{"id":2818,"date":"2015-04-29T15:09:35","date_gmt":"2015-04-29T15:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.silkstream.net\/blog\/?p=2818"},"modified":"2019-03-28T10:01:38","modified_gmt":"2019-03-28T10:01:38","slug":"social-media-craze-my-idol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silkstream.net\/blog\/2015\/04\/social-media-craze-my-idol.html","title":{"rendered":"Social Media Craze: My Idol"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yep, it’s that time again!<\/strong><\/h3>\n

We all see social media trends that come and go from time to time. They may not be around for long, but they usually make a huge impact in the time that they are. Last year the ALS ice bucket challenge took social media by storm, with 28 million people talking about the challenge on Facebook alone and an estimated $114 million raised from July 29th-September 22nd<\/a>. That’s less than 500 days!<\/p>\n

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Over the past week or so, a lot of social media attention has been placed on the Chinese avatar creation app My Idol. Popular for its arguably scary resemblant avatars and funny videos, My Idol expanded from\u00a0Chinese speaking users and was made a massive hit in the UK!\u00a0Although the app is formatted in Chinese and there are no translation options, this didn’t stop users from\u00a0working out the functions via trial and error in order to create their digital selves. There’s nothing quite like persistence ay! There\u00a0are now also online guides<\/a> to the app, which tell you what each editing section<\/a> means and does, without all the fuss.<\/p>\n

What do Silkstream look like in the world of My Idol?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Well, It’s not exactly accurate as such. Tristan and Leigh have had to be dressed in panda costumes, as a panda hat was the only option which covered their hair. Unfortunately the My Idol app doesn’t cater for a lot of hair styles or colours, so these were sacrifices which had to be made in order for their characters to still look like them.\u00a0I have a weird strand of spontaneously placed hair across my forehead, and Hayley has a slight mark on her chin where she was resting her head on her\u00a0hand\u00a0in the picture I used, but still..<\/p>\n

Tristan:
\n<\/strong><\/span>
\n\"tristan\"<\/p>\n

Ria:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"ria\"<\/p>\n

Chloe:
\n<\/strong><\/span>
\n\"chloe\"<\/p>\n

Leigh:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"leigh\"<\/p>\n

Hayley:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"hayley\"<\/p>\n

Adam:
\n\"adam\"
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Hair\u00a0issues aside, My Idol is a lot of fun, and definitely worth installing and playing around with. You can make the characters pose in several different ways, dance, sing and do pretty much anything else you can think of. So if you’ve ever fancied yourself riding on a motorbike, but you’re not too keen on the practicality of it, now’s your chance! Thank you Huanshi Ltd., you’re going to keep me amused for days..<\/p>\n

It’s not just us either.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

It’s fair to say that the Silkstream team were not the only ones to make a My Idol avatar.\u00a0Twitter was the place where the My Idol obsession really took off, with many people making animated versions of their favourite celebs. Welcome to the weird side of Twitter..<\/em><\/p>\n

Want to watch @EmWatson<\/a> play the bongos? Thanks to the wonders of #MyIdol<\/a> you can! http:\/\/t.co\/FtPZe6yuNq<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/dOQmTwR0CR<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Grazia_Live (@Grazia_Live) April 24, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n