Showing posts with label Twitter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Twitter. Show all posts

Wednesday, 17 March 2010

Who the hell is Justin Bieber?

If you old enough to vote and buy yourself a drink you might never of heard of him but the teenage sensation from Canada is on his way to being the biggest thing since...well since the last teenage sensation!

And like so many stars of this decade he is particularly huge on the Internet and in his case Twitter and if you've been on Twitter recently you'll have noticed.

The story is Justin Bieber was discovered when his performances were seen on YouTube by his manager to be Scooter Braun. Excited by what he saw Braun flew Bieber to Atlanta, Georgia, to consult with R&B star Usher and soon followed a deal with Island Records


His first singles "One Time", "One Less Lonely Girl", "Love Me", and "Favorite Girl", were all Top 15 hits on the Canadian Hot 100 and Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. This accomplishment made Bieber the only artist in Billboard history to have four singles from a debut album chart in the Top 40 of the Hot 100 before the album's release.

An Album soon followed and Bieber also became the first artist to have all songs from a single album to chart in the U.S. Hot 100.




But it is on Twitter the online messaging system that Bieber-mania really comes into its own. Bieber is the most talked about person on Twitter, and nearly the most talked about topic, period.

Bieber-mania is growing on Twitter and is creating a deafening crescendo of chatter that is rising above virtually every other conversation on the popular social media site, which sees 50 million tweets posted daily.

Bieber has been on Twitter almost a year but it wasn't until January that his popularity growth really started registering, said Ingo Muschenetz of What The Trend.

He started out the year around seventh in the weekly Twitter reports and now is consistently dominating the list of the most talked about people.

"He is very, very popular on Twitter, he ranks No. 1, easy," Muschenetz said.

"He's certainly No. 1 unless something else comes along, like when the earthquake in Haiti happened that took the No. 1 spot for a few weeks.

"If it wasn't for the Oscars, he definitely would have been No. 1 (this week)."



As of mid-Friday, Bieber was ranked among the Top 140 most popular Twitter users but his numbers of followers are multiplying daily.

He averages about 11,000 new followers every day, which on Friday helped him pass the Twitter accounts of the influential tech blogs TechCrunch and Silicon Alley Insider.

If his Twitter account's growth continues its frenetic pace, which it steadily has for months, he'll likely crack the Top 100 by April.

But it would still take months to approach the Top 10, an elite company of Twitter users with more three million followers, such as Lady Gaga, John Mayer, Oprah Winfrey, Barack Obama, Ellen DeGeneres, Britney Spears and the top dog, Ashton Kutcher.

Bieber may be far behind that group with almost 1.37 million followers but he's got a shot at eventually catching them, said Muschenetz.

Bieber tweets have ramped up as hype builds for his new album, "My World 2.0," due out March 23. He's also appeared on celebrity charity songs for Haiti and has even been getting public shout-outs from rapper Lil Wayne.

It also helps that he's an engaged Twitter user that communicates directly with his legions of fans who send loving tweets to him daily. And he reached out to a three-year-old fan who became a viral video sensation recently after her family videotaped her crying because of how much she loved Bieber. Earlier this month, he surprised her on the late-night "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" show much to the delight of Bieber's fans.

Bieber's popularity on Twitter is also buoyed by his detractors, who can't stand to see his name on the list of trending topics over and over again.

"Justin Bieber trends really high and some people love that and some people hate that," Muschenetz said.

"(The haters) then tweet about the fact that he's trending, which only makes him trend higher."

Sunday, 14 March 2010

Sarah Killen : The rise of the Twitterati!

We probably could all guess by now that the if there is one place it is easy to gains some fame, it is the Internet. Just how easy it is may be a bit of a shock to people.

Take the case of soon to be married Sarah Killen. Unknown to anyone other than friends, work mates and family as most of us are. Then out of the blue talk show host Conan O'Brien decide to make her the only person he follows on Twitter and BOOM instant Twitter made celebrity - Twitterati.

March 5th she had 3 followers on Twitter now she has 28,000.

Bride-to-be Sarah Killen has the US TV star Conan O'Brien to thank for her sudden Twitter fan explosion.


The ex-Tonight Show host picked Miss Killen, 19, from Michigan, as the only person he would follow on Twitter.


‘I’ve decided to follow someone at random. Sarah Killen, your life is about to change,’ his posting read last Friday.


Since then she been showered with gifts, including a wedding dress and free wine, and is getting 150 new Twitter followers a minute.



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Tuesday, 23 June 2009

Boom Boom Pow: Paris Hilton in rumble with will.i.am

A major spat has broken out between celebrity blogger Perez Hilton and Black Eyed Peas star will.i.am. News of the spat seeped into the public domain early yesterday when Perez Hilton wrote on twitter at 12:34 that

I'm in shock. I need the police ASAP. Please come to the SoHo Metropolitan Hotel now. Please.

12:34 AM Jun 22nd from Sidekick


and two minutes later he sent the message

I was assaulted by Will.I.Am of the Black Eyed Peas and his security guards. I am bleeding. Please, I need to file a police report. No joke.

12:36 AM Jun 22nd from Sidekick


Not to long after Perez allegations were sternly denied by will.i.am as he also went online to twitter to refute the allegations. His reponses were

I hit you Perez? Come on dude! I didn't hit you. Instead of calling police, you Twittered that I assaulted you. Sounds like somebody wants mad attention.


He then added

He added: 'They are lies. Shame on you. Shame on your behaviour. That's just messed up.'


It has been reported the spat originated from Perez's constant criticism of the Black Eyed Peas, with one report stating

Perez has frequently criticised Fergie's fashion sense on his blog, labelling her 'fugly', which mean 'fucking ugly', and has slammed the Black Eyed Peas' latest album The E.N.D. and track Boom Boom Pow
.

Later that evening, Will.i.am allegedly approached Perez outside the Cobra club, telling him 'never write things about my band on your website again'.

Openly gay Perez admitted he hit back with several slurs: 'I told him, "And you know what, I don't need to respect you. And you're a f**got. You're gay and stop being such a f**got.'


The alledged assualt is said to have occurred outside the Cobra nightclub following the MuchMusic Video Awards in Toronto, Canada on Sunday night.

Tuesday, 17 February 2009

Lily Allen and Perez Hilton in Twitter catfight

If there is any more confirmation needed that Twitter is the Internet destination of choice, this is it....A celeb cat fight right in from of millions of twitterers (is that what we are called?).

The place was Lily Allen's page on Twitter and the date was the 15th of February. In the blue corner was celebrity blogger Perez Hilton and in the red corner was London-born popstar Lily Allen no stranger to blogging herself, having left many a controversial thought on her myspace page.

Lily and Perez have had some "previous" as they say, and in this latest spat the first salvo was fired by Mr Hilton when made a snide reply to a tweet from Lily and form then on it was all guns blazing till Lily finally decided she needed to move on.

Where can you find this battle royale I hear? Well we wouldn't tease you like that would we ?


Lily Allen: Shit, I’ve just been shown photographic evidence of myself podium dancing last night. God I’m a dick

Perez Hilton: @lilyroseallen You just now realized that?

Lily Allen: @perezhilton fuck off

Perez Hilton: @lilyroseallen Is casting the music video for her next single, which she’s shooting in LA. Tell her U think she should have Perez in it! Ha!

Lily Allen: @perezhilton oh , I’m sorry , we’ve already cast the jealous and bitter lonely old queen role. Next time eh ?

Perez Hilton: @lilyroseallen Jealous of who? David Beckham, maybe. And if I wanted to be a fucked up Brit, I’d rather be Amy Winehouse - whose got talent.

Lily Allen: @perezhilton god, you’re like so obsessed with me its embarassing.

Perez Hilton: @lilyroseallen Congrats on your album doing well in America, though. It’s REALLY HARD to sell copies when u discount it to $3.99. Desperate!

Lily Allen: @perezhilton its also number one everywhere else in the world douchebag. Go away you little parasite.

Perez Hilton: @lilyroseallen Aw, u can see I’ve lost weight! I am a littler Perez. But I’m still a big fat cunt - just like U! That’s why I lova ya. xoxo

Perez Hilton: @lilyroseallen P.S. Thanks for advertising on my website. I’ll take your money (or the label’s) anytime!

Lily Allen: @perezhilton I know you will, and that’s what makes you a cheap ass whore. Now leave me alone, stop following me, I’m working. Bye x x

Perez Hilton: @lilyroseallen It’s not fair and I think you’re really mean! You’re supposed to care! It’s not fair and it’s really not ok.

Perez Hilton: @lilyroseallen I can still read what you write, twat!

Lily Allen: hes blocked, just had to get to a computer


Ouch, lots of fur flying there....