DJ Y2K Malone™ Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Some of the world’s biggest names in music are about to get their egos crushed in a major way. Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake, Jennifer Hudson, Usher and Janelle Monae have sacrificed their digital online life by quitting social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. This was done for the Alicia Keys charity ‘Keep a Child Alive’ so that money can be raised for AIDS in Africa. The organizers have declared to fans that if they want their favorite celebs back online again, they will need to donate $1 million. The ‘Digital Life Sacrifice’ campaign, which reeks of self-importance, looks like its set to FLOP in the most embarrassing fashion. The donation process is going really slow, and they are practically struggling to reach the half way mark. The reasoning behind the campaign could be down to the $10 cap placed on the minimum donation amount. It seems fans are not willing to donate what they would pay for an Usher, Alicia, Lady Gaga or even a Justin CD. As a result, celebrities are missing out on large doses of social media marketing. It also means it could be a long while yet before they may tweet again. The $10 cap was a stupid idea. Not everybody has that and many of their fans are still in school. If everyone was allowed to donate $1, they would have reached their goal in no time. After all, their joined twitter followers stand at over 30 million combined. Just to save face, I would not even be surprised if these celebs donated the remaining amount themselves just so that they can get back online. The only thing this campaign did was overestimate ones popularity. You just know Justin is probably fuming because he can’t promote any of his movies right now, . http://omg.yahoo.com/news/celeb-filled-digital-death-campaign-is-doa/51595?nc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquaria Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 LOL. So I'm all for AIDS research, but I like the message it sends to these stars. Maybe you're not so fucking important But it's only been like 2 days And I love how I went on Gaga's twitter and she has a post saying "I'm still dead... donate here" LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 LOL. So I'm all for AIDS research, but I like the message it sends to these stars. Maybe you're not so fucking important But it's only been like 2 days And I love how I went on Gaga's twitter and she has a post saying "I'm still dead... donate here" LOL LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetDAYZ Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 The lil campaign shots of the celebs in caskets is beyond eery anyway ..esp Alicia's for some reason. When I first learned of this..I thought the idea was interesting yet stupid Reach into ya damn purse and pay the million yaself Licia,damn! Celebs make things so complicated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrietta. Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 The idea was stupid. Majority of them don't talk back to their followers, and majority of the people, like me, could really give two shits about them being digitally dead. Hell hopefully them being digitally dead would force them in the studio and put out quality shit worth buying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedElegance™ Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 LOL. So I'm all for AIDS research, but I like the message it sends to these stars. Maybe you're not so fucking important But it's only been like 2 days And I love how I went on Gaga's twitter and she has a post saying "I'm still dead... donate here" LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 i wish MC woulda participated... she talks to damn much. we'll i unfollowed her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angela Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 I had no idea of that this was even going on. Terrible promotion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angela Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 If anything, Alicia should have a found a way to align herself with that facebook campaign against child abuse. That is effective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illi Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 This was all stupid. The problem was that the celebrities thought that they were more important than they really were and thought that if they "died" digitally, they sky would fall. But reality hit and people actually have other things to worry about other than making sure some celebrities are on-line. It was very egotistical in that they thought the world revolved around them. Celebrities need to understand that we admire their talents (for those have have talent), but they are not above everyone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrietta. Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 This was all stupid. The problem was that the celebrities thought that they were more important than they really were and thought that if they "died" digitally, they sky would fall. But reality hit and people actually have other things to worry about other than making sure some celebrities are on-line. It was very egotistical in that they thought the world revolved around them. Celebrities need to understand that we admire their talents (for those have have talent), but they are not above everyone else. <insert my Janet clapping gif> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedElegance™ Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 As of Friday evening, just $200,674 had been raised to aid the fight against HIV/AIDS, that’s roughly $66,891 for each of the three days since the campaign started. If donations continue at this rate, it’ll be another 11 days before The Kardashians are back online Tweeting their hearts out about Bebe, Sephoria, and all the other big name brands that have hired them to hawk products! http://www.popcrunch.com/digital-death-campaign-continues/ Ouch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquaria Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 Well, if stars expected to be back in 1 day, it defeats the whole purpose of their "sacrifice" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquaria Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 So far $293,137.26 has been donated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSimba Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 Okay so apparently they just now crossed the million mark already. ($1,000,270 to be specific. Hmmm...) So glad to have Janelle back though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 LMAO I guess the celebs opened their fat ass wallets. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSimba Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 LMAO I guess the celebs opened their fat ass wallets. I wasn't gonna say it but Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaLpHieReBeL516 Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 lmfaooo the celebs should have just donated in the first place wtf alicia! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquaria Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 LMAO I guess the celebs opened their fat ass wallets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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eli's_rhythm Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 HA HA @ this. Some New York billionaire supposedly donated the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 you know what would really b fun? If noone told the kardashion sisters it was over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrietta. Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 You know their egos are crushed badly. I wonder if they're gonna try to ignore the fact that their fans don't care if they're online or not. you know what would really b fun? If noone told the kardashion sisters it was over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 HA HA @ this. Some New York billionaire supposedly donated the rest. NEW YORK – Alicia Keys, Lady Gaga and other celebrities can sign back online, thanks to donations from their fans and a philanthropist. Keys announced Monday that her charity, Keep a Child Alive, reached its $1 million fundraising goal in honor of last week's World AIDS Day. A slew of celebrities signed off digital platforms like Twitter and Facebook last Wednesday and asked their fans to donate to the charity, which supports families affected by HIV and AIDS in Africa and India. The celebrities could sign back online when the $1 million fundraising goal was met. The entertainers and their fans raised $500,000, and philanthropist Stewart Rahr matched it. Participants in the Digital Death campaign included Ryan Seacrest, Justin Timberlake, Usher and Kim Kardashian. :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 This shit was worldwide, right? Like, any fan could've donated from any country? Cuz if that's the case, then that's double death for me. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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