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Is it really "viral"? I think there's probably some kind of confirmation bias going on for the journalist, where participating in the subreddit makes it seem m
by l33tbro 12y ago
Is it really "viral"? I think there's probably some kind of confirmation bias going on for the journalist, where participating in the subreddit makes it seem more popular than it is.The series has its moments, but has definitely dragged on way too long.
- ev01ve 12y agoWhat makes something "viral" anyway? Is it popularity, or the way it spreads, or something else? From my perspective the show seems "viral" because I've been telling my friends about it, getting them hooked, and they go on to tell others.
- arrrg 12y agoVery popular without a big marketing campaign. It can also only be used to describe things that are still relatively new. That would be my definition of viral (or the way I perceive that word being commonly used today). That Serial is just that can easily be argued. (I also very much disagree with you about it dragging on for way too long – and I don’t think qualitative statements like that have anything to do whether or not something is viral anyway. That is just so irrelevant. To me the average quality has been higher than This American Life, and that’s quite the achievement.)
- raldi 12y ago> Very popular without a big marketing campaign. [...] That would be my definition of viral (or the way I perceive that word being commonly used today). Really? From my perception of how the word is commonly used, anything whose popularity is being driven by a marketing campaign is about as unviral as it gets.
- quaunaut 12y agoI think you both agree- he said 'without' a big marketing campaign.
- yahelc 12y agoOne measure: It's the #1 podcast in iTunes, despite only being around for less than 2 months.
- icpmacdo 12y agoIt being new really helps the iTunes rankings.