Doppelganger Week

Doppelganger Week

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Overview

Doppelgänger Week is an annual social media fad in which Facebook replace their profile pictures with a photograph of a celebrity they have been told that they resemble.

Background

The earliest known and available post about "Dopplegänger Week" was posted on January 18th, 2010 by Facebook user Phil Watson. In his post (shown below), he posted a picture of radio DJ "Wolfman" Jack as well as the text "January 18th starts Doppelgänger week.. during this week please change your profile picture to someone famous (actor ,musician,athelete) you have been told you look like for the week…retro week was a blast last week so lets keep the fun going…post this to your profile and message your friends with it!"


Phil Watson January 18, 2010 January 18th starts Doppelgänger week.. during this week please change your profile picture to someone famous (actor ,musician,athelete) you have been told you look like for the week...retro week was a blast last week so lets keep the fun going...post this to your profile and message your friends with it!

Developments

Over the next few weeks, Dopplegänger Week photographs would be prefaced with that text.[2] In many cases, rather than just posting a picture of a celebrity next to a photograph of themselves (examples below). On January 31st, 2010, the Facebook[3] group Doppleganger Week[3] launched. Within eight years, the page has garnered more than 23,000 likes and followers, respectively.


facebook Home Profile Friends Into. ④ Mrs. Bunz Setings Log out Doppelganger Week | Become a fan ! Wall Info Photos Discussions Filters Alan James i reckon the bloke in the display picture bears far more resemblence to james blunt but i will pay it about a minute ago- Report Sogest to friends Marisol Lopez On the lef WARNING: we found no exact matches for your search, here are some of the closest matches sorted by relevance. lason Webb: Are you teling me that you dont know anyone here? Your wife? Lisa? Neuman Col. Glenn Ross: Only their Doppelgangers 2 minutes ago Report Michael Norton anyone got one for me? i have no idea what to do lol 7 minutes ago Report Information Brittany Brannon find one for meanyone Afiliation minutes ago-Report

While the creator of Dopplegänger Week is unknown, in February 2010,[4] Huffington Post[5] published an interview entitled "Interview With Bob Patel, Creator of 'Doppelganger Week' on Facebook." However, the article is tagged "Humor and Satire." In comments for the article, author Alex Grossman admitted that the article was satirical. He said:

"More than a few people have questioned whether this interview and Bob Patel are real. Bob Patel is absolutely real. He lives across the street from Santa Claus, just around the corner from The Easter Bunny. Geez…"

Media Coverage

Several media outlets published articles about Dopplegänger Week, including CNET,[6] ABC,[7] The Guardian[8] and more.

Various Examples



facebook Home Profile Friends Inbox 20 Mark Zuckerberg Become a Fan Wall Info Photos Boxes Video Live Mark Zuckerberg Just Fans Mark Zuckerberg I'm in India this week for va friend's wedding and checking out a few cities Suggest to Friends December 31, 2009 at 12:45am . View Feedback ( Mark Zuckerberg For those wondering, I set r Facebook page to be open so people could see more private, but I didn't see a need to limit visi or my teddy bear :) December 11, 2009 at 3:25pm View Feedback (2,375) I'm trying to make the world a more open place by helping people connect and share. Fans Mark Zuckerberg 6 of 440,617 fans See All An Open Letter from Facebook Fo blog.facebook.com facebook Home Profile Friends Inbox(15 Dan Fletcher Wa Info Ph What's on your mi Attach: @鬨 View Photos of Me (58) Edit My Profile Dan Fletch


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