The New York Times covers a peculiar type of fame: clip-art celebrities, people who show up again and again because they were included in a royalty-free image collection popular with advertisers. The Street runs photos of one, George Chen, who was dubbed "The Internet Guy" because his youth, spiky hair, and thick-rimmed glasses make banner ad designers swoon.

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