Internet Famous

Internet Famous
Being internet famous used to mean that one would become famous for a short amount of time because of some significant event that occurred. But these days, more and more people are becoming actually famous because of the sensation they become over the internet. Some of them have talent, others do not. For example, Justin Bieber is considered to have a sensational, global talent. Other famous individuals such as Chris Crocker became famous for an online rant about Britney Spears.

Justin BieberU Got it bad by Usher - Justin singing TO USHER
Justin Bieber is now one of the biggest celebrities of our generation. He became famous by posting videos of himself singing on YouTube. His videos would get posted to YouTube and to his Myspace account. His videos were then noticed by artists such as Usher, and he was quickly contacted and signed by a label.

Jenna Marbles
Jenna Marbles is known to many for her hit YouTube videos. She has become "famous" by making fun of celebrities and going on rants about things she doesn't like in her videos. Fans/ viewers relate to Jenna's posts, thus making her videos more popular and making her famous.

Aubrey "Drake" Graham
Aubery Drake Graham is a Canadian artist and actor that became famous by releasing mixtapes linking out mixtpes available online. Drake was first known as a star on Degrassi but rose to fame by promoting his music online and soon left the Television show. Drake used the internet to get his voice and talents to the American people. Drake even leaked some of his songs using the internet.

What does "internet fame" teach students?
Internet fame negatively teaches our students that they can be famous by posting things about themselves on the internet. Celebs that have become famous through the internet give students hope that they can also become famous if they post enough videos of themselves. It gives students false hope that anyone can make it if their videos or posts get seen by the right people.

It seems that more and more people are reaching stardom through the Internet. In fact, many of the popular musical and variety shows such as American Idol and America's Got Talent allow contestants to audition online. What is important to these hopeful future contestants is that other members of the television audience are logged on and wired as well. Consider, for example, Jackie Evancho, the pint-sized runner-up in ''America's Got Talent. ''Her fame has far exceeded the winner of that particular contest year.

There is also a dark side to "internet fame", in that teenagers especially may not have the emotional maturity to handle being known all over the globe for one specific thing that they did, or even how they look. Also, people may become Internet famous for the wrong reasons, as in a case of teenagers who videotaped themselves torturing a cat, or a teenage girl who posed for provocative pictures online being found on a stranger's hard drive during a raid for child pornography. The most famous case of misplaced Internet fame is http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/jessi-slaughter Jessi Slaughter, a violent pre-teen who told her enemies she would "make a brain slushie" from them in a YouTube video.

Good in internet fame?
Although many do experience bad experiences in internet fame, there are always two sides to each story. Justin Beiber for example although he has been seen a out of control lately. He has a major contract and became an mentee of a very successful artist, Usher. This may not have come or his talents may have been blown off if he had waited to compete on a national television show or sung at local talent searches.

What someone decides to do with their "fame" is solely up to them. In many cases the fame become overwhelming or not with the intenetions that they had but again they choose those paths. As mentioned before contestants on shows such as American Idol have released several cover videos (where they sing a song from a well known artist and post it on youtube). For example, this seasons (2013) of American Idol featured a young lady from a small town named Amber Holcomb, she has been singing forever. She made it to the top 4 and then was voted off. Amber is now booked every weekend with interviews and has been approached by different labels. She did gain alot of her fans through Youtube!

Internet Infamy
Not everyone who has achieved fame via the internet is glad they did. For example, a young woman in a sorority sent a profanity-laced email criticizing her "sisters" behavior at a frat party and she quickly became famous for being a horrible person. Google "sorority girl rant" and find Barbie, and a Morgan Freeman impersonator reading the text if you  are interested. Other people probably not happy about going viral:  Deliveryman throwing a tv over a fence at Christmas, celebrities ranting at cops when being stopped for DUI, etc. EpicFail.com will post the worst casual  mistakes of your life, but hey, maybe you'll be (in)famous!

Future Reputation
As previously stated, there can be a dark side to becoming famous. Sometimes something personal can go viral in a matter of seconds. An aspiring young YouTuber can be so hungry for those 15 seconds of fame that they would say and do anything. This causes a loss of boundaries and lessens a person's moral compass. A young preteen can addresses very heavy and controversial topics without really understanding them and may even be validated in his or her beliefs if lucky. However, the more vulgar and controversial the topic, the more viral it becomes and possibly could end up ruining the young teens life, blacklisting him from attaining a good career once of age. [http://www.wnct.com/story/22078240/job-killers-who-you-are-online-could-help-you-land-or-lose-a-job Who you are online could affect how you are perceived in real life. ]Although the original video, post, or other social medium may later be removed, but that does not mean someone else in the world does not already have access to the video. Simply, once posted on the internet, there is no guarantee for how it will affect a person later in life.

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