Satirical Video Viral As Bob Geldof Predicting Rise Of Internet In 1999
By Nivedita Niranjankumar A satirical video is viral as Irish singer and songwriter Bob Geldof predicting the future of the internet during a 1999 interview with BBC Newsnight. BOOM found that the video does not feature Geldof but shows comedian Michael Spicer, who made the spoof video based on a wide-ranging interview by singer David Bowie in 1999. In the viral video, Spicer playing Bowie, talks in detail about how the internet would lead to social media, the spread of misinformation and targeted advertisements in the future. He says that people would waste hours watching cute videos of cats ...