It’s as “In” as Paris Hilton’s Shoes

Social media is everywhere and virtually everyone is connected to it. The way people, myself included, get hooked on Facebook and other sites has always been a point of interest for me. The social media networks have spilled over into television too. Just about every show has a Facebook page or can be followed on Twitter. I stumbled across this book, Celeb 2.0: How Social Media Foster Our Fascination with Popular Culture by Kelli Burns, which seems interesting. It basically breaks down the social media takeover. The chapters highlight the popularity of blogs and the how they have changed everything. Pop culture has become the domain of social media and print is out of style. It’s all about blogs, message boards, and other new media today. Communication is definitely not what it used to be and is never going back. Now, it seems people are logging on to their favorite celebrity gossip blogs instead of grabbing a trashy magazine or watching television. It’s interesting how something can virtually explode in popularity.