Since the creation of sites like YouTube and MySpace, the Internet has allowed regular people the unique opportunity to introduce themselves to users all over the world in a way like never before. Individuals that never would've seen the light of day somehow became stars overnight. This usually isn't a good thing.
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10. Tila Tequila
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Apparently all you need is a pair of fake boobs and a face like Gizmo to drive dorks crazy all over the net.
Even though she did some modeling and had minor popularity in the import racing scene, it was an insane following on MySpace that shot Tila Tequila to fame and got her a reality show on MTV. Only the internet could make someone with little-to-no talent as popular as Jesus within a few weeks. As of right now, Tila has almost 200 million profile views on her MySpace page. Cleavage is a helluva drug.
9. Rick Astley
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This has nothing really to do with Rick personally, but the image of Astley took on an entirely different persona the second some guy decided to invent the RickRoll. In the beginning it was totally hilarious, but it has now gotten completely out of control. The video and song are completely ridiculous and it’s really funny to throw it in people’s faces when they least expect it. We get it. But please stop! I’m convinced that when the apocalypse hits the only two things that will survive are going to be cockroaches and the RickRoll.
8. brokeNCYDE
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The combination of Screamo and Crunk should have never been put together, but the Hot Topic-wearing crew known as brokeNCYDE went ahead and did it anyway. Thanks, bros.
When the video for "Freaxxx" dropped early last year it was impossible to get away from. The amount of hate that it brought out of viewers was unprecedented. There should be a book published of just the comments from the video’s YouTube page alone. This attention, along with the devotion of brain-dead teenage girls, piqued the interest of Suburban Noize Records and saw the group performing on MTV within days.
The review of their music from Kerrang! pretty much says it all: "If this is the future of rock music, we're f***ing outta here."
7. Chris Crocker
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The fact that this girl guy was able to soak up 15 minutes of fame for crying over how the media is mean to Britney Spears proves our de-evolution as a human race in one fell swoop. Is also proves that we truly enjoy punishing ourselves by any means necessary.
Chris Crocker's “Leave Britney Alone” video is hands down one of the greatest viral videos of all time but easily one of the most irritating. The sickest part has to be the fact that we couldn’t get enough of it and went hog wild posting it all over the joint. Feeding the fire is what truly makes the Internet the Internet, and we all had a big hand in turning Chris Crocker into the trainwreck he is today.
I can’t even look at this dude without wanting to poke myself in the eyeballs so he can stop ruining my life with his face.
6. Soulja Boy
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What can I say about Soulja Boy Tell 'Em that hasn’t already been said? Answer: Not much. The kid still blows, but he is somehow still as popular as ever.
With one really irritating song and a very wacky dance, Soulja Boy caught fire on the Internet and got signed to a major label pretty much overnight. Soulja Boy seemed to take the hip-hop/rap genre down a road that older generations despised and younger ones couldn’t seem to get enough of. Only in America. The Internet gave Soulja Boy the tools to make a name for himself, and without them, he would never have made it out of Atlanta. I think his music has seriously taken a few years off of people’s lives. Screw cancer, Soulja Boy Tell 'Em is takin’ fools out in droves!
