Posts tagged rebecca black
Basically the content doesn’t matter at all. Only the fact that other people are sharing it. I don’t know if it’s a tipping point. But more like the most extreme example of something that’s already happening in music and entertainment stuff.
Gawker’s Adrian Chen explaining how Rebecca Black’s rise to fame further legitimizes virality as a vehicle for stardom. (techcrunch)
Author Alexia Tsostis makes a great point comparing Black’s path to fame to Justin Bieber’s, the white swan to Bieber’s black:
Justin Bieber and Rebecca Black are two sides of the same Internet fame coin: Black is like the anti-Justin Bieber, her “Friday” video has all the trappings of pop star gloss, with none of the talent.
Bieber on the other hand, had the talent, and enthralled fans with that despite the rawness of his homemad YouTube music videos (nice Simpsons poster Justin), which he posted before putting out a more polished album and becoming the online and mainstream fame tornado that he is today.
