Youtube and the "viral" video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9XXaU8xnV0&feature=player_embedded

The clip above is just a little example of what is now known as the "Viral Video". These videos are when something either happens on television, radio, or people deliberately film themselves doing something and then post it on Youtube, and then has a quick strong following. This video just happened the other night and is not only blowing up on the internet, but already has a remix to it.

There are a couple things about this that caught my eye. The video is pretty funny in my view and I can definitely see how it would make the rounds on the internet and attract a little bit of a following. The remix is kind of pointless though. It seems that every video that is very popular on Youtube has somebody else trying to remake it into something else. I feel like the videos that become popular are clearly good enough to garner a large following on their own without the use of remixes.

I am all for Youtube. I think it is one of the best websites out there today. It gives people the opportunity to broadcast themselves and maybe get discovered somehow, showing their artistic side, or just having the chance to catch a clip of something you might have missed. That being said I think most of these videos should just be left as is rather than redone.