02073nam a2200457Ii 4500 9781787560765 UtOrBLW 20251029120734.0 m o d cr un||||||||| 180716s2018 enk o 001 0 eng d 9781787560765 (e-book) 9781787560789 (ePUB) UtOrBLW eng rda UtOrBLW P94.5.C45 A25 2018 JFD bicssc SOC052000 bisacsh 316.35 Abidin, Crystal, author. 60179 Internet celebrity : understanding fame online / Crystal Abidin. Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2018. ©2018 1 online resource (xxii, 169 pages). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Society now Includes index. 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. Print version record Celebrities in mass media. 60663 Internet personalities. 60664 Fame Social aspects. 60507 Social Science Media Studies. bisacsh 58867 Media studies. bicssc 9781787560796 Society now. 60665 https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/doi/10.1108/9781787560765 51827 51827