Internet Fame (Part 2): Blog 7

The ticket to becoming famous 

Becoming Internet famous is not all about luck. After studying the stories of celebrities the key to becoming famous relates to how you exert yourself on the Internet. 

1. Show your personality through your websites
2. Engage your followers
3. Be passionate
4.  Make your fans care
5.  Understand that it is a process
6.  Know when to call it quits[1]

This process may not be the best way, but exemplifies the most practical approach. Unknown wannabes must understand that followers might fall in love with how you look, but will only stay if you stay willing to show your true personality. Fakes will be exploited in an instant. With the billions of humans on Earth, boundless groups will freely listen. A small group could be the start of your career. Those who do follow you will feel a connection if you’re willing to engage with them. The slightest acknowledgement, for instance a favorite on Twitter, could make the support of a follower significantly stronger. Connecting and sharing with your followers proves how passionate you are about your voice. If you love something enough, you can prove that it is worth admiring. Your passion alone could influence your fans. Also sharing your thoughts could encourage followers to becoming invested in your talents, asking for advice or passing on your links. Adding these contributions has the ability to “quickly turn casual followers into fans” [1]. The entire process will not be completed overnight so you have to be patient. With this, if you have been following the process for a long time, it may be time to take a break. The limelight is not for everyone. Never feel discouraged. If your beliefs are strong enough there is still a possibility for you to share your talents with the world.


  


Works Cited:
[1] http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/11/internet-famous-becoming-an-online-celebrity/

Internet Fame (part 1): Blog 6

Internet Fame: the new frontier

What’s the secret behind the newest way of becoming famous? With the evolution of the Internet we see that more and more musical artists are getting their talents out into the world. Inspiration for helping members become famous occurs through sights on the web such as MySpace, Twitter, and YouTube. By easily getting their names and faces to the public, ordinary followers seem to be gaining followers. Ultimately, the impacts of new digital media broadened the music horizon and we see more artists becoming famous because of the easy access of the Internet.

The most recent developments of social media broadens the marketing world. When using these sites we may not realize that we are using different marketing strategies, a lot of the time we don't mean to do it. For example. if you post a picture on Instagram in the morning, you tend to get less likes than if you were to post it late afternoon. Maybe it is because you just chose that time to post it, or is it because people tend to check up on their social media before they head to bed. These little discrepancies are being used all over the social media platform. A great example of this is VINE. This app shows videos created by people just like you. Each video has a different purpose. Those who become vine famous are shown to use the most marketing skills. Whether they include humor, music, or general appeal, they try to get as many people as possible to view and like their vines. As you gain likes and revines, as the views increase, you have soon created an empire. 

What we really want to know... How do you become internet famous?