cool videos.

Tailrank - Popular video from the blogosphere.

The Amazing YouTube Tools Collection - A list of YouTube third party tools which enhance your YouTube experience. Also has a list of web mashups for Top/Best YouTube videos.

The WorldTV Internet TV Charts - The most popular online video clips each week from Google, YouTube, Digg and VideoSift.

YouTube Online Feed Reader - Lets you quickly access and read all the main YouTube RSS feeds and search for videos. Also provides tools for easy subscription to feeds, bookmarking videos and tracking blog links to videos.

Video Bomb - A community site for people to bring together, share and vote for the best videos on the web.

V Diddy - A web mashup that pulls in the top 12 videos from a choice of several popular video sites.

Vidly Top Videos Today - A selection of popular videos based on viewing stats, updated hourly.

Vidmeter - Gathers web data to provide an accurate representation of the most popular online videos on Break.com, Daily Motion, Google, iFilm, Metacafe, Myspace, Revver, vSocial, Yahoo, and Youtube. Syndication feeds and widgets

Viral Video Chart - A list of the 25 videos generating the most buzz in the blogosphere.

Wordpress Tag Videos - Aggregated blog posts in date order.

Xanga Videos - The most recent, Top Boosted and Most Viewed videos on the Xanga weblog community.

Also see:

2009 List of Video Search Engines & Video Search Sites - A ranked list of internet video search engines and video search sites. Click on the column header names to sort sites by Name, URL, Alexa Rank or Google Page Rank.

The complete list of websites for streaming full TV shows and movies

Support

Knowledge & Media Tools

Reference Resources 

Useful sites for viral video information, meme timelines and influencial communities.
4chan
4chan is the largest English imageboard on the web. A wellspring of net culture famed for initiating powerful viral stunts and memes.
A collection of the most viral video clips
Watch some of the most popular videos of recent times. Viral Marketing Review: Using and Identifying Design Patterns.
Creative Commons Video Sharing Sites and Social Media Tools
An extended blog post focusing on Open Content media sharing web hosts.
Dipity Internet Memes
An interactive view of the all the memes that swept across the internet and burrowed in our zeitgeist.
List of Internet phenomena - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A list of phenomena specific to the Internet such as popular themes, music, films and viral videos.
Online Video - Mahalo
A brief introduction to Online Video including a list of Famous Viral Online Videos.
Video hosting service - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Information relating to sharing videos online. Includes links to: List of video sharing websites and Comparison of video services
Web Buzz Explorer: The Social Media and Web 2.0 Buzz Hub
A window on the buzzscape surrounding social media - from brilliant blogs to viral videos, it's a hub for the hype. You can use the list of resources to scour online news, track personal projects, watch trends and discover new media.

Digital Filmmaking Books 

Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera (Updated Edition)

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The Digital Photography Book, Volume 3

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The Digital Photography Book

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The Photographer's Eye: Composition and Design for Better Digital Photos

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Adobe Photoshop CS4 Classroom in a Book

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Art of the Modern Movie Poster: International Postwar Style and Design 

Art of the Modern Movie Poster: International Postwar Style and Design

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Pinnacle Video Editing Software 

Pinnacle Studio Ultimate Version 12

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Take control of your videos with professional strength editing tools.
Capture, edit and burn: The complete native HD solution.
Define the style of your video or film, regardless of on-set conditions, with powerful imaging tools.
Share and archive your creations on DVD, YouTube, and more.
Includes: Boris Graffiti, Red Giant Magic Bullet Looks, proDAD VitaScene.

Download Squad - Video News 

New video tools and online developments.

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Useful Lenses

Media Distribution 

To find more cool resources on Squidoo try Squidoogle - A Google custom search engine dedicated to the Squidoo network. It's fast!

Podcasting Guides 

Support for podcasters and podcast discovery tools.

Copyright Issues 

Learn about the legal issues surrounding the distribution of media and sharing content.

Music Soundtracks & Effects 

Find free and legal media for your video creations.

Entertainment 

Lenses for music, movies and games.

Comments 

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DavidHolmes wrote...

10 more cool things you can do with YouTube videos - a roundup of useful YouTube apps.

ReplyPosted July 24, 2009

DavidHolmes wrote...

5Min - Life Videopedia - A place to find short video solutions for practical questions and a place for people to share their knowledge. The special video player allows viewers to watch the video in slow motion or frame by frame, zoom in and out, and more. It also gives the video creator the option to make a storyboard that helps others better understand the demonstration.

ReplyPosted January 05, 2009

jppi_Stu wrote...

Solid list of info & resources! 5 stars, and added to the Discovery Tool on my Lens about promoting Revver videos.

ReplyPosted October 19, 2008

yourfamilywebsite wrote...

Thanks for the info nice.
Any more coming?
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ReplyPosted April 13, 2008

maria_p wrote...

Thanks for the post, it was very informative. You can view a lot of online movies and clips at http://www.themoviezone.net

ReplyPosted April 11, 2008

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