The Mad Men #Draping Tumblr is an ingenious site that has users upload photos of themselves doing their best Don Draper imitation.
Based off of the opening sequence in the show, 'draping' has become known as a way of sitting. Incredibly easy to imitate, it's no wonder the blog has gotten so many submissions. This funny and crowd-sourced blog not only pays tribute to beloved show Mad Men, but lets anyone get in on the fun as well. Because Tumblr can be accessed all over the world, people from New York, New Zealand and even further away have contributed to this straightforward site.
Sure to get a few giggles out of fans of the series, this Mad Men tribute blog is destined to go viral across the web.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Crowd-sourced Fan Tributes
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a platform that allows fans to create and share content related to their favorite TV shows, movies, or celebrities.
- Global Participation Through Social Media
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a social media platform that enables people from around the world to connect and engage in shared interests and hobbies.
- Imitation as Social Entertainment
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Build an app or website that allows users to imitate popular characters, celebrities, or trends and share their imitation videos with others.
Where This Applies
- Social Media
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop enhanced features and functionality for existing social media platforms, focusing on user-generated content and global reach.
- Entertainment
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create new forms of interactive entertainment that involve audience participation and imitation of popular culture icons.
- Media Sharing Platforms
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Design a dedicated platform for users to create, upload, and share content with a specific theme or topic, catering to niche communities.
