Internet celebrity : understanding fame online /

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 t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Abidin, Crystal (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bingley, UK : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2018.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:SocietyNow.
Temas:
Celebrities in mass media.
Internet personalities.
Fame > Social aspects.
Internet > Social aspects.
Online identities.
Célébrités dans les médias.
Vedettes du Web.
Internet > Aspect social.
Identité numérique.
Media studies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Online identities
Internet > Social aspects
Celebrities in mass media
Fame > Social aspects
Internet personalities
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxii, 169 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-156) and index.
ISBN:9781787560765
1787560767
9781787560789
1787560783

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