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viral media

Source:
A Dictionary of Social Media
Author(s):

Daniel Chandler,

Rod Munday

viral media 

The generic representational forms of messages which spread rapidly online. Visual forms seem particularly popular and videos are the most common viral medium. See also video content; video seeding; viral content; virality; word-of-mouth marketing.