In my "spare" time today I was of course browsing my friends' profiles on Facebook. Their most recent addition: the ability to give a "gift" to a friend. The various gift include everything from a thong to a troll, but what struck me the most was the box with a hole. For those who haven't seen the popular SNL video my dick in a box, this gift is straight out of the music video - a popular one indeed on YouTube.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=1dmVU08zVpA
What strikes me about this is the place of the Internet in popular culture. Without the mass distribution of popular media that is made possible via the Internet, there is no way this symbol of popular culture could have permeated social culture as is has.
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Yeah, the internet is a blessing and a curse like that. It's the ultimate network for sharing ideas and discovering cool stuff, but that same "word of mouth" mechanism is also frequently exploited by corporations' viral marketing schemes.
I agree with the comments you made in your post. The internet allows a uniform pop culture that all people with a computer can be exposed to. It doesnt even end there...whatever the pop culture is online, advertising plays a huge role and creates an even greater consumer video. There are always on adds on youtube to other websites.
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