HIPSTER RUNOFF » going viral

I want to go to a College that teaches this class. I would get a B+.

Carles — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:14:35 +0000

I was reading a blog, and I saw a video about a class that they teach at a progressive university. The point of the class is 2 ‘get famous’ on the internet. It seems like a class that I would be good at. I h8 traditional classes like ‘chemistry’, ‘psychology’ and ‘Latin American Studies.’ I just want to be at a school that understands my existential needs, and what inspires me.

From what I understand, u r supposed to find a way to establish a personal brand and ‘go viral’ on the internet.

Via PSFK

Sometimes I wonder if u even need college. Like if ur passionate enough about going viral, u can make n e thing happen. Kinda like the Choco Rain guy. He had a plan and didn’t need a college education to make it happen. A lot of people want 2 ‘be famous’ on the internet, but I they’d realize that if ur uninteresting enough to ‘find meaning’ in real life, then ur life/opinions/self-generated memes probably aren’t interesting enough to make u a compelling figure 4 some1 2 follow on a daily basis. Not even if u r an altbro in a Basquiat shirt riding in a thong then vimeoing about it.

FEel like s0 many people try to ‘find meaning’ on the internet, or they think they deserve to ‘get paid’ [via advertising revenue] for just sharing their memes. They are s0 out of touch with reality. It’s kinda weird how not even that many people want to be ‘mainstream famous’ any more. A more authentic version of fame comes with being ‘microfamous’ via the internet. Some people also want 2 b ‘macro-anonymous.’

I feel like social networks, meme proliferation, and services that allow u to get feedback from a ‘tribe’ are bad for society/our economy. There are startup companies, bands, and web-based businesses that feel like they are ‘making progress’ because they sign up for social networks and get more feedback than ever. But every1 is getting feedback. It’s just part of being alive on the internet. Just makes me kind of sad when a band ‘thinks they are getting better and have a relevant fan base’ when they have actually just been hanging around on the internet for weeks. Just think it’s kinda funny/sad when entities ’stay alive’ longer than they should just because they have THE INTERNET to exist as this entity.

Kinda like when some one ‘makes a logo’ for a cool new venture/blog/website that they are starting, then they make a myspace+twitter+fb group, and then they start being an ass hole about their venture. U wish they would just interact with u from their own profile, instead of [venture-name]@gmail.com. It gets sad, and eventually, their web venture fails. They don’t achieve their goals/fame/success/monetization. They probably put it on their resume, like ass holes, and will try to tell old people who interview them for a ‘real job’ that they ‘had a startup company’ just because they had a twitter and an ebay store.

Do yall know n e 1 like this? Do u h8 when people glorify these types of people for ‘having an entrepreneurial spirit’?

Just sayin yall…. don’t put all ur eggs in 1 basket. Even if u do get ‘internet famous’, it doesn’t mean u’ll get money 4 it, and it doesn’t mean ur life will be meaningful. Not every1 can be Mark Zuckerberger.

But srsly… do yall think that class is ‘bullshit’? I think that professor probably ‘just gives every1 As’ at the end of the semester, even the ‘cunty, untalented girl’ who ’shouldn’t be at design school.’ Can some1 tell that professor not to give the people in that video ‘points’ for the class even though I blogged about them? h8 helping ppl.
What grade do u think U would get in that class?
What obvious strategies would u use to ‘build a following’?
Just want to be comfortable with who I am [in real life AND on the internet].

////I want 2 be famesies.’
Just want to ‘get paid’ and be ‘critically acclaimed’ for ‘being myself’ and ‘living life’ by ‘being on the internet for 70% of my life.’

Memes that went viral b4 the internet: ‘Do the coloureds and poors know it’s Christmas? [via the Third World]‘

Carles — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 01:28:39 +0000

I can’t imagine how memes ‘went viral’ b4 the internet created an incubator in which 2 spread. How was the whole world able to rally behind an Xmas wish 4 ppl who aren’t educated enough to ‘get’ the concept of Christmas? Weird 2 see old memes/people like Bono, Sting, Boy George, Steve Aoki, Ronald Reagan, and other vintage musical celebs who turned into vh1 legends. Even if their lives’ have fallen apart since then, it’s refreshing 2 know that celebrity pseudo-humanitarianism existed b4 the Barrack Obama Incident. Kinda a bummer that I have 2 see this video every winter–it reminds me that there are less fortunate ppl in the world on one of the most fortunate days of the year 4 me.

Like the authentic disco bassline in the s0ng, tho. It’s a shame that such a beautiful song was ruined by content that wasn’t about partying/relationships. I just hope that all of the bloghouse producers create some sort of super-group-for-a-cause, collaborating [via] the internet ( a modern version of the Postal Services).

I also wonder how long this xmas meme will be around. I think it will probably die about 30 years after Bono/Sting/Boy George dies. HOPE memorable Obama supergroup collab videos stick around to remember 4ever.

XX PERSONAL NOTE XX
h8 being home. Started off alright. had 2 go 2 the mall 2 do some last minute shopping. s00 many entry levelers & mexicalts everywhere. It’s like they don’t have a home and live at the mall. Wish they’d get jobs at the food court instead of stealing from mall kiosk entrepreneurs. Kinda ruined my day. Had a soft pretzel and an Icee. My tongue turned red and I started crying. Reminded me of Sparks.

What’s the difference between art, design, and memes?

Carles — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:15:48 +0000

Yall. I’m kinda confused. When I went away to design school, I knew that I wanted to express myself. It’s kinda hard 2. It’s like the way that people consume and interpret information has totally changed. It keeps changing.

DOES N E 1 KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ART, DESIGN, AND MEMES?

I was looking at the FFFFound website, and it made me totally confused.

Is this art or a meme?

Is this art or a viral meme packaged as ‘authentic’ due to ‘relevant commentary on the state of society’?

h8 u Banksy. H8 u graffiti ‘art’ memes.

Is this a marketing viral meme by the Lego corporation, or just an internet meme that I am supposed to marvel at for 3.5 seconds, or art?

Is this art or meme or high priced gimmick art?

Is this architecture or just a meme marketing gimmick?

Is this art or just a viral marketing gimmick featuring Taye Zonday?

I’m just trying 2 design, yall. Want 2 change the world.

Do yall ever feel confused about the media that ur supposed 2 consume?
Don’t yall feel like photography has s000 been cheapened by digital cameras?
Don’t u wish u could live without the internet so u could experience art/memes/design?
Things r getting s0 modern. I always assumed that as things got more post-post-pre-modern, that we’d finally all ‘get it.’ These days I don’t get n e thing.
Just want 2 understand what I’m supposed 2 appreciate in order 2 understand what’s happening in the world, carry on relevant conversations with well-informed people about relevant topics, and be able to process this information in an efficient, valuable manner.
/// NOT READY 4 THE W0RLD ///
//// s0 much information, yall
h8 / <3 the future [via scared]

I am going to throw away my iPod // Microsoft is conceptual authentic alt

Carles — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:51:23 +0000

I am going to throw away my iPod because this Microsoft Zune ad appeals to me.
The main reason this commercial appeals to me is bc of
a) the Digitalism Shinichi Osawa rmx in the background
b) I love to squirt stuff out of my butt
c) 2 many entry level alts bought macbooks
d) the new macbooks don’t even look that g00d
e) Microsoft hired the same people who made the Diesel XXX ‘SFW Porn’ ads in an attempt 2 go mega viral
f) I luv fat hairy bears
g) I h8 Girl Talk
h) Bill Gates paid for my college bc I am from the 3rd World and have a disease
i) I have a coolhunting/trendspotting blog that hosts Microsoft ads
j) Part of the Viral nvr dies
k) I go to art school, and my professor doesn’t ‘get’ me bc he says I am just trying 2 b quirky cuz I am a projectile poo+paint artist
l) choose.your.own.response

UR A MAC
AND I SHOOT STUFF OUT OF MY BUTT/AM AN ARTIST

In the middle of the PC vs Mac war, will Mac respond by making a viral snuff film? Love ya Steve Jobs! Just tryin 2 help u find a way to market 2 trendsetting audiences.

Am I still edgy if I post the Diesel SFW Porn vid even though it’s 100 blog years old?
After a meme ‘goes viral’, don’t u feel a lil sad that it didn’t ‘live 4ever.’

When r designers going 2 create sustainable memes?

THERE’S MORE 2 LIFE THAN GOING VIRAL /////////////
(Barry Obama will learn this soon.)

THE GUY FROM PNAU: A GENIUS?

Carles — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:35:00 +0000

I just googled “guy from PNAU” to find out the name of the zany guy from PNAU. Of course every1 likes Pnau’s hit song featuring Ladyhawke entitled “EMBRACE.”

I never knew Nick Littlemore was such an essential creative hub for some of the best blog tunes of 2k8 (a.k.a. mainstream music for Aussies).

Nick Littlemore’s projects:
1. Pnau
2. Empire of the Sun
3. Teenager (no yall, not the Teenagers. hehe. I’m a sillie blogger. laters)

EMPIRE OF THE SUN seems like What Music Will Sound Like/Music Videos will look like in 2k12 (in a g00d way). This song may or may not be the song the blogosphere has been waiting for all summer.

(Nick Littlemore loves to take his shirt off).
The video also features the best face paint mask since the Heartsrevolution broad.

I also dig the song “Alone Again” by TEENAGER. It makes me want to be in an innocent, tug-filled high school relationship again (just went through a bad breakup with my HS significant other of 6 years). This song is like 30 blog years old, though, but moderately uncovered since it was before Ladyhawke and Pnau had built their [HIGHLY BLOGGABLE] brands.

(Nick Littlemore loves to take his shirt off.)

When will Nick Littlemore extend his personal brand? I think he needs to do a few remixes of moderately popular artists under his own name.

If I had a lame music magazine, I would put Nick Littlemore on the cover, and have a sensationalist issue title, such as “The Savior of Blog House” or some other crap that would enrage/intrigue bloggers, and enabling the cover would go ‘alt-viral.’

[MP3]
Empire of the Sun Walking on a Dream [HIGHLY RECCD]
Teenager Alone Again [PRETTY EARNEST]

Myspaces
http://www.myspace.com/pnaupnau
http://www.myspace.com/teenagerband
http://www.myspace.com/empireofthesunsound

[Meme hijacks from GVB / Fluxblog / Ohhcrap.net ]

Previous post about the weirdnes of PNAU
http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/2008/04/pnau-theyre-pretty-weird.html

XX BONUS TOPLESS LADYHAWKE PIC XX

(Ladyhawke likes to take her shirt off, too?)
[Photo by Cybele Malinowski]

High End Pop for Refined Electro Ears

Carles — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:55:00 +0000

I think an advantage of having ELECTRO EARS is that you are more likely to appreciate high-end conceptual pop. Frankmusik is a great example of an artist in this genre. Basically, high end pop the kind of music that makes you wonder why popular mainstream pop acts don’t have these usually-European producers make their songs for them. Or usually it’s only a matter of time until a High End Pop act produces a forgotten track on a Brit Spears or Ashlee Simpson album.

I also feel like it’s the European/foreign females who utilize producers like KLEERUP (Lykke Li and Robyn) before Americans do it, so they have more ‘cred’ in alternative circles in an ‘authentic’ kind of way. For some reason I assume this is why Kyle Minogue is respected by ‘every one.’

You could make an argument that most bloghouse/electro music is ‘high end pop.’ U know…like mainstreamers drink Keystone Light and alts drink GreyGoose/Sparks/box wine…or a metaphor like that…

I read in a blog that Girl Talk is the only ALT who still listens to the FM radio.

Also, I am basically mesmerized by the kutie in Frankmusik’s “In Step” video. s0 curvie…

Love the tug job ending! I feel like this video was designed to ‘go viral’ in Europe.

I am s0 glad that I can appreciate high-end pop, and people who don’t ‘get’ it probably just need to read m0re bl0gs that post progressive media that challenges us to be better connoisseurs of ‘the arts.’

Let’s all try to be better people in the 2nd half of 2k8 (yall).

[MP3]
Frankmusik In Step

Myspace
http://www.myspace.com/frankmusik

xx BONUS FRANKMUSIK PIX xx
Frankmusik is kinda kute?

High End Pop might also be the upper limit of the ‘faggy electro’ genre.