What makes something go viral? | Dao Nguyen 

This video was the opposite of Buzzfeeds content: very interesting.

This video actually explains a lot about Buzzfeed and similar sensational media. Rather than caring about the veracity or importance of the content distributed, Buzzfeed focuses on how said content affects people. It is this focus that leads many people like myself to get angry at the crap content they often publish, because as an analytical person, I care about the content, and I care when it's factually inaccurate or misleading. Buzzfeed just doesn't seem to care about this, because they're after the reactions they can get.

Understanding what it is that makes people love certain types of content is definitely not an easy thing. My biggest takeaway from your video was the fact that what all viral videos have in common is their ability to bring people together around a any subject that produces an emotional response. Thanks for your help Dao.

Exposure to an unusual experience gives the drive (at the psychological level) to share the experience with others. This is programmed into our very being, neurologically-speaking. Our neurology has evolved to have a drive to share possible dangers with the tribe - communication is key in protecting the tribe. However, in the modern context, we continue to communicate even though it isn't necessarily for survival. Our drive to communicate dangers has evolved into a drive to communicate any experience we deem the rest of the tribe *hasn't experienced yet.* The drive to "communicate information to others that they may not have experienced yet" can be seen in animals too. Dogs will bark when they see something unusual (a 'transient sensory phenomenon') such as seeing a squirrel after having not seen one for weeks/months. The very same drive to communicate unusual, and/or potentially dangerous things with the rest of the tribe IS the key to understanding how and why things go viral.

The first viral phenomenon: the Nguyen surname among Vietnamese people.

the masses always have incredible power，but they also easy to be misguided.

I've learned to hate the comments section in TED talk videos.

Fascinating insight on how their cancer does so well.

10/10 Would hire her as a ghost writer for my autobiography

Is there anyone else who loves watching TED talks?

Yea there is whole branch of social science called memetics dedicated to this and studying how information spreads and sticks around in a culture. And yes this is where the origin of a "meme" comes from. If often miss used now a days.

answer: being able to relate

Awesome! Thank you very much Dao Nguyen. It makes a lot of sense to me. Also I'd love to pretty much appreciate the persons translated this talk into Vietnamese. Much respect!

Great info!

this is it! new metric and new way we see and find connection of content, outcome and the data ...exciting!

You never see anything go bacterial. C'mon microbes--get with it!

boiled down to one frame: 4:11 basically make sure you target these emotional responses

It's work on RU-vid Creator too... Awesome! Thanks BuzzFeed & Nguyen!

CGP Grey has a more lean and succinct video about the viral nature of memes. Both good to watch.

This project is pure brilliance

Did the performance have anything to do with the following buzzfeed already has? Can we get some data on low tier content creators?

Saying "Gucci Gang" 1.000.000 times for charity

This video is amazing, thank you for this.

I dont think we should worry too much about this

Greeting from Vietnam. Well done

This video was and the speaker presentation was really interesting

I know a better way. Click 'HERE' to find out more !

thank you

Awesome...Simply.

Want to know why that video was so popular? It involved goats, and it was posted on the internet. It's as simple as that.

The next step is to compensate people for their data, as Andrew Yang describes thoroughly today. #HumanityFirst #YangGang #DataDividend

Holy this is good stuff thank you

thanks for sharing your experience , I am proud of being a Vietnamese

Very Good!

A virus?

Guys how can i get the full script??

Yes let's gooo!

Who else is watching this for online school?

Why Ted community never share the content of the slides that we watch?

What are they thinking and what job is the viewer were doing Describes “me” helps you connect describe things, makes me feel... 7:20 “THE HUMBLE BRAG” CULTURAL cartography

awesome!!

I like it!

The message of the presentation is rife knowledge among content creators and just the tip of the iceberg. Click-baiting content isn't good content, this is just a path towards good publicity and without real meat to back it up. Audiences will soon know this is nothing but of waste of time.

The most surprising thing is that something Buttfeed did was actually interesting..

Wonders of Time, The most exciting web. in the world is the pleasures in creative art videos. is very thing have story. nice doing well.

this is genius

Excelent

Community engagement will make this video got demonetized.. sad truth

Whoever is reading this, I hope your channel takes off! Remember you’re only 1 video away from your biggest hit. -Butt Talks TV

I hope there isn't Logan paul tectics in your talk

Now imagine if BuzzFeed could actually use it 😂

wow!

Early squad, where you at?

This is why people will stand in lines for nothing.

When Normiefeed and Normiebook collaborates

so insightful

Clubhouse founders took notes

WTF? BuzzFeed has this weird knack of making mundane things famous.

Pa shout out

Brilliant

abonnés my friends

ideas worth sharing...this is successful, but the conclusion is so much focused on marketing for mediocre capitalistic companies. Please take these tools and market climate protection!

If I knew what makes things viral, I'd be a meme lord by now.

i need a creative career like you have

And now i know why they say buzzfeed is cancer ! i totally approve,thanks for clarifying lady !

Loved this, many thanks for sharing! ❤❤🌹🌹🌹🌹

Sooo, we're challenging people to reverse engineer products to create a viral meme? Like what happens with patent and intellectual property theft? What happens if companies who siphon this information are hoodwinked with the wrong ingredients and recipes?

6:53 she represents what I dislike about buzzfeed.

To answer the question: My left stroke

Who came here after the EGG? #EGGgang

March 25 2015

Ted Talks ^_^

Hello from Viet Nam

This I wanna see

Sounds good, but once you get passed the fluff its obvious stuff

7:01 Very good video.... but i think 5,9 is 1,75-76, not 1,80, like the translate say!! ;)

nice insights...buzzfeed's garbage though.

I don't like the viral concept.

BUY MY MUSIC!

A publisher from buzzfeed? Really?

The people waiting for a watermelon seem kind of sad...

😂 new viral video coming soon

1st

Imagine spending your intellect making internet quizzes more viral. She seems smart. What a waste of potential.

Lol

At least the audience was honest about the humor unlike...

FW

What kind of waves do little surfers ride?

and seeing the comments, this talk is just not for everyone really

The answer is CLICKBAIT!!!

*Cancer.*

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Baby goats in the office is not a good prank and not funny.

The Men Who Stare at Goats

This video had nothing to do with how things go viral and the lady only talked about how buzzfeed gets their views so annoying

When all else fails, just record a dead hanging man in a forest. #logangs

If this would be what makes thing viral everybody would get viral this is cap there is no way to explain getting viral is just a miracle

How to make my channel viral? If anyone knows tell me in comments

Totally did not think buzz feed had the brains...

'Buzzfeed' aaaand i'm closing the video.