Social Networking
Celebrities have been flocking to social networking and video hosting sites such as YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and MySpace. Social networking sites allow celebrities to communicate directly with their fans, removing the middle-man known as traditional media. Social media humanizes celebrities in a way that arouses public fascination as evident by the success of magazines such as Us Weekly and People Weekly. Celebrity blogging have also spawned stars such as Perez Hilton who is well known for not only blogging, but also outing celebrities.
Social media sites have even catapulted some to fame. Tila Tequila for example, shot to stardom on MySpace.
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Famous quotes containing the word social:
“The value of a family is that it cushions and protects while the individual is learning ways of coping. And a supportive social system provides the same kind of cushioning for the family as a whole.”
—Michael W. Yogman, and T. Berry Brazelton (20th century)