WORDY WEDNESDAY: 'TO GO VIRAL'

Hi, everyone! Happy Wednesday to you. I hope your week is going well. 

Today's vocabulary is an expression that is often used with technology: TO GO VIRAL. Have you heard of this phrase? 

Definition: to spread quickly over the Internet

Example 1: We posted the video on Tuesday and by Wednesday it had gone viral. It has over 1,000,000 views now. 

Example 2: She became famous after her funny video went viral. 

There is a short TED Talk from a YouTube employee, Kevin Allocca, called "Why Videos Go Viral." Have a look! It's very funny, and extremely interesting.  

http://www.ted.com/talks/kevin_allocca_why_videos_go_viral?language=en

Remember that with videos on TED, you can watch with subtitles in many languages, or you can read the transcript. 

Here is some vocabulary that you might need while watching the video:

Set out: to start (a project, journey, etc.)
Propel: to make something move (like the propellers on an airplane) 
Sprout up: appear
To green-light (an idea): to give the OK to an idea or project 

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That's all for today. Thanks for reading!