Geeks are the new Rock Stars!

Who can tell me the name of the CEO of Coca Cola, or even the name of the lead singer in the rock band, Greenday? I bet not many can but I’m very sure that most people reading this blog can tell me who the CEO of Facebook is, or who the founder of Apple is. The time has come where a lot of people prefer to see a Bill Gates interview, or a Steve Jobs keynote presentation, than say an episode of American Idol.

This phenomenon has resulted in the rise to stardom of many tech entrepreneurs. Kevin Rose, founder of Digg, has his own show now with hundreds of thousands of viewers each month. Mike Arrington of Techcrunch appeared on news programs to talk about the technology policies of the presidential candidates. Loic Le Meur of Seesmic was even asked by CNN, the world’s largest cable news network, to have a short segment on their channel to talk about the interviews he conducted during the World Economic Forum.

It even went as far as having an award ceremony, just like the Oscars and Golden Globes, for tech companies. This award named “The Crunchies” was held just recently, honoring the best companies as well as their founders. With the Oscars and Golden Globes becoming so cliche, the Crunchies may very well have a better rating if they were aired on TV.

Geeks used to be depicted as dorky-looking freaks who are aliens to the society, anti-social. Recent trends have more than proven that geeks can be superstars and role models for millions of people. Geek On!

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