Kids, Dogs and Poop Make a Social Media Winner

Mashable is constantly using video as a traffic driver. It's smart. I get it. It works. The variety of videos they post are as broad as the Internet itself.

Take this one for example.

A monumental moment in every parent's life is to watch their newborn baby take their first steps. If you're lucky, you can quickly grab your camera and capture the wonderful moment on film! This mom and grandma watched as their baby's first steps were interrupted by the dog taking a poop!

It's footage of a kid walking, for the first time, I guess. It also features a dog who's exciting and bouncing all around the kid. As the moment happens, the dog decides to take a dump on the floor. Of course, the kid stumbles around and falls on the crap.

The video is pretty freakin' funny, but is it really what people want to watch? I guess so. Check out the speed to which people started visiting that page on Mashable's site and watching the video:

Mashable Velocity Graph

Guess kids, animals and poop are a social media winner!