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Appropriation vs. Appreciation

Delivra

It took all of a few days for the video to spread across social media platforms, with the term being turned into a viral hashtag. Meanwhile, a creative bunch took the time to recreate Smylie’s video, in homage, which he approved of. Will our usage of this viral content come from left field?

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How Much Money Has Been Invested In Content Marketing Technology

Marketing Insider Group

In 2014, CBinsights noted that $292M had been invested in content marketing platforms (including ours) from Q2 2013 to Q1 2014, noting that there was a 125% increase in investment money as well as a 47% bump in deal activity from the prior year. https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/virally. last year.”. CrunchBase. 11,000,000.

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6 Company Blogs We Actually Enjoy Reading

Hubspot

Rohin Dhar launched the blog in 2011 to offer price guides for overused goods because they were sick of getting ripped off. He wrote in November 2013: "We just need to write smart things and hopefully a small fraction of our audience will hire us for data-related services.".

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The Quest for the Perfect Headline

Contently

If Upworthy, the master of the curiosity gap, wanted to make the same story go viral, it would’ve rolled out something like “A Man Was Shot in a Topless Bar. What was once a creative art has become a science concerned with maximizing engagement by any means necessary. “A What Happened Next Is Even Crazier.”

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9 Invaluable Lessons From Failed Link Building Campaigns

seo.co

In 2011, massive businesses like Overstock.com and JC Penney were penalized for black hat search practices – including manipulative link building. Around 2013, the rise of organic content marketing further complicated matters. Yes, video content has a tendency to go viral. The content must be scrapped.

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A Shortish History of Online Video

Vidyard

One could argue that in addition to being the first live video streamed daily on the internet, it was also the first viral video. The late 1990s saw the rise of broadband internet, and the increasing complexity and creative possibility of internet browsers to display more exciting media. The Short But Exciting Rise of Flash.

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UGG Boots, Mason Jars & Other Trends That Marketing Made You Like

Hubspot

According to a 2013 study by Bizrate Insights , more than a quarter of American women own a pair of UGG boots. January 2011: Randy Clemens released The Sriracha Cookbook. March 2011: Matthew Inman published a viral love letter to Sriracha on The Oatmeal. 5 Things Marketing Made People Like. 1) UGG Boots. 3) Mason Jars.