Salt Bae Demonstrates Attributes of Social Media Virality

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A video posted by nusr_et (@nusr_et) on Jan 7, 2017 at 2:44am PST

During our Jan. 25 class meeting, we discussed four principles that influence how social media can build–and divide–communities through content:

• Diversity
• Veracity
• Velocity
• Virality

We also talked about three traits of viral content:

• Surprising
• Interesting
• Intense

The participation activity challenged you to find and analyze an example of viral content in the context of these traits–and while email roulette didn’t reveal this Wednesday night: Salt Bae was the clear winner.

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