# Why videos go viral

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDYouth 2011
- Speaker: Kevin Allocca
- Year: 2011
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/kevin_allocca_why_videos_go_viral)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Kevin Allocca is YouTube's Head of Culture & Trends, and he has deep thoughts about silly web video. In this talk from TEDYouth, he shares the 4 reasons a video goes viral.

## Lectures

1. [Why videos go viral](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/kevin_allocca_why_videos_go_viral/bd87282cfd25), 7 min (TED's player)