85-518: The Mannequin Challenge is a viral Internet video trend which became popular in November 2016. In this challenge, participants have to stay still in action like a mannequin while a moving camera films them, often with the song " Black Beatles " by Rae Sremmurd playing in the background. The hashtag #MannequinChallenge was used for popular social media platforms such as Twitter and Instagram . It
170-406: 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;
255-531: 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
340-550: 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
425-413: 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
510-433: 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,
595-542: A concert to do a Mannequin Challenge video live on stage. Dancing With the Stars in the U.S. created a video with cast and crew on the dance floor that was posted to dancer Val Chmerkovskiy's Instagram account. Musical artists who participated included: Ellen DeGeneres and Warren Beatty created a video of a table tennis game and posted it to Instagram. The Late Late Show with James Corden created an elaborate video of more than 2 minutes and 30 seconds, that involved
680-506: 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
765-441: A guest appearance on The Brady Bunch in the 1972 episode "Greg's Triangle," where she played Pat Conway, one of the candidates running against Marcia Brady for head cheerleader. She also twice appeared on M*A*S*H in 1982 as Nurse Lacey as well as the sitcoms Three's Company and Bosom Buddies starring her future husband Tom Hanks , and as Hester Rose Crane, the deceased mother of Frasier Crane on Frasier . In
850-585: A local street. The family lived in Los Angeles, where Wilson's father worked as a bartender. Wilson was raised in the Greek Orthodox faith. In addition to Bulgarian , her father could speak "Russian, Turkish , Polish , Greek , a little bit of Italian, a little bit of French" according to Wilson's husband Tom Hanks , who said he modeled his portrayal of the character Viktor Navorski in the film The Terminal on his father-in-law. Wilson's career began with
935-551: 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,
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#17328524995691020-520: A previous marriage, Colin and Elizabeth Hanks. She has two sons with Hanks, Chet and Truman. Wilson has three grandchildren. She is a member of the Greek Orthodox Church . In 2015, Wilson signed an open letter on which the ONE Campaign had been collecting signatures. The letter was addressed to Angela Merkel and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma , urging them to focus on women as they serve as
1105-473: A producer. Wilson produced two stage productions of the play, as they were developing the film. A sequel, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 , which Wilson co-produced and in which she had a supporting role, was released in 2016. Wilson's own Greek heritage was honored in 2016 when the Greek Postal Service ELTA commemorated her with a stamp along with five others. The other four depicted on stamps were
1190-571: A singer-songwriter, Wilson has released the albums AM/FM , Rita Wilson , Bigger Picture , and Halfway to Home . In March 2019, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . Rita Wilson (birth name is Margarita Ibrahimoff) was born on October 26, 1956 in Los Angeles. Her mother, Dorothea Tzigkou ( Greek : Δωροθέα Τζίγκου ), was Greek , raised in Sotirë near Dropull i Sipërm in Albania, close to
1275-450: 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
1360-480: 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. Rita Wilson Margarita Wilson Hanks ( née Ibrahimoff ; October 26, 1956)
1445-451: 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
1530-553: A video with the NBA champions Cleveland Cavaliers at the White House . Former Managing Director of World Bank Group and current Indonesian Minister of Finance , Sri Mulyani Indrawati , did the challenge after delivering a lecture at Padjadjaran University , along with the Rector and thousands of students whom attended the lecture. On December 13, Westmount, Quebec 's city council became
1615-542: A viral process of Internet sharing, primarily through video sharing websites such as YouTube as well as social media and email . For 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
1700-423: 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
1785-414: 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
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#17328524995691870-460: A writing workshop that partnered her with Mozella, Mitch Allan ( Demi Lovato ), Kara DioGuardi ( Pink ), Liz Rose and Krisian Bush. Halfway to Home was co-produced by Nathan Chapman, who has worked regularly with Taylor Swift . " Halfway to Home finds Wilson pulling from musical traditions that revere deep storytelling (Southern California rock, classic Nashville country), which was a hallmark for her growing up," explained Rolling Stone . In
1955-525: 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
2040-611: Is an American actress, singer, and producer. Her film appearances include Volunteers (1985), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Now and Then (1995), That Thing You Do! (1996), Jingle All the Way (1996), The Story of Us (1999), Runaway Bride (1999), It's Complicated (2009), and Larry Crowne (2011), and she appeared in the television series The Good Wife and Girls . Wilson has performed on Broadway and produced several films, including My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002). As
2125-591: Is believed that the phenomenon was started by students at a high school in Jacksonville, Florida . The initial posting has inspired works by other groups, especially professional athletes and sports teams, who have posted increasingly complex and elaborate videos. News outlets have compared the videos to bullet time scenes from science fiction films such as The Matrix , X-Men: Days of Future Past , X-Men: Apocalypse , Lost in Space or Buffalo '66 . Meanwhile,
2210-483: 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
2295-482: 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
2380-526: The Grammy -nominated Kara Dioguardi . The first song she wrote and sang was "Grateful" (later appearing on the self-titled album, Rita Wilson ) with Dioguardi and Jason Reeves . Earlier, in 2014, Wilson wrote the song "Bad Things" with Matt Nathanson , for the Scott Eastwood film Dawn Patrol , in which she also starred. That same year, her second album, Rita Wilson, was released. Wilson co-wrote all
2465-636: The Moffitt Cancer Center by donating "True Hearts" jewelry made of sterling silver and 14k gold. Wilson has credited Rosie O'Donnell as inspiration for her charitable work, particularly with cancer and children's charities. She and her husband have long supported the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles , going back to 1989 when Wilson appeared as Celia in a production of As You Like It . Their annual Simply Shakespeare event raises funds to support programs for underprivileged youth. Musicians at
2550-663: The White House to be honored for their NBA Championship victory. On November 18, 2016, the erotic dance troupe Chippendales uploaded their Challenge on their social medias. On November 22, actress Tracee Ellis Ross coordinated a video before the awarding of the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House, which included celebrities such as Ellen DeGeneres , Robert De Niro , Tom Hanks , Bill Gates , Diana Ross , Rita Wilson , Michael Jordan , Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Frank Gehry . On December 6, celebrity attendees at
2635-597: 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
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2720-612: 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 ,
2805-730: The 1980s, Wilson attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in England. She has appeared in numerous films, including Volunteers , Barbarians at the Gate , The Bonfire of the Vanities , Mixed Nuts , Sleepless in Seattle , Now and Then , That Thing You Do! , Jingle All the Way , Runaway Bride , Invisible Child , The Story of Us , Raise Your Voice , It's Complicated , and Larry Crowne . On television, she played Susan Borman, wife of astronaut Frank Borman , in
2890-627: 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
2975-487: 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
3060-517: The 2016 British Fashion Awards participated in the challenge as Gigi Hadid won the award for International Model of the Year. Anna Wintour , Donatella Versace , Christopher Bailey , Franca Sozzani , Kate Moss , Yolanda Foster and Naomi Campbell were also part of it. On December 14, the Boston Pops Orchestra and Conductor Keith Lockhart participated in the challenge during a rehearsal for
3145-571: 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
3230-480: 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,
3315-617: The Geffen, Wilson performed in Daniel Margulies' Pulitzer Prize -winning play, Dinner with Friends , directed by Tony Award winner Dan Sullivan . Wilson originated the role of "Mama" in the world premier of Lisa Loomer 's play, Distracted, at the Mark Taper Forum , also in Los Angeles. In March 2020, while filming in Australia, Hanks announced through his Instagram profile that
3400-614: The HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon . She guest starred in many series, including Frasier , Curb Your Enthusiasm , Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , and Body of Proof , and had recurring roles on The Good Wife and Girls . She was instrumental in helping actress-playwright Nia Vardalos get the movie deal for My Big Fat Greek Wedding , which became the highest-grossing independent film of all time and for which she served as
3485-518: 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
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3570-579: The Revolutionaries of Syria Media Office, a Syrian media organisation, published a video showing two White Helmet volunteers performing a staged rescue operation for the meme. The organisation apologised for their volunteers' error of judgement and said it had not shared the recording on their official channels. Videos of the challenge uploaded to YouTube have been used to advance machine learning research in depth prediction. Viral video Viral videos are videos that become popular through
3655-490: The Year at the 2023 Libera Awards . In December 2023, Barack Obama featured Wilson's song " Crazy Love " with Keith Urban on his list of favorite songs of the year. In 2022, Wilson collaborated with Sebastián Yatra on the single " Til You're Home " from the soundtrack to the film A Man Called Otto . On March 29, 2023, Wilson attended the White House 's Greek Independence Day celebration hosted by President Biden alongside other prominent Greek-Americans . Wilson led
3740-478: 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
3825-550: The album come from Faith Hill , Sheryl Crow , Vince Gill , and Patti Scialfa (who also produced the track "Come See About Me" with Ron Aniello ). At the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in Washington, DC on December 4, 2014, she performed for President Obama and Michelle Obama , and served as co-host of the event. In 2016, Wilson began writing her own songs with the help of co-writer,
3910-595: 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
3995-401: 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
4080-555: The border with Greece. Her father, Hassan Halilov Ibrahimoff ( Bulgarian : Хасан Халилов Ибрахимов ; 1920–2009), was a Bulgarian Muslim ( Pomak ) born in Oraio (Breshtene), Greece, close to the border with Bulgaria. Her father's family moved to Bulgaria when he was a child. He moved from Bulgaria to the US in 1949. He converted from Islam to Orthodox Christianity upon his marriage and changed his name to Allan Wilson in 1960, choosing his name after
4165-411: 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
4250-425: The challenge. Notable instances of sport-figure participation include: Television broadcasters who have participated include: College football teams that posted videos include Old Dominion University , Temple University , University of Pittsburgh , Louisiana State University . Once many versions of the challenge began surfacing with Rae Sremmurd 's " Black Beatles " as the background music, Rae Sremmurd paused
4335-418: The company's first project. Wilson's debut solo album AM/FM was released on May 8, 2012, on Decca Records . The album featured classics from the 1960s/70s, including a cover of " Wichita Lineman " that she performed with the song's writer-composer Jimmy Webb . She also performed a duet of "All I Have To Do Is Dream" with former Soundgarden and Audioslave musician Chris Cornell . Additional harmonies on
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#17328524995694420-508: 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
4505-562: The couple had contracted COVID-19 and were experiencing minor symptoms while he was shooting an upcoming film Elvis (as Colonel Tom Parker ) with director Baz Luhrmann in Australia. Before they were returned to quarantine, they were admitted to the Gold Coast University Hospital . On March 27, Wilson and her husband returned home to Los Angeles after they recovered from the virus. The couple decided to donate their blood antibodies for virus research. Wilson produced
4590-659: The course of her music career, Wilson has performed her songs on Ellen , The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon , The Late Late Show with James Corden , Jimmy Kimmel Live! , and Today . In March 2020 after she and husband contracted the coronavirus while filming in Australia and in self-quarantine and going "stir crazy", she filmed an Instagram video showing her rapping the Naughty by Nature song, " Hip Hop Hooray ". The video went viral and reached Naughty by Nature's Vin Rock. After she and husband both fully recovered from virus,
4675-556: The entire crew, backstage area and studio audience. Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian created a video in the hospital delivery room. The cast of Saturday Night Live created a video along with Kristen Wiig as a promotion for the season's November 19, 2016 episode. First Lady Michelle Obama froze for the Mannequin Challenge together with LeBron James and the rest of the Cleveland Cavaliers during their visit to
4760-472: The event's cultural program, performing four songs. Wilson has been a contributing editor to Harper's Bazaar magazine, writing over twenty-one articles. She also started, and was Editor at Large of, a section on The Huffington Post called Huff/Post50, which explored issues and topics relative to people over fifty years old. She has also written for O, The Oprah Magazine . Wilson married actor Tom Hanks in 1988. Hanks already had two children from
4845-571: The event. The show, which took place at the Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, included Patty Smyth , Desmond Child , Jeff Barry , Kristian Bush , among others. With her third album, Bigger Picture , Wilson drew directly from her personal life for its theme. The album, released September 28, 2018, reunited her with producer Fred Mollin ( Johnny Mathis , Jimmy Webb , and Kris Kristofferson );
4930-610: The film A Man Called Otto , initially released in December 2022. Wilson became interested in producing the film after watching A Man Called Ove , the Swedish film upon which A Man Called Otto is based. The film was sold to Sony Pictures in February 2022 for $ 60 million, at that time the largest deal to date at the virtual European Film Market. In December, Wilson launched her production company Artistic Films, with A Man Called Otto as
5015-409: 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
5100-439: The filmmaker Costa-Gavras , engineer and entrepreneur Peter Diamandis , journalist George Stephanopoulos , and billionaire businessman John Catsimatidis . In 2008, Wilson produced the film Mamma Mia! , and eight years later its sequel, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again . In 2006, Wilson made her Broadway debut where she performed the role of Roxie Hart in the revival of Chicago . In April 2015, Wilson announced that she
5185-562: The first municipality to release a mannequin challenge filmed in the council chambers. The video features eight council members and the mayor frozen during a seemingly chaotic council meeting. On November 10, film makers Simone Shepherd, Kevalena Everett and Todd Anthony made a series of videos that re-created scenes related to the Black Lives Matter movement, as a promotional teaser for their feature film Black in Blue . In November 2016,
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#17328524995695270-576: 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
5355-491: The fundraiser have included Paul McCartney , Paul Simon , Jackson Browne , Faith Hill , Tim McGraw , Ben Harper , Reba McEntire , and more. In 2018, Wilson and Hanks were honored with USC Shoah Foundation 's Ambassadors For Humanity award in recognition of their "longstanding commitment to humanitarian causes and support of veterans". The couple also contribute to other charities including AIDS Project Los Angeles , and many more. Wilson and her husband have also made
5440-929: The head of the G7 in Germany and the AU in South Africa respectively. The G7 and AU were expected to set the priorities in development funding before a main UN summit in September 2015 that was to establish new development goals for the generation. For over 20 years, Wilson and her husband, Tom Hanks, have been honorary co-chairs along with Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw of the Women's Cancer Research Fund (WCRF), specializing in raising money for women's cancers. In 2016, WCRF joined forces with Evelyn Lauder 's Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Wilson contributed to
5525-435: 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
5610-476: 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
5695-511: The opening of the episode in which it was included. The New York Times said: "Ms. Wilson has a catch in her voice that conveys yearning and potential heartbreak behind a facade of cheer." To support the release of Rita Wilson, she opened on a tour with Chicago ; she has said she is a lifelong fan of the band. A year later, Wilson presented "Liner Notes: Songwriters, Stories and Music with Rita Wilson and Friends", where she sang, and also invited other singer/songwriters to participate in
5780-484: 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
5865-454: The orchestra's 43rd Annual Holiday Pops Season and posted a video on YouTube . On December 21, the crew of Food Network's Beat Bobby Flay participated in the challenge and posted a video on Facebook On November 7, the night before election day, Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton participated in a video with Jon Bon Jovi , Bill Clinton , Huma Abedin and various staffers on her campaign plane. First Lady Michelle Obama posed for
5950-402: 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
6035-512: The pair originally worked together on her debut album AM/FM in 2012. Wilson once again wrote originals such as the title track and others with Kristian Bush and Darrell Brown, as well as new partners The Warren Brothers , Lindy Robbins and Alex Reid. The set also included covers of Cat Stevens ' "The Wind" and Burt Bacharach / Hal David 's " What the World Needs Now Is Love ". Also, in 2018, Wilson's original song, "Heart Unknown",
6120-519: The participatory nature of the challenge on social media makes it similar to memes such as Makankosappo or the Harlem Shake . Others have noted similarities with the HBO TV series Westworld , which debuted around the same time, where robotic hosts can be stopped in their tracks. A number of notable sports teams, including both collegiate and professional, as well as sports personalities, have engaged in
6205-432: 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
6290-409: 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
6375-488: The songs on the album with Dan Wilson , Kara Dioguardi, Jason Reeves , Darrell Brown , Sugarland 's Kristian Bush , Richard Marx , Lauren Christy , Mikal Blue , Nathan Chapman , Jason Wade , Stephanie Chapman, Ron Aniello, Jillian Jacqueline, Jessi Alexander , JR Randall, Yugomir Lonich, Blair Daly, and Kelly Archer. The song "Strong Tonight" was performed by Connie Britton on the ABC television show, Nashville , in
6460-523: The two teamed up for a "Hip Hop Hooray" remix that benefit the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund . In July 2020, Wilson appeared on Jimmie Allen 's Bettie James EP, collaborating on the song "When This Is Over" with Tauren Wells and The Oak Ridge Boys . In October 2020, Wilson was featured on the single "Pink" alongside Dolly Parton , Monica , Jordin Sparks and Sara Evans . The single
6545-473: 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
6630-568: Was diagnosed with breast cancer and had undergone a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery. After a one-month hiatus, she returned to Larry David 's Fish in the Dark Broadway show. Off Broadway , she played various roles in Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron 's play Love, Loss and What I Wore . She reprised her roles in the Los Angeles production at the Geffen Playhouse . Also at
6715-400: 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,
6800-470: Was preceded by 3 singles including "Songbird" which she performed with Josh Groban at Radio City Music Hall in April, was released on September 27. To promote the album Wilson performed on Good Morning America with Smokey Robinson and Later with Jools Holland with Jackson Browne , and celebrated the release with a two week residency at Cafe Carlyle . The album was nominated for Self-Released Record of
6885-531: Was released in aid of Breast Cancer Research . In 2021 she contributed to the Blues Traveler rendition of "Crazy" on their album "Traveler’s Blues". On August 24, 2022, Wilson announced her duets album Now & Forever , a collection of 70s covers with male vocalists, through a behind the scenes trailer. Co-produced by Wilson and Matt Rollings , the album features Willie Nelson , Keith Urban , and Elvis Costello among other guests. The album, which
6970-443: 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
7055-472: 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
7140-447: 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
7225-475: Was used in the indie film, Simple Wedding . She performed the song, which she co-wrote with Josh Alexander , Kara Dioguardi , and Mozella . In addition, she performed "Sometimes Love", co-written with David Hodges , for the independent film Emmett, in which she also stars. On March 29, 2019, Wilson released her fourth album, Halfway to Home which included "Throw Me a Party", a song inspired by her survival from breast cancer. Other songs were created during
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