http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/01/24/41373.aspxHas there ever been a true Web celebrity? Someone who everyone knows, and they're in magazines like a real red carpet celebrity, but they got their start on the Internet? Plus... Battlestar Galactica gag reel, State of the Union toys and prehistoricen-USCommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/01/24/41373.aspx#41407Thu, 25 Jan 2007 12:41:12 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:41407Clinton, Indianapolis, IndianaWill, it's Shannon HOON, not Moon.http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/01/24/41373.aspx#41480Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:11:36 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:41480Rich Thailer, East Northport, NYWill, I love Clicked.. and normally agree with you on most things.. however the subliminal ad for MickiD's pisses me off. How could it be anything but intentional? Covert techno manipulation is wrong and if we don't get pissed off about it, how long before we are all wishing for Vista without knowing why? Keep up the good work..http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/01/24/41373.aspx#41643Thu, 25 Jan 2007 17:06:12 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:41643Paul, Alamo, CABesides the fact that subliminal advertising does not seem to actually work (study after study), this likely would not count as subliminal (since you notice it, it is not *sub* liminal). However, the short duration strong image (the logo in a bright color contrasts well) does catch your attention and may cause you to remember it or think about it. Although not a persistence of vision (such as a bright flash followed by dark would cause), it does get you to notice it and wonder. But, could not be used very often before you start tuning these things out. I note that Comedy Central was doing these 1/4 second frames for while, just as they come back from commercial (such as on Daily Show). They seemed to have stopped. But, I always wondered if they were intended for normal viewers or those of us skipping forward using a DVR. When you use a DVR, you usually end up stopping just at the last few frames of the commercial, so you see these.http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/01/24/41373.aspx#41992Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:17:46 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:41992Shaun BartooGabe and Tycho, web comic artists of Penny Arcade fame, could possibly qualify. With their annual Child's Play fundraiser for children's hospitals across the US, they've gotten quite a bit of recognition off the internet. Depends on how famous you consider 'famous' :)http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/01/24/41373.aspx#42049Thu, 25 Jan 2007 22:20:11 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:42049Northwest RoyaleNO ONE FROM THE WEB IS FAMOUS ???!!!? That is a bunch of crap! Jette Rockit is!! http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/01/24/41373.aspx#42194Fri, 26 Jan 2007 04:11:46 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:42194HBirdman, Jamestown NYMaybe the whole point of the McD's "flash" ad was to make people with DVR's re-wind it to figure out what it was...since they're fast forwarding through the regular commercials anyway.http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/01/24/41373.aspx#42221Fri, 26 Jan 2007 06:01:11 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:42221Mike Skroch, Plainfield, ILWill, I would put forth that Paris Hilton should be considered a web celebrity. How many of us really knew who she was (or cared?) before certain photos and videos were posted all over the web? Next thing you know she has a TV show, commercial deals, and is a regular feature of both web and non-web based media.http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/01/24/41373.aspx#42268Fri, 26 Jan 2007 11:39:35 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:42268Geoff, Gold Coast, Queensland (from the Land-Down-UnderI nominate Tux, the Linux penguin as a true Web celebrity.http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/01/24/41373.aspx#42337Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:39:54 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:42337Will FemiaMike, that's a really great point. I couldn't remember the sex tape/TV show timeline and Wikipedia says it came out a week before the show premiered, leading some to suspect it was a publicity stunt. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_hilton If it was, it was a pretty good stunt and may indeed qualify her as the first Internet celebrity. What else is interesting is that all the porn bloggers I saw who linked to the new Paris Hilton sex tape content from her storage unit all think it's a stunt. One might even suspect the time she spent with Britney was an act of tutilage in the art of exposing oneself for the sake of exposure. In Britney's no-panties stunts she too resurected herself (not her image but her name) through the Internet since no mainstream outlet actually carried photos of her um... bareness. Hmmm... Paris Hilton, Web marketing geniushttp://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/01/24/41373.aspx#42381Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:45:54 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:42381MarkWill, Your "other" mothership used the DVR easter egg approach in a "One Second Theater" marketing campaign: http://www.ge.com/onesecondtheater/indexFlash.htmlhttp://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/01/24/41373.aspx#42741Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:25:07 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:42741Dennis McClain-Furmanski, Bluefield WVre: " a single frame McDonald's ad in an Iron Chef clip" You should not get worked up for a very good reason. Subliminal advertising does not work. The first and only "experiment" using it never happened (http://www.snopes.com/business/hidden/popcorn.asp). At best, this and other inserts, such as the one during which RATS was flashed over Al Gore's face in a 2000 campaign ad, should be considered pranks or "easter eggs". They do nothing beyond the headlines they generate when they're discovered. The FCC did formulate a law making it illegal to do this. However, it clearly states that doing it is not in the public interest "whether or not it works".http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/01/24/41373.aspx#44142Mon, 29 Jan 2007 17:21:26 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:44142Scott McGoohan, Boston, MAIn that State of the Union address app from the New York Times, a very interesting keyword to search for (and I am by no means the first person to bring this up) is "climate." Only once has this word come up in a State of the Union address... Keep up the good work!http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/01/24/41373.aspx#44347Mon, 29 Jan 2007 21:27:21 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:44347Scott McGoohan, Boston, MAAnd P.S. That kitchen beat box video reminded me of another food oriented music video, "Clap Hands" by Beck, which can be viewed here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=dCBbHtLcLqo Enjoyhttp://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/01/24/41373.aspx#44756Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:26:02 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:44756Will FemiaScott, I also tried "climate," but the more dismaying search was for "warming."