How A Teenage Worker Become An Overnight Internet Sensation
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Alex Christopher Laboeuf, a Texan teen, was just doing his job, working at Target, when a teenage girl with a large Twitter following snapped a candid picture of him. She tweeted it, with the caption 'YOOOOOOOOOO', and an internet sensation was born.
The answer is simple: teenagers.
Teenagers dominate social media. They are usually present on most social media websites and post the most about their lives. But most importantly, they understand how social media works. Teenagers these days were born into the internet age; it's just another aspect of their lives.
Further evidence of this is Alfie Deyes' book becoming a Waterstone's best seller, beating even Jamie Oliver. Alfie Deyes' audience is teenage girls, 8,000 of whom turned up to a book singing in London.
#AlexFromTargetAtTargetWithEllen pic.twitter.com/TRFcfi9Lkx
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) November 4, 2014
Teenage girls have the power to make anyone a star, and no one knows this better than Alex From Target. Ellen DeGeneres has already tweeted a picture of herself with him. It is easy to speculate that Alex From Target, much like the Apparently Kid, will be featured on her show and may even be used in an advert.
Laura is a recent graduate from University of East Anglia in Film and Television Studies, currently interning as a content writer but hoping to one day live off her writing. Follow her @LauraAtSMF.
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How A Teenage Worker Become An Overnight Internet Sensation
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