tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156536327610779049.post4565189692359388072..comments2024-02-23T11:23:45.971-05:00Comments on Lost Motorcyclist: Viral Video Gone Wrong: Eugenie HarveyLost Motorcyclisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08873504561959138792noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156536327610779049.post-9766469143923772372011-04-03T08:54:58.063-04:002011-04-03T08:54:58.063-04:00Injection of provocative material into the Web inv...Injection of provocative material into the Web involves consideration of two principal aspects:<br /><br />1. Whether the material has enough of the '<i>Hey, check this out!</i>' factor to 'go viral,' and<br /><br />2. The likelihood of the material successfully conveying the intended message.<br /><br />There's no question that the '<i>No Pressure</i>' video was successful on the first but rather compromised on the second.<br /><br />Efforts to achieve <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_mass#Explanation_of_criticality" rel="nofollow">criticality</a> are generating an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arms_race#Other_uses" rel="nofollow">arms race</a> as creators vie to outdo each other. And public discourse further degenerates as <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMZejVltDDs" rel="nofollow">we amuse ourselves to death</a>.Madeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593933575568389288noreply@blogger.com