It’s headache-inducing, slightly disturbing and has no apparent meaning.

But the latest bizarre internet viral is taking the web by storm -  even though no one knows what it means.

By typing the numbers 2204355 and pressing Google’s ‘I’m Feeling Lucky’ button for searching the user is treated to a man dancing with chicken drumsticks.

The man is believed to have appeared in a KFC advert in the 90s - but no one knows why this number leads to the viral

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Recent data that Meteor Solutions collected from across more than 20 brand marketer clients shows that the type of friends, fans and followers a brand amasses on social media sites matters more than the number. On average, approximately 1% of a site’s audience generates 20% of all its traffic through sharing of the brand’s content or site links with others. And these “influencers” drive an even higher share of conversion. These very important Internet users can directly influence 30% or more of overall end actions on brand websites by recommending the brand’s site, products or promotions to friends.

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On top of that, with the changing policies of ISPs regarding deliverability (where content, interaction and open rates become increasingly important), you can’t talk about it enough.

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It’s the kind of database blunder that must give marketing directors nightmares.

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The Wall Street Journal recently published the story, Why Email No Longer Rules. The writer, Jessica E. Vascellaro, talks a lot about the increasing number of people jumping on the social media bandwagon, and how that could have a negative effect on the way people use email today.

Are people jumping on the social media bandwagon? You betcha! And why not? It’s free, easy to use, and you can communicate to the masses. But are they using email less? Nielsen doesn’t seem to think so in some recent research they’ve done.

Read 10 Reasons why email isn’t going away

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