If they wanted to make `` Rosie the Waitress '' famous for mopping up spills with a paper towel , they could . David Weinberger : Kate Upton 's YouTube channel helped get her onto the swimsuit scene . He says fame in the Age of the Internet is different ; Web users can elevate anyone to fame . Famous - on - the - Internet people are often picked because they are like us , he says , not celebrities . Writer : Fame is in a hybrid state now , with complex relationships between Web and mainstream .
David Weinberger : Kate Upton 's YouTube channel helped get her onto the swimsuit scene . He says fame in the Age of the Internet is different ; Web users can elevate anyone to fame . Famous - on - the - Internet people are often picked because they are like us , he says , not celebrities . Writer : Fame is in a hybrid state now , with complex relationships between Web and mainstream .