The Internet Celebrity

This week we read about "Dating on the net" among various other things. It was discussed how people often make fake personas to seem more appealing to other users on the internet and that got me thinking about the new era "celebrity."

So many people you see in the magazine and obviously the internet can be deemed "internet celebrities." They somehow caught the publics attention enough (or shoved themselves in the public's face enough) to catch on like wildfire and make a career out of it.

That being said, I decided to google "How to become and internet celebrity" and found a couple websites. They are a bit sarcastic and joking in some areas, but still pretty accurate none the less.

Instructions for being an internet celebrity 1

Instructions for being an internet celebrity 2

Instructions for being an internet celebrity 3

It is kind of unreal how some of these people skyrocket to fame. Take Tila Tequila the claimed "most popular artists on myspace." With a myriad of bikini clad pictures and music she became everyone's "friend" and now she has a record deal, multiple tv deals and who knows what else. Some people even become internet stars accidentily. Through the easy accessibility of the internet and websites such as Digg people's stories and viral videos can spread twice as fast and be brought to the public's attention, making whoever or whatever is the subject of the video a star.

Before internet fame

After

That being said, be careful what you post on the internet (or not), or you just might end up being the next internet sensation.