Video: The Cowboys made a parody of 'Damn, Daniel' starring Dan Bailey

[TheCount]

What I find funny is that people think things are viral when they are not. To be viral, it has to spread from individual to individual. However, these days, the media gets a hold of something they see more than once and post it on their sites calling it "viral". That's not "going viral" but rather "being promoted". By their definition, every story they write is viral because you can find it on most news sites and via social media, so everyone hears about it.

In the year 2016, the idea that for something to be considered "viral", it needs to be spread via "word of mouth" seems counter intuitive to me.

If you aren't particularly active on Vine and/or Snapchat, why would you have expected to have heard of this before it was picked up by the media?

 

[TheCount]

You got it, Reality. Seemingly every other video posted on the internet these days is labeled with the "viral" buzzword, regardless of how frequently it's actually passed between different people/groups.

I think you're severely underestimating the number of videos posted on the internet.

 

[Afigueroa22]

I'm a lifetime ball player but I definitely know your background.

Bet you didn't like M. Sam playing for us either.

 

[Reality]

In the year 2016, the idea that for something to be considered "viral", it needs to be spread via "word of mouth" seems counter intuitive to me.

If you aren't particularly active on Vine and/or Snapchat, why would you have expected to have heard of this before it was picked up by the media?

I actually talk to people each day. I know that's a strange concept to some people.

I guess CowboysZone is a viral source now since everything we're discussing here it discussed on social media and by mainstream media so therefore it must be viral.

CowboysZone .. "Your Cowboys Viral Source! .. You're in the Zone and going viral!"

/realitysucks

 

[JoeyBoy718]

I'm a lifetime ball player but I definitely know your background.

Hehe he said ball.

 

[guag]

I think you're severely underestimating the number of videos posted on the internet.

Perhaps. Or maybe in my mind, the "views per hour" threshold is higher than what others might consider for a video to be referred to as "viral". I don't frequent many social media or video sites (except YouTube & Twitter sometimes), so in my mind, a video is viral if it's popular enough for even me to find out about it (either through the few sites I visit, or among chatter with coworkers, friends, family, etc). Of course this is a rather egocentric definition of "viral", but I guess I can't help it.

 

[TheCount]

I actually talk to people each day. I know that's a strange concept to some people.

I guess CowboysZone is a viral source now since everything we're discussing here it discussed on social media and by mainstream media so therefore it must be viral.

CowboysZone .. "Your Cowboys Viral Source! .. You're in the Zone and going viral!"

/realitysucks

Honestly, I have no idea what that first statement is even supposed to mean. You can't talk to people AND use social media?

You're getting hung up on the term. My point is, how can you know if people are using viral correctly or incorrectly if you don't participate in the media form where most of these things are shared - such as Snapchat and Vine?

You're saying it's considered viral when really it's being promoted by the media, but you have no idea how popular it may or may not have been before you became aware of it via the media.

 

[TheCount]

Perhaps. Or maybe in my mind, the "views per hour" threshold is higher than what others might consider for a video to be referred to as "viral". I don't frequent many social media or video sites (except YouTube & Twitter sometimes), so in my mind, a video is viral if it's popular enough for even me to find out about it (either through the few sites I visit, or among chatter with coworkers, friends, family, etc). Of course this is a rather egocentric definition of "viral", but I guess I can't help it.

I have no argument against the idea that the term "viral" is overused, I completely agree.

 

[BigDFan5]

My way of determining if something has gone viral is if I have heard of it, since I dont do any social media except facebook. I have heard of this one therefore it has gone viral

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

What I find funny is that people think things are viral when they are not. To be viral, it has to spread from individual to individual. However, these days, the media gets a hold of something they see more than once and post it on their sites calling it "viral". That's not "going viral" but rather "being promoted". By their definition, every story they write is viral because you can find it on most news sites and via social media, so everyone hears about it.

No, it is viral. Unfortunately, I think it might be the kind that you die from if you catch it.

Kinda dumb to me but whatever.......

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

I guess most of you guys didn't find Sean Penn's character funny on Fast Times.

 

[cajuncocoa]

Explanation of the meme (because I'm not 18, I didn't get it.... I had to Google it)
http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/02/what-is-damn-daniel-meme-explained

 

[Clarkson]

It seems like many people think something is funny or entertaining just because it was simply put on video.

I'd be interested to know what you found humorous or entertaining about the video.

I'm old school, I like comedy to actually be funny.

old school and so much more smarter than any dummy who thinks this is funny!!!

 

[Clarkson]

old people on the internet these days

 

[KingintheNorth]

Young people on the internet these days..

Any video posted is automatically funny.


Old person: Why is it funny young person?

Young person: Because someone posted it

Old person gives up on young person.

 

[Clarkson]

Young people on the internet these days..

Any video posted is automatically funny.


Old person: Why is it funny young person?

Young person: Because someone posted it

Old person gives up on young person.

Couple of things:

There are hundreds of thousands of videos, pictures, gifs, memes, etc posted on the internet every day. No one finds all of these things funny.

Next: Why do you care what young people find funny? Why does it even bother you?

It comes down to you not understanding things and being cranky about it. It's a bad look. Guess what? Things change. You were once the dumb young kid to an old crotchety person. Now you're that old crotchety person. Enjoy, I guess.

 

[skinsscalper]

Damn, TheCount.

Which reminds me:



Now THAT is funny

 

[KingintheNorth]

Couple of things:

There are hundreds of thousands of videos, pictures, gifs, memes, etc posted on the internet every day. No one finds all of these things funny.

Next: Why do you care what young people find funny? Why does it even bother you?

It comes down to you not understanding things and being cranky about it. It's a bad look. Guess what? Things change. You were once the dumb young kid to an old crotchety person. Now you're that old crotchety person. Enjoy, I guess.

I find plenty of modern things funny, even those posted on social media. I just don't understand why this or things like it is considered funny?

No one is cranky. Quit being sensitive about your unfunny generation.

Got heeeeeem. Am I right?

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

What I find funny is that people think things are viral when they are not. To be viral, it has to spread from individual to individual. However, these days, the media gets a hold of something they see more than once and post it on their sites calling it "viral". That's not "going viral" but rather "being promoted". By their definition, every story they write is viral because you can find it on most news sites and via social media, so everyone hears about it.

I think people get too bent out of shape over something being called viral or not.

However I am just as guilty as something else annoys me more.

This (enter video, show, meme, person, event) is going to break the internet.

The phrase is used wayyyyy too much and I have never seen any of those thing "break the internet" literally or figuratively.