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	<title>Viral Curve &#187; viral weirdness</title>
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		<title>Viral Weirdness: Better Marriage Blanket</title>
		<link>http://www.theviralmarketingblog.com/2010/05/viral-weirdness-better-marriage-blanket/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 11:42:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ricardo</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[better marriage blanket]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[viral video]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This one it is not the actual video that is weird, but the product itself!
An infomercial of a patent pending product (!) that aims to save marriages, this video has been on Youtube since the end of March and got 1.1 million views so far. One of those weird WTF product demos that goes viral, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theviralmarketingblog.com%2F2010%2F05%2Fviral-weirdness-better-marriage-blanket%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theviralmarketingblog.com%2F2010%2F05%2Fviral-weirdness-better-marriage-blanket%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>This one it is not the actual video that is weird, but the product itself!</p>
<p>An infomercial of a patent pending product (!) that aims to save marriages, this video has been on Youtube since the end of March and got 1.1 million views so far. One of those weird WTF product demos that goes viral, not unlike <a href="http://www.theviralmarketingblog.com/2010/02/viral-weirdness-pajama-jeans/">Pijama Jeans or the Winkers</a>.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s been on the top viral video charts for a few days now, standing currently at the 19th position.</p>
<p>Check it out, after the break:</p>
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<p>They state this can be bought as a gift, and I can see them making a lot of money with that, were it only cheaper.</p>
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		<title>Viral weirdness: Cycles</title>
		<link>http://www.theviralmarketingblog.com/2010/03/viral-weirdness-cycles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:44:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ricardo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[viral weirdness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cyriak]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[viral video]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a long time since we&#8217;ve post a viral weirdness here but today is the day.
This video is both strange, and strangely hypnotic (both the visuals and the music) and was made by animator Cyriak on Youtube. It got 176.000 views in the last 2 days and now stands on the 18th place at [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theviralmarketingblog.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fviral-weirdness-cycles%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theviralmarketingblog.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fviral-weirdness-cycles%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>It&#8217;s been a long time since we&#8217;ve post a viral weirdness here but today is the day.</p>
<p>This video is both strange, and strangely hypnotic (both the visuals and the music) and was made by animator Cyriak on Youtube. It got 176.000 views in the last 2 days and now stands on the 18th place at the top viral video chart.</p>
<p>The animation quality is outstanding, as is the animators imagination, so no wonder it started going viral. Plus you just know what is deviant from normal but outstanding has a high chance of going viral (eliciting the feelings of &#8220;WTF did I just saw?&#8230; &#8221; and then sending it to friends to elicit the same from them!)</p>
<p>Seriously, I can&#8217;t have enough of this video! Check it out yourself:</p>
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<p><em>(thanks @catarino for first directing us to it!)</em></p>
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		<title>Viral weirdness: Pajama Jeans</title>
		<link>http://www.theviralmarketingblog.com/2010/02/viral-weirdness-pajama-jeans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:28:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ricardo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[viral weirdness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pajama jeans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[viral video]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few months ago there was a viral video about these pants that had drawings on the back, making them move like &#8220;animation&#8221; as you walked. They&#8217;re called Winkers.
That was a bit weird, and it got viral fast: it has now 770.000 views since the end of June. Did that help sell the pants? We [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theviralmarketingblog.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fviral-weirdness-pajama-jeans%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theviralmarketingblog.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fviral-weirdness-pajama-jeans%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>A few months ago there was a viral video about these pants that had drawings on the back, making them move like &#8220;animation&#8221; as you walked. They&#8217;re called Winkers.</p>
<p>That was a bit weird, and it got viral fast: it has now 770.000 views since the end of June. Did that help sell the pants? We don&#8217;t know, but it sure did help get the word out on their product.</p>
<p>If you by any chance missed it, let us show it to you:</p>
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<p>Today, there&#8217;s a video making the rounds that has a similar feel (and also like the Snuggie). It&#8217;s a bit weird, yeah, but like the Snuggie and the Winkers, it&#8217;s a niche product that will find its audience, and going viral will certainly help find it.</p>
<p>On Youtube since yesterday and with 15.000 views already.</p>
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<p>Although this videos probably weren&#8217;t meant to be weird or viral on purpose, it shows us that weird stuff has the potential to be viral more than anything else, and are videos that people want to share.</p>
<p>And for your, is it this just entertainment or would you want or use any of those two examples?</p>
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		<title>Viral weirdness: Pyramid Over Moscow</title>
		<link>http://www.theviralmarketingblog.com/2009/12/viral-weirdness-pyramid-over-moscow/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:53:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ricardo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[viral weirdness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[moscow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pyramid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[viral video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weird]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yet another video of a strange phenomenon (wether real or not) going viral.
This time, one weird Pyramid shaped thing over the skies of Moscow.
Real? Not real? One or the other, it got 180.000 views in 10 days, in this video alone. Other thousands in duplicate videos and news station reports.
What do you think?


Remember: strange unbelievable [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theviralmarketingblog.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fviral-weirdness-pyramid-over-moscow%2F"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theviralmarketingblog.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fviral-weirdness-pyramid-over-moscow%2F" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>Yet another video of a strange phenomenon (wether real or not) going viral.</p>
<p>This time, one weird Pyramid shaped thing over the skies of Moscow.</p>
<p>Real? Not real? One or the other, it got 180.000 views in 10 days, in this video alone. Other thousands in duplicate videos and news station reports.</p>
<p>What do you think?<br />
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<p>Remember: strange unbelievable stuff like this make people want to see it again to try to discover if real or not, and make them share with friends to see their reaction and know their opinion, thus making the video more viral.</p>
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