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The Viral-Video-Microcelebrity-Industrial Complex; or, Making Money Off the Bus Lady Video
Adrian Chen · 07/03/12 09:00AMOn June 19, a YouTube user by the name of "CapitalTrigga" uploaded a video of a gang of middle school students harassing bus monitor Karen Klein. He sent links to local news stations, and school authorities, according to a Reddit thread he posted in soon after. Just a couple days later, thanks to popular posts on Reddit, the video was playing on every major TV network in America. Thousands of dollars in donations poured into an online fundraiser for Karen Klein, the video's beleagured star.
Kids Who Taunted Elderly Bus Monitor Suspended From School for a Year
Neetzan Zimmerman · 06/29/12 04:55PMBullied Bus Monitor on Plans for 'Vacation Fund' Money: Donate to Charity, Buy Cars for Grandchildren
Neetzan Zimmerman · 06/25/12 09:33AMAppearing on the Today Show for the second time in as many working days, the elderly bus monitor who last week fell victim to the cruel taunts of middle school children from upstate New York finally opened up on her plans for the nearly $650,000 that have been raised so far through Indiegogo.com, ostensibly to send her on the "vacation of a lifetime."
Don't Take That Money, Bullied Bus Lady
Adrian Chen · 06/22/12 05:43PMWhen Anderson Cooper asked Karen Klein, the now famous bullied bus monitor, if she ever expected the outpouring of support that has so far raised over half a million dollars for her, she responded: "No, never. I mean I don't feel like I've done anything, you know." The fact that Klein didn't do anything to deserve it is just one of many reasons why she should decline the money raised in her name.