With YouTube and Google Video leading the way the internet has become prime stomping ground for viral videos.  The term viral video refers to video clip content which gains widespread popularity through the process of Internet sharing, typically through email or IM messages, blogs and other media sharing websites.  Viral videos are often humorous in nature and may range from televised comedy sketches, commercials or cool stuff “caught on tape”.

Most recently the ‘Bad Hair Wedding’ Video made it’s start famous and in the past there was the “crazy German kid’, those nutty Ikea commercials and more.  In this blog we will feature some of the best of the best viral videos and the news stories behind them.

Here is a quick quiz to see if you are the type of person that might enjoy viral video clips (and should therefore spend large amounts of time at this blog):

1. Do silly videos of crazy people doing stupid things make you giggle like an idiot?

2. If you watched a video of someone hurting themselves in a really nutty way would you laugh uncontrollably?

3. Does watching sports bloopers or out-takes from a movie make you smile?

4. Do you wake up at night dreaming of watching viral videos?

5. Have you missed a class or work to stay home and watch viral videos?

If you answered yes to all or most of the above questions, then you are probably a viral video junkie and this is a great place for you to hang-out.

Here is something a little viral for your enjoyment: