The Guardian U.K.'s take on Cyber Celebrities (2/08)

The Kids From Boing Boing.net

Stars in your lap

They crack open a beer, they joke, they spoof, they dissect the news — and they're just a few keystrokes away. Bobbie Johnson meets the new wave of cyber celebrities. Can they break out of the techie real and into the bigtime?



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