Is American Idol really a talent search or has it turned into a popularity contest? At the end, when the season 10 winner is announced will the most talented and promising singer of the season emerge or will we be left with the most popular singer standing? Last night, as I was watching to see who emerged as the final two, Ryan Seacrest announced “Over 95 million votes”, “Biggest non-finale number in our history”, “15 Million more than last year’s final show”. Were those really impressive numbers or reality TV spin? What is actually being measured here? What are the odds that this year’s American Idol winner will actually go on to achieve mega-star status? Continue reading “Can Bloggers Learn a Lesson From Watching American Idol?”