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Jan 4, 2020

Beware the Watchful Eye of a Prisoner

The internet is a prison, in which we can be observed and simultaneously observe others at all times (Foucault, 1991), the Panopticon. It…

Beware the Watchful Eye of a Prisoner

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Dec 12, 2019

Fake It ‘till You Make It in a War Zone for Popularity

What we know today as an ‘internet celebrity’ is someone who “attains prominence and popularity native to the internet” (Abidin, 2018…

Fake It ‘till You Make It in a War Zone for Popularity

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Nov 29, 2019

You’re Nothing but a Number

Within ‘Internet Celebrity’, Abidin refers to a shift in the influencer industry from ‘quantitative metrics’ to ‘qualitative impact’…

You’re Nothing but a Number

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Nov 21, 2019

Your 9–5 Job is a Fragile and Threatened Privilege

Based on my read of Crystal Abidin’s, “Internet Celebrity: Understanding Fame Online”, the purpose of this blog is to address social…

Your 9–5 Job is a Fragile and Threatened Privilege

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Welcome! Follow this exploratory discussion of Crystal Abidin’s 2018 book, ‘Internet Celebrity: Understanding Fame Online’ and feel free to join the debate.

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