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Upon finding this video i thought it was quite interesting in relation to our popular culture class. Whilst social media is part of popular culture this video, 'musicalised' Twitter! In part it is satirising what twitter has become in that people write about absolutely anything and so we are becoming 'fools', also that the celebrity world (such as Lady Gaga vs Perez Hilton) can be watched in your home and you don't even have to leave your bed! However it also emphasises the positives of social media where everyone is now  ''connected far and wide''and that the world is intertwined. Therefore the message presented is that twitter is what you make it.

I thought this was interesting because Fall Out Boy is creating music videos for all of the songs on their new cd and they are all supposed to be connected as one story. At the moment 6 of the 11 have been made. This is the first.

Wow, that's really neat that they're making videos for all of the songs. I don't know of other bands that have done that before... but maybe I'm just out of the loop, haha. Anyway, I also like how the videos are all connected; that's something I'd like to see other bands and/or artists do!

I love that FOB is making a mini movie out of this album. I would say one of the most successful comebacks in awhile!

This is a short article I found about how Elton John has expressed concerned about the two aforementioned stars. I thought it was very interesting because he compares Miley's recent stunts to Lindsey Lohan, claiming that she is a "meltdown waiting to happen." (There's also an expanded version of the article available.) Thoughts?

I think this article shows Elton John as a supreme authority on female pop artists and enforces the idea of them as "meltdowns" and people in a mess. He uses his masculine power to downgrade female artistis. At the end of this article, I thought it was interesting that he discussed privacy of celebrities in the media. He considers this a detriment to celebrities and neglects to acknowledge how fan connection and participatory culture can be meaningful.