Why do Youtube Videos go Viral?

Kevin Allocca, Youtube's trend manager, tries to explain what happens in order for a video to go viral:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BpxVIwCbBK0

Six Figure Incomes!

Youtube stars are making up to six figures!:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2196110/THOUSANDS-people-making-SIX-FIGURE-income-home-YouTube-videos.html

Anyone Can be a Youtube Partner Now?!

Youtube changed its policies and is now letting everyone's videos be enabled for monitization. Check out this article explaining it here:
http://videointerweb.com/2012/04/12/anyone-can-be-a-youtube-partner-today/

Top $ Making Viral Videos

Here are the top 4 viral videos that have made the most money:
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1938810_1938806,00.html

Money from Viral Videos

Here is a time article about making money off of videos that go viral:
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1938731,00.html

All about Pay per Tweet!

An article about how twitter is  now home to advertisers paying money for tweets!
http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/get-ready-pay-tweet-99491

High School Student & Twitter

This high schooler makes parody accounts on twitter and is now earning $500 a day!
http://www.dailydot.com/business/jon-king-parody-sponsored-tweets/

Here are my favorite pencils from when I was in high school!