The "Right" way to Blog/Twitter

There is an article in the newest Wired magazine about how to get Internet famous. Normally I don't read Wired, but that article piqued my interest because come on, who doesn't want to be Internet famous?? Isn't that why we have blogs anyway? To think that someone else is interested in our lives? I'm kidding about wanting to be famous, but a little bit of recognition is hard to deny.

The article has a separate insert titled "How to Twitter" and it contains comments from popular Twitter users. Their advice is to tweet at LEAST 10 times a day (although all these top users usually twitter 20+ times a day) because you'll flood the twitter scene and therefore create recognition (this, to me, seems ridiculous); to go outside your comfort zone (check, I can handle that); and to not write about boring things ie. what you ate for lunch (seems pretty intuitive, although I'm pretty sure I have tweeted those types of things before). So, that seems straightforward.

Next, how to gain fame through your blog. These tips seemed a little more vague. The article basically chronicles a blog girl (hey -unrelated thought- remember cam girls from back in the day?!) who is kind of a loved/hated celebrity. Basically, Wired tells you to "Get Noticed" by attending scene parties and getting your photo taken with well-known guests and posting them on your blog, and to dress in ways that will get you noticed. To keep readers hooked, you have to twitter at least 10 times a day, post videos, and of course blog often... This is sounding like a lot of work. I think basically this line in the article best sums up how to be internet famous:

Be a hot woman with an exhibitionist streak.

Labels: internet

posted by Maresa @ 8:58 PM