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YouTube singer Meghan Tonjes’ Ellen appearance

January 19, 2011 / Entertainment, Featured, Social Media, Videos

Meghan Tonjes on the January 18th episode of Ellen YouTube singer Meghan Tonjes was featured on yesterday’s episode of the Ellen DeGeneres show. Ellen has proven to be quite social media savvy using Twitter for special show challenges, regularly inviting viral video stars on her show and recently signing YouTube sensation Greyson Chance to her new record label. After joining YouTube in 2006, Meghan Tonjes gained popularity by performing unique covers and mashups of pop songs along with her own [...]

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A Very Vloggy Thanksgiving

November 24, 2010 / Entertainment, Featured, Social Media, Videos

James West, an Australian Broadcast journalist has been accidentally CC’d on the Thanksgiving preparation emails of the West Palm Beach Tran family for the past 3 years. Every year he’s dismissed the email chain as spam, but this year he decided he wants to be part of the Trans Thanksgiving festivities. His Vlogs on his quest to “Track down the Trans” are quickly gaining fans around the world as this amazing “You’ve Got Mail”-esque drama unfolds. James reached out to [...]

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Life Imitates Viral Video

October 19, 2010 / Entertainment, Featured, Live, Pop Topics

Antoine Dodson Performs ‘Bed Intruder’ Live at BET Awards (The One) History was made at last week’s BET Awards when this week’s viral video star, Antoine Dodson, performed his hit single, “Bed Intruder” – a song created and made famous by the Gregory Brothers aka the comedic video editing team known as AutoTune The News. Taking clips of Dodson from a news report about a rape attempt that aired on North Alabama’s WAFF48 News, the four-piece group used an audio [...]

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Fame’s new frontier: A list goes “E-list”

September 22, 2010 / Entertainment, Featured, Pop Topics, Social Media

From L to R: Fashion blogger Tavi Geneson, Musican/Comedian Bo Burnham, singer Dondria Fields, YouTube comedian/actor Lucas Cruikshank, web personality “iJustine” Ezarik Once upon a time, the road to fame started with a suitcase packed for Hollywood or New York City and countless failed auditions. Today, you don’t even need to leave your bedroom for a shot at celebrity. If you have a computer, an Internet connection and a decent digital camera, you too can become an overnight web celebrity [...]

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The War on Trolls

August 30, 2010 / Featured, Social Media, Technology, Videos

You spent hours writing a new post for your blog, editing a YouTube video or retouching a photo for your Deviant Art page before posting it on the web for all to see and enjoy. And then it happens. Someone leaves you a nasty anonymous comment and suddenly every nice thing said about your work fades away and you’re left feeling hurt and confused. First, welcome to the Internet. Second, Congratulations! You’ve survived your first troll! Now you’re probably thinking, [...]

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New Kanye West “moving painting” inspires discussion and parodies

August 10, 2010 / Entertainment, Featured, Pop Topics, Technology, Videos

L: Kanye West’s “Power” music video. R: Franchesca Ramsey’s Kanye parody “Free Time” Last week Kanye West premiered his “moving painting” for the song “Power” on MTV, following an episode of The Jersey Shore. Reactions from fans and critics alike have been mixed as the video is completely different from anything audiences have ever seen in the realm of traditional music videos. The main source of confusion and praise seems to be the length, a speedy 1 minute and 45 [...]

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Internet Meme Antoine Dodson, Extends His 15 Minutes of Internet Fame

August 10, 2010 / Entertainment, Featured, Pop Topics, Social Media

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past week, you’ve probably spotted “The Bed Intruder” meme that has taken over YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and countless blogs. If not, I’ll bring you up to speed. Last week, video footage from North Alabama’s local news broadcast was uploaded to YouTube and became an overnight sensation. The clip centered around the attempted rape of a young woman and featured an interview with her brother, Antoine Dodson. Antoine stole the broadcast with [...]

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YouTube stars make online video a full time “jobby”

July 27, 2010 / Entertainment, Social Media, Videos

I just read a great article in the NY Post featuring a few of my friends and favorite vloggers, including DeStorm, Meekakitty and TheWillofDC! The article is all about how today, vloggers are becoming successful and profitable micro-celebrities through the YouTube partnership program. Making videos is no longer just a hobby. For these New Yorkers it’s a “jobby”! I’ve had the pleasure of working with DeStorm, Tessa and Will on camera and off, but I really cite DeStorm as one [...]

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