002 Instagram's Apology For Manboobs: From Prank To Profit With James Shamsi

11/21/15 • 33 min

The Ghost Influence Podcast: How Viral Happens On Reddit

James Shamsi, Founder of Chameleon.LA, arrived in Los Angeles for a job that he would quit before ever completing a full week of work. The allure of the city was one based on creativity and he could quickly see this position wasn't going to afford him much. James had to get creative about building a network in one of the world's largest hotbeds for tech and entertainment so he started looking at the process in a different perspective.

Tune in to hear how he fostered conversation for social change by trolling Instagram only to have the news story be submitted to Reddit's /r/TwoXChromosomes community. James also shares details of other viral successes like how he created a service for photoshopping puppies into people's Tinder profiles or that time he pretended to be a hot girl on LinkedIn.

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Music: 'Zonderling Feat Bishøp - Crazy For You'

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Music: 'Zonderling Feat Bishøp - Crazy For You'

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001 Reel Scary: Rating Movies Based On Scariness With Scott Plybon

As Scott Plybon's degree was coming to a close he knew he needed to differentiate himself in order to survive in the job market. He sought an opportunity to showcase his web development skills with and settled on an idea his wife inspired. In this episode, Scott shares how he developed 'ReelScary.com', submitted it to Reddit's /r/InternetIsBeautiful community, and was bombarded with more than 150K visitors.

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Music: 'John Tejada & Arian Leviste - Fashion Avenue'

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003 Reddit Music Player: Turning Democracy Into A Playlist With Ilias Ismanalijev

Ilias Ismanalijev had a solution in search of a problem. Wanting further develop his skills as a developer, he sought a project that would challenge current understandings and force him to expand his knowledge in new areas. Ilias began to develop Reddit Music Player which would later become the open source project that enables Redditors to consume and discuss music in a way never before possible.

He eventually submitted the project to Reddit's /r/InternetIsBeautiful only to be inundated with traffic to the site and love for the project. On this episode, Ilias shares how the player was developed as a project of passion, self-education, community, and an asset to the development of his professional career.

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Music: 'Miike Snow - Silvia (Robotberget Remix)'