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10 Dec 2007 05:35 pm

The Age Of The "Micro-Celebrity"

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Less fifteen minutes than fifteen people:

If you really want to see the future, check out teenagers and twentysomethings. When they go to a party, they make sure they're dressed for their close-up — because there will be photos, and those photos will end up online. In managing their Web presence, they understand the impact of logos, images, and fonts.

I guess it's the merging of Facebook culture with reality TV culture. Which is to say: a grim prospect. Someone somewhere must appreciate the value of anonymity.

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