Greetings, it's been a while since i've posted anything. Today I was browsing youtube and pondering just how much crap gets uploaded to youtube. Every now and then though something stands out.
During the 2008 Presidential Election a video was posted on Youtube by Barely Political. According to its wiki, "I Got a Crush... On Obama" received over one thousand views in the first 5 hours of its youtube life. To date there have been over 17 million views of the original video. Those numbers are pretty staggering considering that youtube space is free to upload to.
This video among others showcases the power of viral videos. The effects on the Obama campaign are hard to quantify but if any publicity is good publicity it certainly must have been worth the price. Free.
Although viral videos have been around for a while, it's the first time I can remember seeing a political viral video, and I think that in the future we may see more of this type of media in the world of politics.
Here's a link to the original video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKsoXHYICqU
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