A fascinating story told by online celebrity Tom Scott: A young woman sings Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” on Chatroulette; a few hours later, she’s an internet sensation. A dead internet sensation. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aIyzVAOi7A[/youtube]
article-article-bodyA fascinating story told by online celebrity Tom Scott: A young woman sings Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” on Chatroulette; a few hours later, she’s an internet sensation. A dead internet sensation.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aIyzVAOi7A[/youtube]
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Spoiler Alert: read the final slides carefully. This story never happened. The elements all happened, at various times in varied places. So this is a “So in theory all this is now possible and could happen to a flashmob near you.” Still interesting though.