Rob Manuel Explained

Rob Manuel (born 5 December 1973) is the English co-founder of the website B3ta (where he is affectionately known as "the Ginger Führer").

Work

Manuel is responsible for numerous quizzes and Flash animations. He has also collaborated with Joel Veitch and Ben Wheatley producing videos for Tomboy Virals. Together with Jonti Picking, under the names Weebl and Chums, he released a mini-album, Pure Yak Frenzy, consisting of various tunes and earworms created by one or both of them. Most of these tracks gained popularity on the Internet (usually accompanied by a Flash animation) before being released on CD. For a time, he presented the B3ta Radio Show on Resonance FM with David Stevenson.

Manuel has developed various Twitter bots, including Clickbait Robot (@clickbaitrobot, which parodies clickbait,^{[1] [2]} Swear Clock (@swearclock, which tweets the time using profanity),^[3] and Fesshole (@fesshole, public confessions)^[4] with a spin off book.^[5]

In 2022, he recorded a mix for the song "Prince Andrew Is a Sweaty Nonce" by The Kunts.^[6]

Personal life

Manuel has three children.

External links

• • interview with the BBC

Notes and References

1. Web site: Clickbait Robot is like BuzzFeed on autopilot. Martin. Bryant. 7 November 2015. 11 July 2017.
2. Web site: 27 bits of surreally amusing clickbait entirely generated by a robot. The. Poke. 13 September 2016. 11 July 2017.
3. Web site: F*** your watch, this sweary Twitter account is the only clock you need. Ellen Scott for. Metro.co.uk. 13 May 2017. 11 July 2017.
4. Web site: Meet the man thousands confess their darkest secrets to - that then go viral online. Saffron Otter for. mirror.co.uk. . 7 Nov 2022. 7 Nov 2022.
5. Web site: Radar acquires 'wickedly funny' collection of Fesshole confessions in two-book deal. LAUREN BROWN for. thebookseller.com. 22 Apr 2022. 22 Apr 2022.
6. Web site: Trendell. Andrew. The Kunts on their Jubilee single 'Prince Andrew Is A Sweaty Nonce'. New Musical Express. 27 May 2022. 27 May 2022.