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81-459: Angry German Kid (also known as Keyboard Crasher , Unreal Tournament Kid , AGK or PC Spielen ) is a viral web video from 14 February 2006. The fictionalized persona in the viral video, played by German teenager Norman Kochanowski , tries to play Unreal Tournament on his PC, but faces problems with it, such as the game loading up slowly, which causes him to get enraged and shout, as well as smashing his keyboard in some scenes, with

162-406: A 3–7-day period" can it be considered "viral". To compare, 2004's Numa Numa received two million hits on Newgrounds in its first three months (a figure explained in a 2015 article as "a staggering number for the time"). Nalts also posits three other considerations: buzz, parody, and longevity, which are more complex ways of judging a viral video's views. Buzz addresses the heart of the issue;

243-531: A Box ", Numa Numa videos, The Evolution of Dance , Chocolate Rain on YouTube; and web-only productions such as I Got a Crush... on Obama . and some events that have been captured by eyewitnesses can get viral such as Battle at Kruger . One commentator called the Kony 2012 video the most viral video in history (about 34 million views in three days and 100 million views in six days ), but " Gangnam Style " (2012) received one billion views in five months and

324-550: A banana" and "My spoon is too big!" Another early video was the Flash animation "The End of the World", created by Jason Windsor and uploaded to Albino Blacksheep in 2003, with quotable hooks such as "but I'm le tired" and "WTF, mates?" Rosanna Guadagno, a social psychologist at the University of Texas at Dallas, found in a study that people preferred to share a funny video rather than one of

405-413: A bootleg copy of a feature film, establishing that the dancing footage had effectively gone viral. Viral videos began circulating as animated GIFs small enough to be uploaded to websites over dial-up Internet access or through email as attachments in the early 1990s. Videos were also spread on message boards, P2P file sharing sites, and even coverage from mainstream news networks on television. Two of

486-433: A company that measures online traffic, compiled data comparing the amount of time spent reading an article and the number of times it was shared and found that people often post articles on Twitter they haven't even read. Many independent musicians, as well as large companies such as Universal Music Group , use YouTube to promote videos. Six of the 10 most viral YouTube videos of 2015 were rooted in music. One such video,

567-445: A diss track against Tyson, titled "Flatline"; Tyson subsequently enlisted his nephew, Stephen Tyson, to write and record a rebuttal titled "Flat to Fact". In 2022, rapper Pusha T and restaurant chain Arby's collaborated to promote Arby's new Spicy Fish Sandwich by releasing a diss track aimed at McDonald's Filet-O-Fish . Pusha and Arby's followed the track with a second one, later in

648-415: A diss track aimed at the trio U.T.F.O. "Roxanne's Revenge" was a quick success, leading U.T.F.O. to compose a response: they joined forces with Elease Jack and Adelaida Martinez , who adopted the stage name "The Real Roxanne," to release a song under that name in 1985. Roxanne Shanté replied soon afterward, and the feud rapidly expanded from there, with numerous other rappers writing songs that expanded upon

729-471: A diss track towards the band's former guitarist Chris Poland , who frontman Dave Mustaine claimed was stealing guitars and selling them for heroin money. In the 1980s, diss tracks began to feature prominently in the hip-hop genre. The first known hip-hop feud (or "beef") was the Roxanne Wars . The Roxanne Wars began in 1984 when Roxanne Shanté and Marley Marl released the song " Roxanne's Revenge ",

810-506: A feature film. The film was to be written by Alec Berg and David Mandel. Pop stars such as Justin Bieber and Esmée Denters also started their careers via YouTube videos which ultimately went viral. By 2014, pop stars such as Miley Cyrus , Eminem , and Katy Perry were regularly obtaining web traffic in the order of 120 to 150 million hits a month, numbers far in excess of what many viral videos receive. Companies also use viral videos as

891-410: A feud against rapper Meek Mill , who alleged that Drake used ghostwriters for his music. Drake's second diss track in response to the allegations was " Back to Back ", which went on to become a critical and commercial success. In 2017, Rapper Remy Ma released a diss track aimed at Nicki Minaj named " Shether ", a reference to Nas' "Ether", using the same beat. In 2018, rapper Eminem , who had

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972-902: A gamer who throws a tantrum because the computer game Unreal Tournament does not load fast enough. He grows furious, yells at the computer and smashes his keyboard. Even after the game loads, he still loses, ultimately destroying the keyboard in a fit of rage. After its first release on 14 February 2006, the video was soon shared on other sites, including YouTube . The video and its protagonist became known in Germany as Unreal Tournament Kid , in English-speaking countries as Angry German Kid , in Spanish as El Niño Loco Alemán ("The Crazy German Boy"), and in Japanese as Keyboard Crasher ( Japanese : キーボードクラッシャー , romanized :  Kībōdokurasshā ). The video

1053-463: A long history of being embroiled in feuds, released " Killshot " in response to Machine Gun Kelly 's diss " Rap Devil ". Collectively, the official uploads to YouTube alone have raised more than 800 million views as of 2023. Drake and Kendrick Lamar became embroiled in a feud in early 2024 . J. Cole had claimed on 2023's " First Person Shooter " that he, Drake, and Lamar were the "big three" rappers of their generation; Lamar rebutted that claim on

1134-551: A man treating his own spider bite, and overall they were more likely to share any video that evoked an intense emotional response. Two professors at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania also found that uplifting stories were more likely to be shared on the New York Times' web site than disheartening ones. Others postulate that sharing is driven by ego in order to build up an online persona for oneself. Chartbeat,

1215-536: A medium of its own was popularized within the hip hop genre, fueled by the hip hop rivalry phenomenon (especially the East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry of the mid-1990s). More recently, entertainers from outside the traditional music landscape have adopted the genre. In the course of constructing their argument, artists often include a wealth of references to past events and transgressions in their diss tracks, which listeners can dive into. Artists who are

1296-489: A second unacknowledged child and of sheltering sex offenders. Lamar continued on May 4 by releasing " Not Like Us ", which accuses Drake of pedophilia; Drake denied the claim on " The Heart Part 6 " the following day, a track where he also alleges that his allies had provided Lamar with false information. Other rappers have participated in the Drake–Kendrick Lamar feud as well. J. Cole responded to "Like That" with

1377-437: A slang term meaning to ruthlessly defeat someone in a rap battle. In the 2010s, rivalries among hip-hop musicians have birthed numerous notable diss tracks. After years of a reported feud and subtle references, rapper Pusha T called out Lil Wayne , as well as Wayne's Cash Money and Young Money record labels, in a 2012 song titled "Exodus 23:1". Lil Wayne responded with a diss track of his own, "Ghoulish". Drake , who at

1458-450: A speech at the University of Chicago Law School that the increased attention on police in light of recent viral videos showing police involved in fatal shootings has made officers less aggressive and emboldened criminals. Comey has acknowledged that there are no data to back up his assertion; according to him, viral videos are one of many possible factors such as cheaper drugs and more criminals being released from prison. Other top officials at

1539-427: A type of marketing strategy. The Dove Campaign for Real Beauty is considered to have been one of the first viral marketing strategies to hit the world when Dove released their Evolution video in 2006. Their online campaign continued to generate viral videos when Real Beauty Sketches was released in 2013 and spread all throughout social media, especially Facebook and Twitter. Diss (music) The diss track as

1620-529: A variety of aliases , the most popular being "Leopold Slikk", At first the videos were published in forums and video sites or exchanged on CDs. In 2006, he released a parody of rap music videos with the fictional character "Real Gangster" ( German : Echter Gangster ). It quickly spread to many platforms, and its success led to sequels featuring the same character. In addition to "Real Gangster", he often calls himself "Slikk" online. On 14 February 2006, he released " Real Gangster 5: Play PC ", in which he acts as

1701-451: A video has "gone viral". The statistic perhaps most mentioned is number of views, and as sharing has become easier, the threshold requirement of sheer number of views has increased. YouTube personality Kevin Nalty (known as Nalts) recalls on his blog: "A few years ago, a video could be considered 'viral' if it hit a million views", but says as of 2011, only "if it gets more than 5 million views in

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1782-400: A video to be shareable or spreadable, it must focus on the social logics and cultural practices that have enabled and popularized these new platforms. Viral videos may be serious, and some are deeply emotional, but many more are based more on entertainment and comedy . Notable early examples include televised comedy sketches, such as The Lonely Island ' s " Lazy Sunday " and " Dick in

1863-423: A viral video can be used to forecast its peak day in future. Notable examples include " All your base are belong to us ", based on the poorly translated video game Zero Wing , which was first distributed in 2000 as a GIF animation and became popular for the grammatically incorrect hook of its title, and Don Hertzfeldt's 2000 Academy Awards Best Animated Short Film nomination "Rejected" with the quotable hooks "I am

1944-414: A website for sharing educational videos with other teachers. The site now features over 54,000 videos. Some college curricula are now using viral videos in the classroom as well. As of 2009, Northwestern University offers a course called "YouTubing 101". The course invites students to produce their own viral videos, focusing on marketing techniques and advertising strategies. " United Breaks Guitars ", by

2025-525: Is also part of the algorithm YouTube uses to predict popular videos. Parodies, spoofs and spin-offs often indicate a popular video, with long-popular video view counts given with original video view counts as well as additional view counts given for the parodies. Longevity indicates if a video has remained part of the Zeitgeist . Due to their societal impact and marketability, viral videos attract attention in both advertising and academia, which try to account for

2106-483: Is currently part of an ongoing federal lawsuit against the city. The 2008 United States presidential election showcased the impact of political viral videos. For the first time, YouTube hosted the CNN-YouTube presidential debates , calling on YouTube users to pose questions. In this debate, the opinions of viral video creators and users were taken seriously. There were several memorable viral videos that appeared during

2187-482: Is monetized by selling and showing advertising. According to the New York Times , YouTube uses an algorithm called "reference rank" to evaluate the viral potential of videos posted to the site. Using evidence from as few as 10,000 views, it can assess the probability that the video will go viral. Before YouTube implemented wide-scale revenue sharing, if it deemed the video a viable candidate for advertising, it contacted

2268-597: The exclusion zone was not big enough. The exploding whale story obtained urban legend status in the Northwest and gained new interest in 1990 after Dave Barry wrote a humorous column about the event, leading to copies being distributed over bulletin board systems around 1994. The " humorous home video " genre dates back at least to 1963, when the TV series "Your Funny, Funny Films" debuted. The series showcased amusing film clips, mostly shot on 8mm equipment by amateurs. The idea

2349-612: The " Free Hugs Campaign " with accompanying music by the Sick Puppies , was one of the winners of the 2006 YouTube Awards. However, the awards received criticism over the voting process and accused of bias. However, the main character of the video, Juan Mann , received positive recognition after being interviewed on Australian news programs and appearing on The Oprah Winfrey Show . Viral videos continue to increase in popularity as teaching and instructive aids. In March 2007, an elementary school teacher, Jason Smith, created TeacherTube ,

2430-627: The 2008 Presidential Election. Every major party candidate had their own YouTube channel in order to communicate with the voters, with John McCain posting over 300 videos and Barack Obama posting over 1,800 videos. The music video "Yes We Can" by will.i.am demonstrates user-generated publicity for the 2008 Presidential Campaign. The video depicts many celebrities as well as black and white clips of Barack Obama. This music video inspired many parodies and won an Emmy for Best New Approaches in Daytime Entertainment. The proliferation of viral videos in

2511-487: The 2008 campaign highlights the fact that people increasingly turn to the internet to receive their news. In a study for the Pew Research Center in 2008, approximately 2% of the participants said that they received their news from non-traditional sources such as MySpace or YouTube. The campaign was widely seen as an example of the growing influence of the internet on United States politics, a point further evidenced by

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2592-571: The Canadian folk rock music group Sons of Maxwell , is an example of how viral videos can be used by consumers to pressure companies to settle complaints. Another example is Brian Finkelstein's video complaint to Comcast, 2006. Finkelstein recorded a video of a Comcast technician sleeping on his couch. The technician had come to repair Brian's modem but had to call Comcast's central office and fell asleep after being placed on hold waiting for Comcast. The Canadian high school student known as Star Wars Kid

2673-480: The Chicago police murder of Laquan McDonald were released after 14 months of being kept sealed, which went viral and sparked further questions about police actions. Chicago's mayor, Rahm Emanuel , fired Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy and there have also been demands for Emanuel to resign. A similar case, in which Chicago police attempted to suppress a dash cam video of the shooting of Ronald Johnson by an officer,

2754-518: The Justice Department have stated that they do not believe increased scrutiny of officers has increased crime. Two videos went viral in October 2015 of a white school police officer assaulting an African-American student. The videos, apparently taken with cell phones by other students in the classroom, were picked up by local news outlets and then further spread by social media. Dash cam videos of

2835-739: The Roxanne mythos. Another prominent hip-hop feud from the 1980s was The Bridge Wars , a dispute over the birthplace of hip-hop. Marley Marl and MC Shan released the track "The Bridge" in 1985, in which they were perceived as claiming that the genre originated in Queensbridge . KRS-One and Boogie Down Productions responded with "South Bronx" in 1986, and the feud continued to escalate, culminating with Boogie Down Productions' " The Bridge Is Over " in 1987. There also existed smaller-scale rivalries during this period: Craig Werner describes "interminable ego duels between LL Cool J and Kool Moe Dee " during

2916-478: The age of viral videos. As more people are uploading videos of their encounters with police, more departments are encouraging their officers to wear body cameras . The procedure for releasing such video is currently evolving and could potentially incriminate more suspects than officers, although current waiting times of several months to release such videos appear to be attempted cover-ups of police mistakes. In October 2015, then-FBI Director James Comey remarked in

2997-517: The album's fifth track "Round 5: Will The Real Sonny Liston Please Fall Down") and toward any future contenders. Ali's remarks were treated skeptically at the time as mere promotional bragging until the Liston vs. Clay fight that was held on February 25, 1964, which Ali won in a major upset after Liston gave up six rounds later. I Am the Greatest is considered a precursor of hip hop music with Ali's impact on

3078-436: The album, such as "3 Legs", contained similar attacks. As a result, Lennon wrote "How Do You Sleep?" to indirectly mock McCartney's musicianship. While McCartney is never mentioned in the song, the many references make clear he is the target, particularly in the lyrics "The only thing you done was yesterday/And since you've gone you're just another day", the first lyric being a reference to The Beatles' 1965 song " Yesterday " and

3159-595: The animator who cleaned up the raw animation, began passing the video around his workplace, LucasArts . Later distribution of viral videos on the internet before YouTube, which was created in 2005 and bought by Google in 2006, were mostly through websites dedicated to hosting humorous content, such as Newgrounds and YTMND , although message boards such as eBaum's World and Something Awful were also instrumental. Notably, some content creators hosted their content on their own websites, such as Joel Veitch 's site for his band Rather Good, which hosted quirky Flash videos for

3240-448: The band's songs; the most popular was " We Like the Moon ", whose viral popularity on the internet prompted Quiznos to parody the song for a commercial. The most famous self-hosted home of viral videos is perhaps Homestar Runner , released in the early 2000’s and is still running today In the mid 2000’s more social media websites such as Facebook (2004) [1] and Twitter (2006) [2] gave users

3321-411: The campaign. In June 2007, " I Got a Crush... on Obama ", a music video featuring a girl claiming to have a crush on presidential candidate Barack Obama , appeared. Unlike previously popular political videos, it did not feature any celebrities and was purely user-generated . The video garnered many viewers and gained attention in the mainstream media. YouTube became a powerful source of campaigning for

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3402-508: The content may be curated by YouTube. Modern viral videos tend to come from TikTok (rebrand of Musical.ly since 2018) [3] and Instagram (2012) [4] , TikTok hosts short form content in a portrait format, these short videos are often meant to be humorous, while others focus mainly on music, viral videos commonly came from music related short videos and popular dances, TikTok was a large internet sensation [5] causing many viral videos to be made. There are several ways to gauge whether

3483-474: The dangers of computer games, in which Focus TV distributed the video of the Angry German Kid as an example of how games could make young people aggressive. The video was distributed further, with text commentaries naming the protagonist Leopold and claiming it was a genuine recording secretly filmed by Leopold's father, and that he was now in a clinic because of his internet addiction. The television report

3564-460: The film around college film festivals in the 1970s. The company who produced the prints, New Line Cinema , was so successful they began producing their own films. The most controversial was perhaps a clip from a newscast from Portland, Oregon in November 1970. In the clip, the disposal of a beached whale carcass by dynamite is documented, including the horrific aftermath of falling mist and chunks since

3645-525: The following year. "Fuck Wit Dre Day" is also notable as a diss track that emerged from the breakup of the group N.W.A ; on the track, Dre takes shots at former group member Eazy-E . Another diss track provoked by the N.W.A breakup was Ice Cube 's 1991 single " No Vaseline ". Rappers from other regions also became involved in the East Coast–West Coast feud at times; for instance, Chicago rapper Common exchanged diss tracks with Ice Cube after Common

3726-576: The founding of viral video producers like Brave New Films . During the 2012 United States presidential election , "Obama Style" and " Mitt Romney Style", the parodies of Gangnam Style , both peaked on Election Day and received approximately 30 million views within one month before Election Day . "Mitt Romney Style", which negatively portrays Mitt as an affluent, extravagant, and arrogant businessman, received an order of magnitude views more than "Obama Style". The web traffic gained by viral videos allows for advertising revenue. The YouTube website

3807-403: The genre's structure well documented. Reggae musician Lee "Scratch" Perry was known for writing tracks that insulted his former musical collaborators. One prominent example was the 1967 song " Run for Cover ", directed at producer Coxsone Dodd . Another example was "People Funny Boy", a 1968 track which attacked Jamaican reggae producer Joe Gibbs ; Gibbs would respond later in the year on

3888-461: The later 1980s. The East Coast–West Coast hip-hop rivalry led to increased popularity for hip-hop diss tracks. This feud began with Bronx rapper Tim Dog 's 1991 song " Fuck Compton ", which expressed his anger at record companies' preference of West Coast artists over the East Coast. This song provoked many responses, including Dr. Dre 's single " Fuck Wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin') "

3969-435: The more a video is shared, the more discussion the video creates both online and offline. What he emphasizes is notable is that the more buzz a video gets, the more views it gets. A study on viral videos by Carnegie Mellon University found that the popularity of the uploader affected whether a video would become viral, and having the video shared by a popular source such as a celebrity or a news channel also increases buzz. It

4050-476: The most successful viral videos of the early internet era were " The Spirit of Christmas " and " Dancing Baby ". "The Spirit of Christmas" surfaced in 1995, spread through bootleg copies on VHS and on the internet, as well as an AVI file on the PlayStation game disc for Tiger Woods 99 , later leading to a recall. The popularity of the videos led to the creation of the television series South Park after it

4131-535: The option to share videos causing them to go viral. More recently, there has been a surge in viral videos on video sharing sites such as YouTube, partially because of the availability of affordable digital cameras. Beginning in December 2015, YouTube introduced a "trending" tab to alert users to viral videos using an algorithm based on comments, views, "external references", and even location. The feature reportedly does not use viewing history to serve up related content, and

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4212-453: The original poster by e-mail and offered a profit-sharing contract. By this means, such videos as " David After Dentist " have earned more than $ 100,000 for their owners. One successful YouTube video creator, Andrew Grantham, whose "Ultimate Dog Tease" had been viewed more than 170,000,000 times (as of June 2015), entered an agreement with Paramount Pictures in February 2012 for the development of

4293-432: The reason viral videos are spread and what will make a video go viral. Several theories exist. A viral video's longevity often relies on a hook which draws the audience to watch it. The hook, often a memorable phrase or moment, is able to become a part of the viral video culture after being shown repeatedly. The hooks, or key signifiers, are not able to be predicted before the videos become viral. The early view pattern of

4374-459: The request of George Harrison the lyrics became more vague. Lennon continued writing diss tracks after the break-up of the Beatles; his most forceful such song was " How Do You Sleep? ", from his 1971 solo album Imagine . Lennon had the impression that the song " Too Many People " from Paul McCartney 's Ram (1971) was a dig at him, something McCartney later admitted, and that other songs on

4455-429: The response " Duppy Freestyle " from Drake, to which Pusha T responded with " The Story of Adidon ". The cover of "The Story of Adidon" depicted a young Drake in blackface and featured lyrics revealing that Drake had a son. Due to Drake's high level of commercial success and popularity, the feud and the diss tracks that followed received significant coverage from hip hop media and beyond. In 2015, Drake also engaged in

4536-443: The robbery, 2Pac nevertheless retorted on several tracks, most famously " Hit 'Em Up " in 1996. Another major feud from this era was the feud between Jay-Z and Nas in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Jay-Z dissed Nas (as well as Prodigy of Mobb Deep ) on the 2001 track " Takeover ", and Nas retorted later that year with " Ether ". Ether in particular has come to be seen as a "classic" diss track, and caused "ether" to emerge as

4617-496: The scene was not real, but then deleted all his videos from the internet as far as he could and withdrew. He claims that he eventually went crazy from the relentless bullying, which led to him intimidating classmates, and drunkenly announcing a potential killing spree at his school. This resulted in him being expelled and serving a month in prison. In 2015, Kochanowski began producing videos again on YouTube. They concern his fitness training and have no relation to his earlier videos. He

4698-602: The second line referring to McCartney's 1971 song " Another Day ". The opening track on Queen 's album A Night at the Opera , " Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...) ", is an example of a hard rock song now considered to be a diss track. The song attacks a former manager of the band. The Sex Pistols are another group who recorded several diss tracks, including " New York ", aimed at The New York Dolls , and " E.M.I. ", aimed at their former record label EMI . The thrash metal band Megadeth 's song " Liar " has been described as

4779-409: The show's committee, and then the clips are voted on by a live filmed audience, with the winners awarded a monetary prize. During the internet's public infancy, the 1996 Seinfeld episode " The Little Kicks " addresses the distribution of a viral video through non-online, non-broadcast means. It concludes with the citizens of New York City having individually witnessed Elaine's terrible dancing via

4860-583: The song " 7 Minute Drill ", though he later removed it from streaming. Singer the Weeknd , A$ AP Rocky , and Rick Ross would all attack Drake on their respective songs "All to Myself", "Show of Hands", and "Champagne Moments" in April. Kanye West also released a remix of "Like That", featuring his own verse dissing both Drake and J. Cole. Metro Boomin , a producer , released " BBL Drizzy ", an instrumental diss track. In January 2024, Megan Thee Stallion released

4941-472: The song " Hiss ", which dissed multiple unknown people in the music industry. One lyric in the song; "aye, these hoes ain't mad at Megan, these hoes mad at Megan's Law", was suspected to refer to fellow rapper Nicki Minaj . Megan's Law is a federal law requiring law enforcement authorities to make information available to the public regarding registered sex offenders. Minaj has been criticized for her relationship with registered sex offender, Kenneth Petty , who

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5022-533: The song " Like That ", released in March 2024, on which he argued that his skills were superior to either Drake's or Cole's. Drake responded with the tracks " Push Ups " and " Taylor Made Freestyle " in April. Drake used AI-generated vocals to imitate Tupac Shakur 's voice on the latter track; he was subsequently threatened with a lawsuit by Shakur's estate, leading him to remove "Taylor Made Freestyle" from streaming later in April. Lamar responded to Drake on April 30 with

5103-617: The subject of a diss track often make one of their own in response to the first. It is this back-and-forth associated with a feud that makes this type of song particularly viral. The term sneak diss refers to lyrics in which an artist describes or refers to an individual in a negative or derogatory manner without explicitly naming the target. Though the term "diss track" originated in hip hop, there are many examples throughout music history of earlier songs written as attacks on specific individuals. Some have also been retroactively described as diss tracks in their own right. One particular example

5184-486: The time was signed to Young Money, subsequently entered the feud with "Tuscan Leather", a song on his 2013 album Nothing Was the Same . Pusha T and Drake then recorded several further diss tracks against each other. In 2016, Pusha T released the freestyle "H.G.T.V." and Drake responded with " Two Birds, One Stone ". Pusha T then continued the feud with " Infrared ", the closing track of his 2018 album DAYTONA . This song sparked

5265-494: The track " Euphoria ", where he expresses hatred for Drake and levels a range of criticisms, and followed up with " 6:16 in LA " on May 3. The feud further escalated on the night of May 3–4, when both rappers released tracks in quick succession: Drake's " Family Matters " accuses Lamar of physical abuse, and Lamar's " Meet the Grahams " – released just 20 minutes later – accuses Drake of having

5346-491: The track "People Grudgeful". Perry's 1973 track " Cow Thief Skank " was a diss against fellow record producer Niney the Observer , who was feuding with Perry at the time. John Lennon of the Beatles wrote " Sexy Sadie ", a song released on the band's 1968 album The Beatles , as a diss track aimed at Maharishi Mahesh Yogi , a guru who he felt had been a let-down to them. The original lyrics specifically targeted him, but at

5427-414: The video ending with Kochanowski furiously slamming the keyboard against his desk before leaving. Business Wire awarded Angry German Kid second place in the top 10 internet videos of the year in 2006, and in 2007, The Guardian ranked it as number three on its Viral Video Chart. For a long time, the behaviour demonstrated in the video was widely believed to be genuine, but it was later revealed that

5508-427: The video was staged and part of a series of comedic skits. After the video was prominently featured on German television by production company Focus TV , the video went viral online and was re-uploaded many times. The viral spread of the video resulted in its original context being lost. Ever since he received a camcorder for his 13th birthday, Kochanowski had been experimenting with it and releasing short films under

5589-473: The viral nature of videos they had uploaded to Stickam and YouTube. As a result of the case, the potential for cyberbullying as a result of viral videos was widely discussed in the media. The Chicago Tribune reported that in 2015, nearly 1,000 civilians in the United States were shot and killed by police officers—whether the officers responsible were justified is now often publicly called into question in

5670-493: The web video 12 years earlier and insults those who bullied him. Since 2018, he has also published his own rap songs. Today, the video is considered a prime example of web videos in the 2000s, and has been studied in the context of the psychology of computer users. Viral video Viral videos are videos that become popular through a viral process of Internet sharing, primarily through video sharing websites such as YouTube as well as social media and email . For

5751-456: Was certified platinum for his track " It's Everyday Bro ", and YouTubers RiceGum and Alissa Violet were certified platinum for " It's Every Night Sis ", the diss track they made in response. In January 2016, rapper B.o.B. and astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson engaged in a public argument on Twitter after B.o.B. claimed that the Earth was flat . The argument culminated with B.o.B. releasing

5832-678: Was convicted of attempted rape in 1995. Minaj responded with the song " Big Foot ", which was heavily panned by audience and critics alike. In the late 2010s, personalities from outside the music industry – especially YouTubers – began releasing diss tracks. Diss tracks performed especially well on YouTube, often drawing tens or hundreds of millions of views, spawning internet memes , and earning millions of dollars in AdSense revenue for their creators. Notable YouTubers who have released diss tracks include Logan Paul , Jake Paul , RiceGum , KSI , PewDiePie , and IDubbbzTV . In 2018, YouTuber Jake Paul

5913-458: Was edited by others, music was added, or other words in other languages were put into the protagonist's mouth. It soon established itself worldwide as an internet phenomenon and spawned a fan made web series called " The Angry German Kid Show ". However, many viewers were not aware that the scene was acted. After the Emsdetten school shooting in November 2006, a discussion broke out in Germany about

5994-404: Was eventually recognized, but did not initially respond to inquiries about his previous videos or Angry German Kid . At the end of 2017, Kochanowski re-entered under the public sphere the new pseudonym Hercules Beatz . Kochanowski, who was 26 years old at the time and has trained for a bodybuilder's physique, published a diss track in which he talks about the events surrounding the publication of

6075-526: Was perceived as having insulted the West Coast on his song " I Used to Love H.E.R. " The East Coast–West Coast rivalry came to be exemplified by the feud between 2Pac and the Notorious B.I.G. , which began after Biggie's song " Who Shot Ya? " was interpreted by 2Pac as a mockery of his 1994 robbery. Though both B.I.G. and Puff Daddy denied involvement and asserted that "Who Shot Ya?" had been recorded before

6156-400: Was picked up by Comedy Central. "Dancing Baby", a 3D-rendered dancing baby video made in 1996 by the creators of Character Studio for 3D Studio MAX , became something of a mid-late 1990s cultural icon in part due to its exposure on worldwide commercials, editorials about Character Studio, and the popular television series Ally McBeal . The video may have first spread when Ron Lussier,

6237-443: Was revived in 1989 with America's Funniest Home Videos , a series described by an ABC executive as a one-time "reality-based filler special" that was inspired by a segment of a Japanese variety show, Fun With Ken and Kaito Chan , borrowing clips from various Japanese home video shows as well. Now the longest-running primetime entertainment show in the history of ABC, the show's format includes showing clips of home videos sent in to

6318-406: Was sharply criticized by the scene media, which pointed out that the protagonist of the video was known for staging it. Nevertheless, he became a symbol of the fear that video games could turn young people into violent criminals. Years later, Focus retracted the article and flagged it from publication. Due to the increasing distribution, Kochanowski was bullied by classmates. He tried to clarify that

6399-472: Was subjected to significant harassment and ostracizing after the viral success of his video (first uploaded to the Internet on the evening of 14 April 2003). His family accepted a financial settlement after suing the individuals responsible for posting the video online. In July 2010, an 11-year-old child with the pseudonym " Jessi Slaughter " was subjected to a campaign of harassment and cyberbullying following

6480-447: Was the most viewed video on YouTube from 2012 until " Despacito " (2017). Videos were shared long before YouTube or even the Internet by word-of-mouth, film festivals, VHS tapes, and even to fill time gaps during the early days of cable. Perhaps the earliest was Reefer Madness , a 1936 "educational" film that circulated under several different titles. It was rediscovered by Keith Stroup , founder of NORML , who circulated prints of

6561-423: Was the 1963 comedy album I Am the Greatest by boxer Cassius Clay , released six months prior to winning the first world heavyweight championship fight against Sonny Liston , the public announcement of converting to Islam and changing his name to Muhammad Ali. The album helped establish Ali's reputation as an eloquently poetic " trash talker ", which makes several references of dissing Liston (as demonstrated on

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