viral media
Media that is passed from person to person.
Viral video – Video that becomes popular via Internet sharing
Viral marketing – Marketing strategy that uses existing social networks to promote a product
List of Internet phenomena
Meme – Thought or idea that can be shared, in analogy to a gene
Fad – Collective behavior that achieves intense short-lived popularity and then fades away
Real life – Phrase separating "reality" from "fantasy" or "online"
Tony D. Sampson – British critical theorist (born 1964) (thesis and book Virality)
Computer virus – Computer program that modifies other programs to replicate itself and spread