In the age of the internet and reality television, everyone is looking for his or her fifteen minutes of fame. For those who are motivated, lucky, and connected enough to wind up on a reality television show, that fifteen minutes comes quickly, and is often drawn out for far longer than initially expected. However, for those who do not immediately possess these qualities or connections, it is usually necessary to enter the public eye through some other means, such as a cooking blog, an anime review show, or a homemade comedy series on YouTube.
Before reality television, and before everyone had access to webcams and the ability to broadcast things on the internet, cable access television was often one's first attempt at fame. Local cable networks would provide airtime at a low or nonexistent cost to the public.
On the popular satire sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, cable access was parodied through the sketch Wayne's World, which featured Wayne and Garth, two teenagers who hosted a weekly program on their local channel. The sketch was later made into a movie, which followed the pair as an executive from a national network picked up their show.
There are still cable access channels now. However, people with the hopes that Wayne and Garth had of becoming famous now more often turn to YouTube, or other venues on the internet. Some people have a very specific message or influence they want to convey through programming. Others just want to share a talent or become famous. YouTube and similar platforms allow these people to connect with audiences.
In some cases, a video not only reaches a focused audience, it becomes inescapable, showing up on social networks and in email chains. This is called "going viral." Videos are sometimes created with this as a goal, such as the song/video "Friday" by Rebecca Black. Black wanted to promote her music. Other viral video clips have been the result of news broadcasts that the public decides are funny and begins circulating.
Blogs are another platform through which the internet has skyrocketed people to fame, seemingly overnight. An example of this is Nate Silver's political blog, which predicted election results using a formula he had developed for predicting baseball statistics. Silver not only became famous overnight, he also became a millionaire.
One reason the internet has become a preferred venue over cable access is that it provides the chance to reach an exponentially larger audience. Cable access may expose users to people in their immediate, local surroundings, but the internet can connect them with people across the world. Even in the fictional situation portrayed in the Wayne's World movie, the characters' concept was changed and manipulated when it was adapted for a national audience. On the internet, however, one can maintain control of production while still reaching millions of people.
Whether it is an anime review show, a blog about cooking, or a sketch comedy program, the internet gives us a space to expose a wide audience to our talents and ideas. If you have a concept, do not be afraid to share it with the world. All you need is a webcam and a dream.
Before reality television, and before everyone had access to webcams and the ability to broadcast things on the internet, cable access television was often one's first attempt at fame. Local cable networks would provide airtime at a low or nonexistent cost to the public.
On the popular satire sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, cable access was parodied through the sketch Wayne's World, which featured Wayne and Garth, two teenagers who hosted a weekly program on their local channel. The sketch was later made into a movie, which followed the pair as an executive from a national network picked up their show.
There are still cable access channels now. However, people with the hopes that Wayne and Garth had of becoming famous now more often turn to YouTube, or other venues on the internet. Some people have a very specific message or influence they want to convey through programming. Others just want to share a talent or become famous. YouTube and similar platforms allow these people to connect with audiences.
In some cases, a video not only reaches a focused audience, it becomes inescapable, showing up on social networks and in email chains. This is called "going viral." Videos are sometimes created with this as a goal, such as the song/video "Friday" by Rebecca Black. Black wanted to promote her music. Other viral video clips have been the result of news broadcasts that the public decides are funny and begins circulating.
Blogs are another platform through which the internet has skyrocketed people to fame, seemingly overnight. An example of this is Nate Silver's political blog, which predicted election results using a formula he had developed for predicting baseball statistics. Silver not only became famous overnight, he also became a millionaire.
One reason the internet has become a preferred venue over cable access is that it provides the chance to reach an exponentially larger audience. Cable access may expose users to people in their immediate, local surroundings, but the internet can connect them with people across the world. Even in the fictional situation portrayed in the Wayne's World movie, the characters' concept was changed and manipulated when it was adapted for a national audience. On the internet, however, one can maintain control of production while still reaching millions of people.
Whether it is an anime review show, a blog about cooking, or a sketch comedy program, the internet gives us a space to expose a wide audience to our talents and ideas. If you have a concept, do not be afraid to share it with the world. All you need is a webcam and a dream.
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