Are you an online 'Idol'?

Shontae Denver CO — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:22:33 GMT

Hahaha I have 5000 myspace friends. I only know 1000 of them roughly. And only regulary associate with less than 50 of them. How sad. Im a myspace whore
ADD ME! www.myspace.com/shontaeurie.
Oh and I have 300 photos. :D
Hahaha.
TV IS GAY THOUGH.
I HATE TV!!!!!! I refuse to watch it.
So hows that for your correlation...
Betches.

Are you an online 'Idol'?

Confused by the Stupidity of it all.... — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:29:37 GMT

I don't get it... What has this got to do with REAL science??

Are you an online 'Idol'?

Alan Boyle — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:48:27 GMT

These folks began with a hypothesis, designed an experiment to test that hypothesis and found that the evidence supported their idea. It's just a start, but I guess that's how science is done. When you start to see reality-TV shows promoting their branded social networks and somehow giving social-network stars exposure as part of their venture ... then you'll know why they're capitalizing on the TV/online linkage.

Are you an online 'Idol'?

Amanda — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:23:19 GMT

"If you're a big fan of the reality-TV celebrities on shows such as "American Idol," "Dancing With the Stars," "Survivor" and "The Biggest Loser," you're more likely to pursue a kind of celebrity for yourself as well, by building up virtual fan clubs on social networking sites such as Facebook or MySpace. At least that's the major finding from a survey of students conducted at two U.S. universities."

Shontae, did you even bother to read that? ^

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"We will only approve comments that are directly related to the blog, use appropriate language and are not attacking the comments of others."

I'm still wondering why Shontae's comment was even accepted.

Anyway, the article didn't say JUST because you watched reality shows that you'd become an online celebrity <_< READ before you actually post something like that

Are you an online 'Idol'?

John Perry, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:56:04 GMT

This applies to me although I'm not a social networking junkie, but a photographer who's art has become popular with 6000 people at Deviantart.com ... I suppose I've become addicted to the attention I recieve there, but have always felt it was meritted since they are 'fans' of my work ... and not just socializers.

Are you an online 'Idol'?

JC, Fairbanks, AK — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 01:57:36 GMT

I fit this study well. I couldn't care less about TV celebrities or TV 'talent' shows, and consider the idea of having a need for attention to be narcissistic at best. Needless to say I won't be joining anyone's silly 'virtual fan site' anytime soon, nor 'associating' with their authors.....

And yes, this study does illustrate how science is done. I question it's merit though; I hope it wasn't gov't funded, but probably was....

Are you an online 'Idol'?

JC, Fairbanks, AK — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:12:34 GMT

I can also say that as a scientist and occasional university-level physical science instructor, if my students are watching 30 hours of idiot-box a week, and investing further time in a 'vanity website', they are probably failing my classes (which are homework intensive, and not graded on a curve).