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When Andy Warhol coined the phrase “In the future, everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes”, he could never have imagined the power that internet would have to perpetuate artists, helping them to produce better and more and, especially, place attention on them 24/7 uninterruptedly.
We´re not exaggerating. The power of the social networks is precisely to keep everyone who uses them informed in real time of most of the activities and production of their idols and friends. It´s impossible to encompass each of the members of the social networks that we´re part of; all that´s left is our preference or particular interest in what certain members do, and so the information becomes fragmented, with dispersed and yet selective knowledge.
However, the spreading of this information holds precisely its biggest power and reach. It´s not about saying something, it´s about having the power to reach the highest amount of users and the longest of distances. The content of what is said comes after, if it comes at all, and it´s irrelevant in comparison to the power of the social networks. It´s a simple mask of the true and fleeting communication processes on the net.
To understand Warhol´s fame today, we don´t talk about 15 minutes of fame anymore but of Twitter fans. By comparing the numbers of the followers, you will know who is and who isn´t more up to date in the social networks and which of these users can have an effect on creation and transmission of global information. Today, the top 5 Twitter users with the most fans are: 1) Lady Gaga, 2) Justin Bieber, 3) Katy Perry, 4) Rihanna and 5) Britney Spears. And Madonna? Madonna? Who is Madonna? Bitch please…
Yes, the ugly truth is that on the top of the information networks of the world we can´t find Occupy Wall Street or Anonymous, or the outraged groups from Spain, Greece or Poland. There isn´t any revolutionary, political or social and economic change movement. And, especially, no Madonna. If these five Twitter accounts were joined together, they could generate such a radical change of information on a global-scale that they could even be transmitters of information that could have considerable effects to reality, not just in the virtual world, because millions of fans pay serious attention to what these accounts say.
The absence of Madonna in the top 5 Twitter users isn´t something to be worried about… although perhaps it might be. Madonna isn´t even on the top 100 Twitter users because she preserves her space, from nostalgia, and that´s why it´s worth going to see her in Istanbul on the 7th of June. Find more information on: http://madonna.com/
Get the best apartments in Istanbul and be part of this great concert. Istanbul will blow you away with its beautiful streets, museums and its varied cultural life. Without doubt, one of the best destinations for this summer.
