
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No…it’s a hunchback cat and it’s running amok on YouTube!

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No…it’s a hunchback cat and it’s running amok on YouTube!

It’s been two years since Kanon Tipton first went viral for preaching to a congregation at the young age of 21 months. As the “World’s Youngest Preacher”, Kannon has racked up more than 4 million views and this week he’s back!

When you think of babies and fingers, the first thing that pops into your head is probably the YouTube viral video sensation ‘Charlie Bit My Finger’, which is why it’s only fitting that Gerber is using the hit in a viral video campaign of their own for their Gerber Finger Foods.

A super low-budget viral video ad for Australian backpacker hostel, 790 on George, is climbing the YouTube charts this week, proving that it is possible to go viral without spending a dime.

The first time the Founder and CEO of Kittywood Studios saw the Internet he said, “The future of the Internet is cats.” And this was the first time he looked at the Internet. He didn’t even know what it was! He uploaded his first cat video in 1994 and now, seventeen years later, he has turned cat videos into a billion dollar industry.

If you’ve been watching video footage of the London Riots then you’ve probably seen the video of a group of looters helping an injured boy up, only to rob him. The video has accrued more than 2.2 million views on YouTube so far and everyone has been wondering who this boy is and whether he is okay. This morning he speaks out.

“Baby monkey! Baby monkey! Ridin’ on a pig…baby monkey.” The hilariously literal hit viral song by Parry Gripp, which features a baby monkey riding backwards on a pig has racked up over 9 million YouTube views and now it’s got its very own $0.99 iOS game, aptly named Baby Monkey (going backwards on a pig).

iPad Head Girl walks around Bryan Park in New York, giving guys a glimpse into a girl’s head to show them “what women want” in a campaign for the iPad only magazine, Cosmo For Guys.

These days every brand dreams of producing the next viral hit—the next Evian Babies or Old Spice response campaign. But if you want to go truly viral (read: millions of views viral) then you better be prepared to pay for it.

The time has come to face the facts: creating a viral video is a lot harder than it looks.