Why I Love Twitter and Became ProBlogger/YouTube Famous

Wannabe Viewpoint,Web Culture 7 May 2008 | View Comments

Last month, Darren Rowse of ProBlogger.net asked his Twitter followers — that includes me – why they loved Twitter. He took those responses and turned them into a video slideshow on YouTube enhanced with a rocking instrumental track. Check me out around 4:03 AND AGAIN at 4:17. Yeah, that’s right — twice. Don’t worry. I’ll [...]

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“Dear Sister”: The Anatomy of an Internet Meme

Web Culture 24 April 2008 | View Comments

First, it was just a silly scene at the end of The O.C. episode “Dear Sister” — I know, of all TV shows to create a meme, The O.C. Then Saturday Night Live (SNL) made it into a digital short. After seeing it spoofed on SNL, YouTube users made remixes of popular Internet videos based [...]

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Web Culture 101 via South Park

Web Culture 3 April 2008 | View Comments

If I am going to open a conversation on social media and community building on this blog, we are going to have to discuss Web culture from time to time. Hence, a new category! Want to know what makes a video go viral? Just look at the history. Here’s a quick Web culture test to [...]

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