Idolator

The success of tribute-video favorite Soulja Boy has been called by some people the perfect example of Web buzz culminating in huge success, with his instructional dance videos (and subsequent clips like people who have learned their lessons, like the one above) being key to his success on the singles charts. Rafi Kam at Oh Word boils the success of Soulja Boy down to four points that people who "want to stay authentic and aren't currently creating ringtone rap or new dance hooks" can take away about how to find success on the new-world Internet: More »