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.
Web Video Marketing 101: Youtube’s Show and Tell
In addition to keyboard cats and music videos, Youtube now showcases the best creative marketing examples on Youtube all on one channel.
Youtube’s Show and Tell channel offers a gallery of the best sites and videos in interactive marketing, brand channels, home pages, and viral videos.
Browsing the site, it looks like a great resource for novice marketers like myself, and a platform for brands to get recognized for excellent videos and campaigns.
How do you see Show and Tell benefiting marketers?
