pop what?
January 30, 2008
I am posting these things because I find it interesting how easy it is for people to relay pretty much anything between one another now…. and even more interesting what they do in fact relay and then pay attention to. I mean, Jesus, the first video has 16 million views… think about that for a second, its really basically a void of uselessness, but 16 million people were interested enough to spend time watching it…. me and perhaps you included. Its weird, people. Admit it. Seriously.
at first I thought this was a joke…. then I felt bad… then vaguely scared. I understand where the guy is coming from, but it is intense: “SHE’S A HUMAN!”
No comment neccessary really. What’s notable about this one is that it is actual “news.” Its funny what “professional” news programs are resorting to to keep viewer’s attention. Hey, I get it, no one wants to listen to actual news ALL the time. But sometimes I think that is becoming too convenient an excuse…. it feels like we’re a generation feeding on redirection, placebo. Heres a quote from a later article:
When it was suggested he take his antics to the US and party girls Paris Hilton or Britney Spears, he said: “I reckon I’d be too high class for them.” Corey said he had been asked to host hundreds of “informal” parties, but talk of being offered $10,000 to host nightclub events had so far come to nothing. He had no regrets about refusing to take off his sunglasses in an interview with A Current Affair’s Leila McKinnon – an exchange that seems destined for classic status. ”I reckon it’s hilarious and so do my mates,” he said. Asked if his new fame had helped his chances with the ladies, Corey said: “They either want to get to know me or they hate me, there’s no in the middle right now. ”It’s fun, it’s awesome. I’m famous, I like being famous.”
Here a guy apparently saw a girl on a NY subway…. basically its a glorified missed connection, but he set up a website and everything, and apparently the two of them met. Kind of a nice, really, also kind of creepy. I’m not sure which, I guess it depends on how it all turns out. This link has an interview with the two of them: http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=3843059
Lastly, here is an article that just made me say, “wow” out loud. Its about twins who were separated at birth and unknowingly, um, married each other. Yeah. http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/01/11/twins.married/index.html
Entry Filed under: World News, opinion, youtube. Tags: Australian kid, britney spears, chris crocker, corey delaney, internet, leave britney alone, missed connections, ny girl of my dreams, pop culture, stupid, web 2.0.
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jatan | February 1, 2008 at 3:08 pm
It certainly is weird about the first youtube you made and I was distraught about it. And then the second youtube below is quite funny at all. And you know, the drawing you made is quite funny and weird also. It was like making a weird description about the two humans you drew.
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Ville | February 2, 2008 at 10:50 am
It’s scary how fairly easy it is to get famous today. Get 4 stars or more on Youtube and you’d probably be known by more than a million people. Amazing. What I enjoyed most is the news report abut the couple who met through the blog. I just find it interesting how so many million people would find his blog. On another note, I love how they decided to shoot the reporter on the actual subway, I can’t think of a worse location to choose. It looked so inconvenient.
Cheers
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webdiva | February 3, 2008 at 5:38 pm
I think this is a really interesting phenomenon – what does it mean to have so many millions of viewers on youtube, and to have only a few hundred see a gallery show ….
why is success being measured in terms of ‘popularity’/'celebrity’?
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Lauren | February 20, 2008 at 6:12 pm
I heard about the NY story a few months ago and thought it was just the cutest thing.
Although, the more I think about it, what is the deal with these people choosing their soul-mates based on . . . well, nothing really. Quirky fashion sense? Rosy cheeks?
Apparently they did meet and date, although obviously she could never love him as much as he thinks he loves her.
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ericsanpablo | February 20, 2008 at 8:20 pm
Quirky fashion sense is no laughing matter.
When I saw the video interview, all I could think was, “oh no….in a few months that guys going to be chain smoking, drinking heavily, and listening to The Smiths on repeat.”