People can’t stop talking about Kanye West’s interruption of Taylor Swift. Gossip magazines, blogs and TV shows are working this sad incident until they can’t get anymore traction from it. But, just when we all think it’s over, it has only just begun. I’mma Let You Finish is a new website powered by user generated content (UGC) that features numerous photos of Kanye interrupting entertainment and history icons with the same lameness that he demonstrated with Taylor Swift.
Taking a page from icanhascheezburger, I’mma Let You Finish relies on a person’s ability and desire to submit funny photos of Kanye interrupting everybody from Santa Claus to Orson Welles to The Fonz. Each photo is funnier than the previous.
This is a great illustration of how quickly information travels across the Internet. The creators of this odd site were able to concept, create and spread the word in less than 24 hours after Swift was slimed by Kanye. Now I’mma Let You Finish is growing by the second.
West’s PR team and publicist probably took a big dump in their collective pants after they saw what he pulled. Due to the agility of the Internet, brand managers, PR teams, marketing professionals and new media gurus will have to bring their A game. Long gone are the gravy days of traditional media dominance that lent itself to moderate predictability. It’s full-on Thunder Dome nowadays.
I think marketing and social media “experts” are going to have to put up or shut up in the coming months. They can’t just purchase some outdoor board space and call it a day. They have to listen to the chatter. Then they’ll have to respond and measure. I bet Kanye’s crew has been burning the midnight oil after this lame stunt.
Viva I’mma Let You Finsh!
2 Responses to I’mma Let you Finish.com Ensures that Kanye will Always be Heard
Konrad Ribeiro
September 21st, 2009 at 11:34
And the dude behind Icanhascheezburger is a veritable UGC mogul, esp. with my fave website of all-time (ALL TIME!) http://www.failblog.org
Great stuff, BD, keep it coming!
admin
September 22nd, 2009 at 22:03
@konrad Thanks for the comment, Konrad. I couldn’t have said better myself. Huh and his crew consistently delivers clever ways to re-purpose UGC and tap into the part of a person’s humor that they think is unique to them. Little does the next guy know that this photo is funny to everybody.