You have probably heard in the news lately about things “going viral.” They’re not talking about actual infectious diseases, thankfully, but rather a growing phenomenon on the Internet where content from small, independent sources briefly catches the attention of a large number of people through indirect means. The rise of social networks like Facebook have allowed this phenomenon to become larger and more widespread than it used to be, enough so that public awareness of the phenomenon has itself “gone viral,” with everybody talking about how to make something go viral, or what the next big viral hit will be. Writer Bio
