Archive for the 'One Hit Wonders' Category

From YouTube star…

to commercial celebrity.

Then, copycat Jack.

Hmm… If the commercial is true, you’ve just gained twenty-four (8 x 3) years. Woo hoo! I’m feeling younger already!

Does Delta Airlines understand marketing in a Web 2.0 world? You decide.  Regardless, Katherine Lee has gained instant celebrity status courtesy of this informative video.

By now, you’re familiar with the performance of Google’s stock (GOOG) since going public.  Imagine how different your life would be if you had been a Google employee before seven years ago.  Check out what 13 ex-Googlers are doing in Fortune’s article, “Where are they now?”

For one lucky contestant, this dream will become a reality. Starting tomorrow, twelve contestants will be vying for the chance to work with Joel Comm on his next business venture.

Tune into The Next Internet Millionaire and see whose idea reigns supreme (just kidding especially if you’re a fan of the Iron Chef television show).

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by Brion Lau

Well, we’re back from the ritual pilgrimage to Sin City. Sadly, we didn’t find any new talent to write about during that trip. However, Mike did manage to get a picture with magicians Penn & Teller. Since this isn’t really about our trip, I’m going to dig into my reserve of backlogged articles I’ve been meaning to write.

If you’re like me then you’ve probably missed the hoopla about Jessica Rose (aka Lonely Girl 15 or Bree). A few months ago, Lonely Girl 15 took Youtube by storm by posting her video diary online of relatively mundane details of her teenage life. These video blogs so enthralled viewers that millions followed the saga of this online American “teenage celebrity”.

Well, the story gets better. In Sept., Lonely Girl 15 was exposed and, yes, she’s a fake. Lonely Girl 15 is actually nineteen year old aspiring actress, Jessica Rose, a New Zealander now living in Los Angeles. Check out the full news story as it was aired a few months ago:

Since being exposed, the creators have moved the fleeting popularity to a dedicated site called Lonelygirl15.com. In addition, Rose was recently hired by the United Nations to fight poverty through an online anti-poverty video. Rose will be playing her infamous lonelyGirl15 role as she sits by herself in her bedroom talking to the camera. This time, however, she will be talking about the antipoverty cause rather than her boyfriend troubles.

Note: If you spend time on the new Lonelygirl15 website, you might want to read their recent announcement about Operation Aphid, the official alternate reality game (ARG) of Lonelygirl.

In my opinion, this only rates as a one hit wonder–not truly pop digerati caliber but definitely entertaining enough to help get through the day.

by Mike Fennelly

All right – so I’m getting to all of them, new and old, one by one. I know a good chunk of you readers have seen this stuff before, but for those who have been volunteering with the Amish for the past few years, I present to you :

Brian Peppers. Yes, the photo is real, but most of what you’ll find while cruising around the net ain’t. Mr. Peppers is a 38 year old registered sex offender in Ohio, and there’s those pushing to get his side of the tale out. Although, what that truth is, we don’t really seem to know as of yet.

So, now that I’ve made myself feel all guilty for perpetuating this internet fame for a guy who may have just seriously been crapped all over by life, I’ll move on to something that I have no reservations about posting at all.
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Ladies and Gentlemen : Moshzilla.

Hoo-boy, did it suck to be this girl for a while.

The photo you see over on the right there was taken by one Alex Stram at a hardcore show in San Diego. The photos you see below most certainly were not. At a certain point, the parents of the young lady seen getting her mosh on got involved, and got the law involved, and – as you can see since I’m gleefully posting here – managed to get bupkus done. Check out the gallery of photoshopped images here, even though I’m going to post a bunch below this very text you’re reading, and I’ll even save you the effort of having to type in your google search box to find more.

Next time : TIME CUBE!

by Mike Fennelly

(note : the image server here seems to have issues right now – if this turns out to look all wacky and stuff, one of the crack team of PopDigerati IT ninjas that live in my closet will fix it pronto. Or when I wake up tomorrow morning. One of the two.)

Oh boy. I don’t even know where to start with this dude. Let’s just give a brief chronology, and turn this into a bit of a photo essay.

1) Wannabe eBay scammer sells non-functional laptop to what he thinks is an unsuspecting schmuck.

2)Unsuspecting schmuck gets laptop, notices that it’s not as advertised in the ad, then notices it flat out doesn’t work. He emails scammer and says “Dude. Money back. Now.”

3) Wanna-be Scammer. who we now know goes by the name Amir Massoud Tofangsazan, says “Oh. Sorry. I Moved to Dubai. and by the way I have no intention of ever paying you back.”

4) Unsuspecting Schmuck gets pissed. Unsuspecting Schmuck gets even. Unsuspecting Schmuck gets a website.
5) What Scammer thought was an unsuspecting schmuck turned out to be a pretty smart guy, who knew how to do things like…oh…take hard drives out of computers, see what was contained on them, and post the would-be scammers personal information, pictures, wacky-ass porn, and (best of all) all the pictures the would-be scammer had attempted to take up women’s skirts on the train.

a la :

If you want to see the porn, you’ll just have to head over to The Broken Laptop I Sold On Ebay, and learn more by checking out this total d-bag on Wikipedia.

Until next time, Amir Massoud Tofangsazan, we at PopDigerati Salute you, for keeping us entertained when we should have been working. Oh, and it really works better if you put a little camera on your shoe. At least until you get arrested.

Okay, I can’t resist. One more picture – best comment captioning this one gets a shiny brand new penny courtesy of your friends at PopDigerati!

by Mike Fennelly

Okay – The last thing I want to do is join the celebrity blogosphere, but I got this from a friend fresh off the wire, and I figured if Mehir is still looking for someone to kiss, he could do worse, eh?

“Spears filed legal papers today in Los Angeles County Superior Court, citing “irreconcilable differences.” In her petition, Spears asks for both legal and physical custody of the couple’s two children, one-year old Sean Preston and two-month old Jayden James, with Federline getting reasonable visitation rights.”

This is your chance, Mehir. We’ve already established beyond any reasonable doubt that Britney’s standards are… how you say? Lax. This is your time to swoop in with champagne and roses, or whatever a Turkish Stallion such as yourself would use to make the romancing with your woman, and give up on that silly Borat lawsuit. If you really want to eclipse Borat’s fame, there’s only one thing you can do.

Marry Britney.

I’m going to call on all of you, PopDigerati’s loyal readership, to open up your rolodexes, search your contact lists, and show the tenacity of Brian Herzlinger.

We can…nay, we MUST make this love connection happen.

So, Mehir – If you’re reading this, you’d better get your best leisure suit on and douse yourself in the finest Turkish cologne, before our pal Jonny the Monkey gets to her. Hey, she married K-Fed, who’s to say that a monkey is beneath her?

by Brion Lau

“My Date with Drew” qualifies as a one hit wonder. If you watch the movie, you’ll see how this relates to Brian Herzlinger’s claim to fame on the Internet.

What is this movie about?

Here’s the deal. Brian has been crazy about Drew since the 2nd grade when he first saw her in E.T. So now it’s 20 years later and he figured since she hasn’t come knockin’ on his door, he’s gonna have to make the first move.

Problem…

She’s Drew Barrymore!

But wait, it’s not as crazy as you might think. See, Brian figured he’d combine his two great passions in life – making movies and Drew Barrymore – and document his quest to meet Drew. That way he will represent the “everyman”, and his quest will seem noble… instead of just desperate.

Next problem…

Brian is completely broke. And he doesn’t even own a video camera to make this documentary. Fortunately, he recently won $1,100 on a game show! So he figured it must be fate. He will use this cash prize to seize the moment and pursue his dream. And as it turns out, you don’t even need any money to buy a video camera these days, thanks to Circuit City’s 30-day Return Policy. So he grabbed a friend’s credit card and picked out the most expensive camera in the store, knowing he will have to finish his documentary before the camera has to go back.

So now Brian has 30 days and $1,100 to get a date with Drew Barrymore. Rent the movie or buy a copy of My Date with Drew to see what happens.

Motto: “If you don’t take risks, you’ll have a wasted soul.” – Drew Barrymore

by Mike Fennelly

Well, I guess with the Borat movie opening up this weekend, we should go digging through the depths of the bowels of the subbasements of the net to produce for you one Mr. Mahir Cagri. Truly the proto-Borat, if there ever was one. Mehir, it seems, was a wee bit lonely back in the stone age of 1999, and was looking for a bit of female companionship. Someone turned him on to the wonders of the internet, taught him the blink tag and how to embed images, and the internet gained an instant celebrity. These days, his site is no more professional, but – alas – the pure innocence of a Turkish man who just wants to kiss you has been sullied by crass commercialism. He’s got videos now though, so that makes it almost worthwhile.

UPDATE  : Mehir pizzed the off, for really — Is he making for the sue? If you good with the law, maybe he kiss you and let you work on the contingency!

Also, If you look in the comments section here, One Mr. Johnny Monkey seems to have his own personal beef with Borat. Either that or he just wants to promote his website. One thing that you can be sure of : He’s no Mehir.

Welcome to the PopDigerati world, Mehir. May it get you kissed.