Girls really do run the world....
The Gist
Being famous for doing or being absolutely nothing is
not new (think the Gabore sisters and, of course, the Kardashians). However, the speed by which ‘Alex from Target’ has become a household
phrase took many by surprise. So quick, in fact, that the PR firm Breakr took credit for it (until they had to admit it wasn't them at all; they just wanted
a piece of the action). The picture of Alex LaBeouf,
a sixteen year old from the Dallas area, was originally posted to Twitter on
November 2nd. Within six hours, he had 100,000 Twitter followers. The
number is now more near one million and he has been interviewed by the likes of
Ellen DeGeneres, among others. Since we live in a world where teenage girls can
make stars of boys they find attractive, we shouldn't be surprised that we also
live in a world where people feel the need to send Alex death threats. The Twitter
star is now working with John Shahidi, CEO of selfie
app Shots, to harness his new found fame…and now you know the gist.
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