An event or moment · 2009 · Live
The Bieber effect
A performer with no media infrastructure becomes a global star through a video-sharing platform alone.
The first and clearest demonstration that a parasocial bond could be formed and monetised with no gatekeeper whatsoever. The platform was fourteen years old and the attachment was five.
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