Internet Celebrity : Understanding Fame Online
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| Title: | Internet Celebrity : Understanding Fame Online |
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| Description: | The face of internet celebrity is rapidly diversifying and evolving. Online and mainstream celebrity culture are now weaving together, such that breakout stars from one-hit viral videos are able to turn their transient fame into a full-time career. This book presents a framework for thinking about the different forms of internet celebrity that have emerged over the last decade, taking examples from the Global North and South, to consolidate key ideas about cultures of online fame. It discusses the overall landscape, developments and trends in the internet celebrity economy, and cross-cultural lessons. |
| Authors: | Crystal Abidin |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Fame--Social aspects, Internet personalities, Celebrities in mass media, Internet--Social aspects, Online identities |
| Categories: | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
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