Click, Snap, Capture, Flash

Defined as as individual who has been made famous through viral recognition of accomplishments online celebrity allows just about anyone to become famous for nearly anything. The future of online celbrity is gaining momentum in ways that supersede our wildest dreams. The praise and admiration that was once reserved for primed and polished hollywood celebrities is now being deviated towards average everyday people who have managed to create cult like followings. The 2008 viral outbreak of Antione Dodson's "Bed Intruder" rant exemplifies the wave of celebrity washing over an unsuspecting and arguably undeserving individual. His quick witted and comical words coupled with a stereotypically urban appeal seen herehttp://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMtZfW2z9dw left millions in uncontrolable fits of laughter. The video was then coupled with the instant hit "Bed Intruder Song" in which Autotune was ingeniously used to create a song with the contents of the original video. Instances of "Accidental Fame" gained by everyday people are prompting Hollywood celebrities to take heed to their subsidary competitors through similar means of public outreach. Tweet snaps of of personal photos from behind the scenes of luxurious photoshoots or a bad sunburn by Kim Kardashian, webcam captures of Miley Cyrus briefing her "Miley World" fans about her daily activities and flash videos of homemade intimate encounters of our favourite heiress. The lives of our favourite celebrities are just a click away in just about all major social media venues. Such accessibility to out favourite celebrities has proved to be a gift and a curse through numerous cases within todays society. Such a catch 22 with instant exposure forces us, the genereal public and the elite celebrities to ask ourselves. Should we think before we click?