Sniff, Ha Chooo, cough cough…

Back in Febuary, I was curious to see how people consume content, so I shared my media consumption habits, on this post, and encouraged others to share. I tagged five people, but only a few of them actually did it, and it started to spread. I’m not a black hat SEO and I certainly wasn’t trying to do anything mischievous but the meme spread.

Now, in July, there are over 113 links to that post says Technorati. Marketers and PR folks are fascinated by this and would love to replicate something like this.

What’s my secret? People want to share, people want to talk about what’s important to them, so I just figured out what I wanted to share about and let it spread. Always remember it’s got to be opt-in, so what’s in it for them? What’s going to let them want to blog about it? You’ve got to put yourself in their shoes, that’s how to be viral.

Can someone pass me a tissue?