Tag: celebrities
Why are all of the Twitter profiles blue? Millionaire musicians appropriate the language of charity to promote more expensive alternative to Spotify
Britney Spears is the most searched for celebrity of the decade
Ask Jeeves have revealed the details of the most searched for public figures of the decade. In at number one is popstar Britney Spears, whose meteoric rise to fame, mental collapse and comeback has spanned the entirety of the decade,…
GALLERY: Our 12 favourite fake and fictional Twitterers
Ever since Twitter first emerged, there have been people creating fake accounts. Some of them are are done spitefully, while others are a little too close to their real life counterparts to be truly entertaining.
But the folks that do it right, with just enough humour to make it obvious that there’s some gentle ribbing going on… those are our favourites. In this gallery, we’re going to celebrate their contribution to the internet: celebrities, fictional characters and beloved pets await. Just click the glorious visage of Captain Jon Luc Picard to continue the tour when you’re ready to continue…
Alan Martin (@alan_p_martin)
Top 10 celebrities most likely to do a Justin.tv
It’s ironic really. The Orwellian idea of Big Brother had a state dictatorship spying on its citizens, while more recently The Truman Show had one man’s life being broadcast to millions as entertainment, without his knowledge. That’s not how it’s going to work, though. Soon, us proles will be queuing up to stream our daily lives online.
Nokia World: Ruud Gullit on gadgets and marriage: "It's like warfare"
The vast majority of the Nokia World conference is tech-focused, as you'd expect. But I've just come out of a strange session hosted by Clive Anderson, which focused on how celebrities are using mobile technology. Actually, it was more like…
