Internet Superstars [Edit]

INTERNET SUPERSTARS

Social networking sites are now more popular than ever, and if the recent MySpace08 Report by the Future Laboratory is to go by it’s a trend that is set to stay.  According to the new report more people would choose to spend their spare time on social networking sites than watch TV, read or chat on their mobiles. 

So it comes as no surprise then that as the line between the online and off-line world becomes increasingly blurred, social networking sites have
become a hot bed of up-and-coming new trends and emerging young talent.

If you think of MySpace as the digital equivalent of Hollywood, the difference between A and Z listers would be a couple of thousand of friends.  To be considered A list on MySpace you need to be connected.  20 year old Paul Griffiths has created a business empire on MySpace and has been singled out by the Future Laboratory as one of the Top 10 social networking stars to watch in 2008.  Paul receives 500 friend requests a day, his Babycakes line has sold 10,000 t-shirts globallly, and clusters of MySpace imposters claim to be him.

Other names to watch include Party Shank, the pioneers of Toystep who have turned down a number of record deals to go it alone, and Kesh a London-based fashion designer who is one half of the uber-cool pop duo The Coconut Twins.

As Paul Griffiths puts it - “internet stars are the next rock stars.”

According to MySpace 08, the people to watch out for in 2008 are:

Ten MySpace stars for 2008
(1) Paul Griffiths, fashion entrepreneur and MySpace celebrity
WWW.MYSPACE.COM/SOUNDFXSANDOVERDRAMATICS

(2) Antonya Allen and Amy Harrison, televison presenters
WWW.MYSPACE.COM/AMYANTONYA

(3) Skippy Lirix, music journalist, producer and DJ
WWW.MYSPACE.COM/SKIPPYLIRIX

(4) Liam Walsh, urban street magician
WWW.MYSPACE.COM/WALSHMAGIC

(5) Esau Mwamwaya, musician
WWW.MYSPACE.COM/ESAUMWAMWAYA

(6) Samia Malik, fashion designer
WWW.MYSPACE.COM/IHTGW

(7) Kesh, fashion designer, DJ, music artist
WWW.MYSPACE.COM/THAT_GIRL_KESSHIA

(8) Samantha Toro Paz and Sophie Christian otherwise known as Hoyfashion
photobloggers
WWW.MYSPACE.COM/HOYFASHION

(9) Richard Shoyemi, stylist
WWW.MYSPACE.COM/RICHARD_SHOYEMI

(10) Partyshank, producers and DJs
WWW.MYSPACE.COM/PARTYSHANK