How to Become Famous on the Internet

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Andy Warhol's 1968 quote that "In the future everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes" is looking increasingly prophetic as the Internet age advances. Here is how you too can become a web celebrity.

Steps

1. Learn the ins and outs of your computer. Get a couple of books, go online, and practice HTML. One day you're going to be able to change channels from ABC to CBS to MySpace. Learn the basics so that when TV and the Internet truly become one, you'll be ready.
   
2. Publicize your IM screen names, URLs, and Net addresses everywhere and often, and reply to everyone. Treat the Web like your house: When people knock, be there to answer. Most comedians work an hour a night and play the rest of the day. Don't let that be you.
   
3. Build a website site with personality if you want to build a fan base. People need to feel that you - and not an anonymous webmaster - are there. Make sure to update every single day, and remember: If it's not interesting, users will click to the next page and move on.
   
4. Update your site with new audio and video clips as often as you can. For example, visitors to danecook.com can get video, streaming audio, even images for their Sony PSP. If you want to offer rich content, you're going to have to spend a lot of time and a little bit of money, but it's worth it.
   

Tips

• Think about something that interests you, and search for it in an online search engine. You can find a message board or online community where you can converse with others about the topic.
  
• Make intelligent and thoughtful posts, and not only will others respect you, but they may like you and hold your name (or user name) in high regard. Many people may come to call you popular.
  
• Don't get into pointless arguments. Whether you are right or wrong, getting into an argument is both irritating and disturbing on the internet. No one enjoys reading how right you are compared with the other person, or what his mom looks like. Be friendly.
  
• Be wary of people you might meet on the internet, and avoid sharing too much personal information.
  
• Make a video about yourself or your talent, then post it on websites such as YouTube, MySpace, and DropYourTalent.
  

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Sources and Citations

• iamnotfamous.co.uk - Advertise yourself and the fact that you are not famous on this website for free.
  
• Thalakotur: Online Advertising Consultancy - Get help positioning yourself online.
  
• Wired Magazine - Original source of this article. Shared with permission. Originally written by well known comedian, Dane Cook.
  
• Next Webstar
  

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