It amazes me how quickly people can become instant celebrities via social media networks. Rebecca Black is the most recent to join the ranks for the moment of other more successful celebrities. In fact, there has been recent controversy over whether or not Miley Cyrus was a Rebecca Black fan. She said she was misquoted and was a Black fan. Wait a minute! Did you just read what I said? Miley Cyrus had to explain she was misquoted over a nobody who gained fame in this moment.
There are conflicting stories of how Black exploded onto the social media scene. One venue is that just recently Comedy Central's Tosh.O's blog posted her video under the headline "Songwriting Isn't For Everyone." It seems that just one mention and that was all it took. By the weekend's end, "Friday" had been Tumblr'd, Facebooked, Blogged, and Tweeted by countless baffled viewers--and dozens of covers and parodies had popped up on YouTube as well, including an amusingly Dylanesque one.
Money opens doors for anyone. Rebecca's family was wealthy enough to buy her recording time in a studio to record a song for her birthday. On the other hand, money does not buy talent no matter how much time you take to "fix" a voice. After watching the offical YouTube video I believed that she had a terrible voice and her lyrics were redundant. I know she went onto the Today Show or some morning show to prove to America that she could actually sing. I think the important lesson to take from Black is how usefully social media really is. It allows anyone to reach the masses whether it is for fame or for marketing. Social media marketing has an extreme relevance to everyday life. I thought I would post a link to the video just in case you haven't seen it. Feel free to say what you think.
I'm really glad you posted this!! There have been soooo much talk about Rebecca and her "It's friday" song around campus lately. She has recieved several publicity and attention (even from celebrities)just by using social media. Her "singing" and songs really went viral.
ReplyDeleteWow... I just watched the video and I was lost for words. This video has almost 87 million views on youtube. I didn't hear of Rebecca Black until I read your Blog, but seeing how many viewers it has shows exactly how quick "anything" spreads via social media. I wish I could become famous for a song with bad lyrics!!! :)
ReplyDeleteWow! I have heard alot of talk about this song and people making fun of it. I had forgotten to look for myself. It is just as bad as every says. The lyrics are awful and her singing is just as bad if not worse. This just goes to show that anything can become viral on the internet even if it is for all of the wrong reasons. She is getting her 15 minutes of fame right now and I have a feeling the fame will only continue even if it is because of horrible videos and singing like this.
ReplyDeleteRebecca Black's video is so annoying but it has surprisingly went viral. It is really crazy how an awful music video can gain so much attention. I think her video gained a lot of attention because it is a terrible song and it is hilarious. I guess it doesn't matter if your video is good or bad just as long as you have humor it could go viral.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the comments. crazy all you have to acquire these days is some money and a music video and you two can become famous. Will never understand it, it’s just dumb in my option that you can create such a buzz when you have absolutely no talent like I said I will just not understand.
ReplyDeleteThis song is TERRIBLE! After watching the video, I looked online to see how on earth this song became popular. I found out the music campany, Ark Music Factory, are the producers of this song. I looked at Ark Music Factory's website and laughed at what I found. They have countless videos of similar "artists." They basically try to recruit 13-17 girls who have "talent" and are willing to cash out a chunk of money to produce a "one hit wonder." It's crazy people are willing to do this. To me it just comes off as a big rip off!
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