Student name: Tang Hoi Ching
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Marwick, A. & boyd, d. (2011). To See and Be Seen: Celebrity Practice on Twitter. Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies, 17(2), 139–158.
Nowadays, social media is changing the celebrity culture, by means of
the way that people relate to celebrity image and how celebrities are produced.
The Internet has had a major impact towards celebrity culture. In the past, the
fans only can know the information form newspaper. But now, the celebrities
will use the social media platforms such as, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, to
share their happy moments or they tweet daily to develop and maintain an
audience. Also, this is the good way to communicate with their fans. Because
through the social media platforms, it can directly or immediately to speak to
their fans.
On the other hands, social media platforms also are the very important way for fans. When the Internet began to appear, fans only can know their idols’ status at the official fan site. However, when the social media platforms developed more and more vigorous, fans can always update their favorite celebrity’s status. No matter what the celebrities and fans are not live in the same country, they also can communicate by the social media platforms. Let me use the K-pop to be the example, everyone knows that K-pop is from Korea, some Korean pop singers or artists will create the account to share the status for the fans around the world. For example, Super Junior’s Siwon Choi whose followers of his Twitter account is the top one in Korea, he always tweets the post in the Twitter to share his happy moments. Sometimes, he will use the social media platforms to take care his fans, and when he needs to travel to other countries, he will say in the social media platform. Therefore, the social media platforms are the important way to the fans who are non-local, that they can get the information from the celebrities.
In conclusion, the rise of social media can let the celebrities to have a chance to connect with their fans. Also, it can help the celebrities to attract more fans by the social media platforms.
On the other hands, social media platforms also are the very important way for fans. When the Internet began to appear, fans only can know their idols’ status at the official fan site. However, when the social media platforms developed more and more vigorous, fans can always update their favorite celebrity’s status. No matter what the celebrities and fans are not live in the same country, they also can communicate by the social media platforms. Let me use the K-pop to be the example, everyone knows that K-pop is from Korea, some Korean pop singers or artists will create the account to share the status for the fans around the world. For example, Super Junior’s Siwon Choi whose followers of his Twitter account is the top one in Korea, he always tweets the post in the Twitter to share his happy moments. Sometimes, he will use the social media platforms to take care his fans, and when he needs to travel to other countries, he will say in the social media platform. Therefore, the social media platforms are the important way to the fans who are non-local, that they can get the information from the celebrities.
In conclusion, the rise of social media can let the celebrities to have a chance to connect with their fans. Also, it can help the celebrities to attract more fans by the social media platforms.
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