I'm A Celebrity so take the piss!

Finally the new series of I'm A celebrity Get Me Out of Here kicks off in the UK tonight, and...

Hang on a minute, am I on the right blog here? My Rich Pickings is supposed to be about making and saving money online and Websites and stuff, isn't it?

Well, yes it is but I think there is an analogy in here somewhere that it would pay for us to look at.

As we all know; a Website (or blog) is only successful if it gets plenty of visitors to its pages, and a TV show is only successful if it gets plenty of viewers; so there should be something we can draw from this; i.e. if we figure out what makes people watch a successful TV show, then we might have an idea of how to create a successful Website (or blog).

Now, I can't help it, and I'm almost ashamed to admit it, but I am a fan of "I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here" despite the fact that I hate almost all other so called reality TV shows (although how dumping people in the jungle and then filming their every move relates to reality I'm not sure). So what makes the difference between this and the other 'reality' TV shows, and is it relevant to successful Websites?

For me, the thing that makes "I'm a Celebrity" appealing where others fail is Ant and Dec taking the piss - I don't care two hoots about the so called celebs, but watching some stardom hungry has-been chewing on a wichity grub while Ant and Dec wet their pants laughing is what I call entertainment. And THAT I suspect is what makes so many other people tune in too - laughter.

Go on, admit it: you'll be talking about something you saw on "I'm a Celebrity" tomorrow, and more than likely laughing about it too - and that means the people who didn't see it will be tuning in tomorrow night to see what all the fuss is about. Talk about viral marketing!

So over the coming three weeks I will be analyzing and blogging about how "I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here" can be compared to a successful Website. Oh, and probably laughing about it too! Watch this space...