Youtube: Sassy Gay Friend

In youtube, Sassy Gay Friend is a video that we have talked about quite a bit.  I personally love these videos and think the character is quite hilarious.  Some of the ideas that he discusses is making fun of Shakespeare's plays and how melodramatic they truly are.  When in context, Romeo and Juliet seems sad, but when the story line is discussed, it seems quite ridiculous.  Brian Gallivan does a great job pointing out the ridiculous side of Shakespeare in his different videos.  For example, in his Romeo and Juliet video, he goes on a rant about how she is underage and in love with another guy who is way underage.  Everyone talks about how this is one of the ultimate love stories, but in reality, Gallivan points out, it is about two children who say they love each other.  These started off on television, but grew huge through social media and youtube.  He also would use Shakespeare because each of the plays that are discussed have a central and strong female character which many of Shakespeare's plays were about.

Here are a list of all the Sassy Gay Friend videos:
Othello
Romeo and Juliet
Hamlet
Macbeth
Henry VIII

Gallivan got so big, he now has his own network on youtube through the second city channel.  He has almost 13,000 followers and even has a deal with a water company which he hawks in every one of his newer videos.

Facebook: Shakespeare Quote of the Day

This is probably one of my favorite Shakespeare pages that I found.  It is called: Shakespeare Quote Of The Day.  Basically, it is a very self explaining title.  They find a different quote from Shakespeare from all of his different plays and sonnets, and post it on their wall each day.

     I actually found this page through my girlfriend.  She followed them and I decided to take a look.  It is nice and easy to follow and will just show up inside a person's news feed when they log onto facebook.  This page was created in 2010, and is still alive and running strongly.  Only 181 people follow this page, but to have it running daily for close to two years is very impressive.
     I really don't think that this page is meant for people who aren't interested in Shakespeare. It is one of those pieces that people need to know what they are looking for, and enjoy Shakespeare.  Many of the lines are love lines, and good for guys to read and use when they are trying to pick up girls.  

About the blog

Living in today's society, everyone is involved with an aspect of social media in one way or another.  One would have to think that Shakespeare would be involved in this growing internet craze.  I decided to make this blog, using every piece of social media (youtube, twitter, blogs, facebook, etc.) and relate different pieces back to Shakespeare.  There are many youtube video's, blogs, and even facebook pages dedicated to him.  I am going to try and upload some new form of social Shakespeare per day, and comment about it.  I hope you enjoy.

Jacob Bash