It looks like online videos have rapidly become one of the biggest examples of the viral nature of the Web. Remember the Numa Numa clip that Andy Volk blogged about a while back? Since then I couldn't tell you the number of videos I've either received from friends or searched for and emailed myself. Here are some of my other favorites: Skating Dog and of course JibJab's Second Term Video. I'm a sucker for a short video clip and judging from the number of comments Andy's blogs always receive, so are a lot of other people.

We wanted to reward some of the best, funniest, quirkiest video clips out there so we created The Yammys - The Yahoo! Video Search Awards. The Yammys recognizes those fearless souls who give us stuff to search for on Yahoo! Video Search and keep us laughing and emailing our friends.

Contestants can submit a video in 1 of 5 categories: Bloopers, Pets, Road Trips, Office Humor, and a Catch-All "I Can't Believe It!" There's also a voting phase that starts August 30 so even if you don't enter the contest, you can still cast your vote for your favorites.

Check out the contest or go to search.yahoo.com and search for "The Yammys". The contest is sponsored by Casio and has some pretty cool prizes. If nothing else, you can get a good laugh out of the example videos on the site. And of course, if you think you've got the next Numa Numa, you can always send in a clip of your own.

Ryan Rigoli
Yahoo! Search