User:EmilyLSmall/Celebrity culture/Bibliography

Potential Source 1: Twenty-First Century Celebrity: Fame in Digital Culture

 * explains the way in which the rise of social media has blurred the lines between traditional forms of celebrity and new forms such as influencers, today influencers can become more famous than traditional celebrities


 * traditional celebrity is not important in the digital age
 * digital platforms allow for celebrities to have more access to their fans which can result in a larger fan base than those who do not interact
 * Snapchat as a platform provides a sense of urgency for viewers, photos that disappear seem more sacred and special to fans
 * Youtubers are able to become celebrities based on authenticity and ordinariness - becomes hard to juggle both when they are afforded sponsorship and other promotions to make cash

=== Potential Source 2: Social Media Celebrity and the Institutionalization of Celebrity ===


 * Fame in the modern world relies on digital media ,reliant on someone's media reputation
 * With the rise of YouTube, "homegrown" creators are becoming known worldwide for their efforts on the platform
 * Uses the example of beauty vloggers as people who have reached a celebrity status due to the platform and their ability to align videos with companies that correlates with their fanbase/audience
 * mirco celebrity: creating their own celebrity, using social media to do so and building a fan base of peers mostly

=== Potential Source 3: Why YouTube Stars Influence Millennials More Than Traditional Celebrities ===


 * a good source to assign to the first sentence in the original paragraph that was written on YouTube (paragraph 2)
 * YouTubers are able to create a stronger bond with their audiences, connecting more so on a friendship level rather than one where they see their idols as superior, which may be the case for traditional celebrities.
 * create trends and set styles for those that follow them - more so than those in traditional media

=== Potential Source 4: In The Time of the Microcelebrity ===


 * mentions all the different types of content that can be created on YouTube (can use as a source for uncited sentence from the original article)
 * a performance that is designed for self-branding: presenting yourself as a celebrity regardless of the following that you may have
 * traditional forms of celebrity are private, you do not see into the lives that celebrities live i.e. their families, homes, etc.
 * merging of commodification and branding with intimacy and authenticity.
 * e.g. vlogging allows for authentic self to be communicated through their face to face videos
 * micro celebrities have a sense of self-government: are able to control their own moves, no system that is enlisted like in traditional celebrity
 * helps with authenticity and intimacy with their viewers

=== Potential Source 5: The Rise of the Micro-Celebrity ===


 * gives the average person a sense of fame by gaining an audience outside of their friend group
 * invest time in managing their profiles and creating a brand for themselves
 * small devoted audience, engage through interactive dialogue on social media, respond to their followers personally instead of through company or outside source run companies
 * brands use microcelebrities to create a sense of authenticity with their audience: perceived as more real and honest to the public




 * Adding citations
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