Viral Marketing

[davidpeter]

Viral marketing is the marketing technique, which uses the already existing social networks to create the brand awareness, through spreading the computer viruses. Now, this method is not always good, since the viruses could hamper the computer of a customer. So it could create bad reputation for the marketing product.

[abcharlton]

Um...I think you have a virus that made this post!

[homes for sale anchorage]

Yes of course viruses destroys computer, viral marketing is a good way to make each user aware.

[Journals009]

So wat is the purpose of this David.... since virus is spread among all the websites and it only cause huge problem.

[Jad]

Just in case anyone doesn't know the obvious, 'viral marketing' does not involve the use of actual computer viruses! It is about using existing social networks to organically spread by word-of-mouth etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viral_marketing

[WATTS17]

Agree with Jad. Viral does not necessarily mean virus. The most common viral marketing is word of mouth but over large social platforms. In essense spreading like a virus without the harmful computer pitfalls.

[Bweber]

Programmers focused on creating viruses are quite annoying. I don't think I'll ever understand what motivates them...