You know all those videos that people keep talking about that they’ve seen on YouTube or elsewhere… the star wars kid, the evolution of dance, AfroNinja, anything by Will Ferrell. They spread fast, and before you know it someone in a meeting is making a subtle reference to a cat playing the piano and you don’t get the joke. Because you haven’t seen the YouTube video. You laugh along, but inside you’re crying. All because you haven’t seen the funniest video ever and they have.
Well, lucky for you help is on the way!
A site called ViralVideoChart.com tracks popular videos as posted on blogs and web sites. If there is a sudden surge in how much attention a video is getting, it shows up on their charts. If you monitor their feed, you’ll get to see today what everyone will be talking about tomorrow. And what could possibly be more important than that?
I bring all this up because I just released a new iGoogle gadget: Latest Viral Videos from ViralVideoChart.com
It lets you put the latest viral video list on your iGoogle portal page and watch as new ones come in. It embeds the video right there on the page for you and lets you mark them as seen once you’ve watched each one. That way you don’t have to see the same list all the time.
So hopefully the next time you’re in a meeting and someone is joking about that hilarious dog who just couldn’t get that pail off its head, you’ll be able to LOL and say… “I know, isn’t that hilarious? I saw that THREE DAYS AGO, you douche! Oh, SNAP!”