When Judson Laipply posted his six-minute “Evolution of Dance” video to YouTube in April of 2006, he didn’t advertise it at all. One month later, someone noticed his frenzied moves and e-mailed it to a friend. That friend e-mailed to other friends and more than 100 million views later, the rest is history. “It was all just pure luck” Mr. Laipply says.
The latest viral video phenomenon is courtesy of a trip to the dentist.
Eight-year-old David DeVore’s woozy post-surgery high, including a monstrous scream, has earned him his 15 minutes of fame. Thevideohas been seen more than 6.4 million times on YouTube and has been broadcast on cable shows such as “The Soup” on E and “Best Week Ever” on VH1.