Essay On Youtube

Humorists are often seen as insignificant contributors of society. People consider humorists no more than just “entertainers”, willing to make fun of anything in order to make a crowd laugh, however, has the audience ever contemplated why humorists are the some of the only people who are allowed to critique anything that crosses their mind without consequences? Alain de Botton, claims the vital role of humorist is, “to convey with impunity messages that might be dangerous or impossible to state directly.” I agree with Alain de Botton’s claims, that humorists do hold an important role in society, which is far more than to entertain. They break the ice on delicate topics, communicating the messages to society. Political cartoons and the Colbert

YouTube Is an online video sharing platform with millions of visits per day and the fastest growing website in the country and the best video sharing platform on the internet. YouTube was founded by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim, while they all were still working for PayPal in 2005. Before working for PayPal and creating YouTube Chad Hurley studied design at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Steve Chen and Karim studied computer science together at the University of Illinois. YouTube's First headquarters was above a pizzeria and Japanese restaurant in San Mateo, California, this kind of reminded most people about how Steve Jobs first started out creating the Multibillion-dollar

YouTube is a social media platform, owned by Google, where people all around the world can watch seemingly endless amounts of videos on their phone, tablet or computer. The social media platform's creators are those who wish to create unique videos and upload them for the world to see.

These types of videos are really interesting, original, smart, and thought provoking. What's not to

The amount of people that view YouTube videos every day is tremendous. While so many people visit the website to laugh at funny videos, many people still do not believe there are viable career opportunities available through YouTube. Many video creators on YouTube were discouraged when they began making content. This is because many people have the belief that YouTube is a hobby and has no place as a fulltime commitment. While the majority of creators on the site are not considered “professional” YouTubers, it is possible to become one.

It was viewed as the most innovative creation of the twenty-first century and became the fastest growing area of the media industry today. Full screen is right in the middle of an amazing transformation in how individual creators and talent are breaking down all the traditional barriers of reaching their audiences. Creators are speaking directly to their audiences and getting direct feedback from their fans. This type of communication and fandom is so powerful, in fact, according to a survey conducted by Variety, YouTube personalities were ranked the top five most influential individuals to Americans aged 13 and 18, even out-ranking mainstream movie celebrities. Traces can be found for their success in social development into micro-celebrities. By uploading new videos weekly even daily (repetitive social construction), the active YouTubers effectively established their unique cultural visibility through their contents. The concept of micro-celebrity is also appealing because it allows us to create an image of ourselves based on what we want others to see. Many of those who achieved success ono YouTube began with no more influence than we have now. Whereas, despite rapid success and larger viewership than many television programs, there Internet faces are not yet familiar outside of a relatively limited demographic. On the other hand, some YouTubers could be classified as macro-celebrities. Currently, the most subscribed YouTuber, PewDiePie, has over 35 million subscribers, a number that should realistically define him as part of the mainstream celebeity. However, most vloggers, especially those with smaller audiences, simply lack the degree of cross-demographic recognition that characterises many TV, movie and pop stars. For example, my flatmate has never watched Keeping Up with

Days controlled by anxiety, depression filled moods, and friendless lunches are how Jennifer McAlister described her first few teenage years in her biography Really Professional Internet Person. After her parents’ divorce, McAlister didn’t really feel like she had a rock or anything to keep her life straight, except the social networking site Youtube. McAlister posted videos as a way to define who she was and to finally become part of something. The book vividly shows that the stereotypical youtuber life is not always what it is made out to be. Even with millions of fans and subscribers, the life of a youtuber still has enough struggles on it’s own.

Throughout my childhood, I’ve always wanted to tell a story from my perspective. I was born with introverted tendencies, and I still have a hard time articulating to people my thoughts. But creating short films has always been an effective medium to express my true self to the audience around me. Most importantly, creating short stories helps me to understand who I am. I would like to be considered for the IFDM program because I believe I was born to tell a story, and I would like the experience of others to help shape my influence.

YouTube is the largest video sharing community that had been set up in 2005 by three former employees of pay pal. Since then YouTube has seen wild growth and has helped it’s present owner, ‘Google’ in earning a huge amount of money.

Many established YouTube users are now reaching a wider audience than any of the main stream media outlets could ever wish to achieve, for example “user Phil DeFranco, whose channel on YouTube, as pointed out by a recent article in Fast Company, has beaten 'Larry King Live' and 'The O'Reilly Factor' in daily audience” (Yen, 2010). As a means of communicating, YouTube has developed in to a form of interaction between individuals and communities much the same as blogging with the use of video logging, known as ‘vlogs’ by which users post short video messages that highlight an activity from their day or an incident of interest to be shared with others who share similar interests. The uploading of personal videos that promote ones self, interest or talent has increased in use to the extent that many of our modern celebrities have attributed their rise to stardom from using the YouTube platform, Justin Bieber and Greyson Chance just to name two (Elliot, 2011).

YouTube is a publicly accessible social media platform, hosting a myriad of videos, channels, personalities and genres, as discussed by Jean Burgess and Joshua Green in ‘YouTube: Online Video and

Many can agree that since its creation in 2005 YouTube has grown into something that very few had foreseen. In its infancy, the general public viewed the site as home to just videos of cats doing sill things or people falling over. However, in recent years, many original YouTubers have gained large amounts of success from posting their videos online. While some may still view the site as a place for amateurs to post meaningless videos, Hank and John Green saw something else entirely in the site. With the creation of VidCon, Project for Awesome, and their original content, John and Hank Green have used YouTube to create a passionate and influential fan base while also influencing people around the world through education, community and charity.

Fun, creative, motivational, and humorous, private and homemade videos were where YouTube really shined during the previous decade. Anyone with a computer, camera, and video editing software had an outlet to show their creative works for fun or presentation, with little restriction besides time and data limits, or certain language and content, to keep the creative environment friendly and legal. The addition of advertisement came along with channels becoming more and more popular, acquiring large followings, yet did not present any more restrictions to the video sharing site. However, in the recent years, this past decade, YouTube has began to partner with artists and content creators in order to crack down on the usage of some content,

The article continues by explaining that this is because “YouTube’s current setup does not favor elevating subscriptions, but seems to instead elevate promoted videos, videos rising in popularity (but without any link to the user – e.g. not from known, subscribed channels), and advertisement videos” 5.

Out of all the articles written, this one is the all-time favorite. Are you asking why? Finding out what makes these top YouTube channels so popular is awe-inspiring. People watch videos on YouTube daily.  If these people can make lots of money on this website, anyone can. People find it hard to imagine a life without YouTube. Some dump their local cable, buy a device like Roku and watch YouTube for their entertainment. Watching YouTube is one of the favorite things people do to do to pass the time. YouTube has become a good part of many people’s lives. You can watch so many things on this website.  You can spot talent in so many people. The popular celebrities and official YouTube channels I didn’t list in the top 27. Also, other YouTube