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YouTube celebrities are those persons or groups who have grown to prominence and become Internet phenomena on the basis of their appearance in YouTube videos.[1][2][3][4][5][6] A few, 20 to 30 according to The New York Times, earn ad revenue in YouTube's partnership program.[7]

Some YouTube celebrities include:

Video bloggers[edit]

Musicians[edit]

Comedians[edit]

Series[edit]

Other[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Tedeschi, Bob (2007-02-26). "New Hot Properties: YouTube Celebrities". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
  2. ^ Brown, Scott (2006-05-14). "Brookering a deal: The first YouTube celebrity". Popwatch from Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
  3. ^ Leibrock, Rachel (2006-08-14). "Smosh hit- Goofy videos turn Carmichael teens into YouTube celebrities". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 2007-06-14.
  4. ^ Munarriz, Rick (2006-12-13). "YouTube Is a Pop Star". Motley Fool. Retrieved 2007-06-14. Whether it's the elderly Geriatric1927 reading a friend's Christmas poem or LisaNova taking part in an offbeat seasonal ditty, Coke has been able to stir up interest in its feature by populating it with established YouTube celebrities who have tens of thousands of subscribers.
  5. ^ Carney, Brian (2006-09-08). "Fact or Fiction? On YouTube We'll Never Know". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2007-07-18. What does it mean, though, to be a YouTube celebrity? A lot of the charm of YouTube is its amateur nature -- most of the videos seem populated with ordinary people....YouTube is a kind of reality TV without the corporate filter -- at least, that's the idea.
  6. ^ a b c Rampell, Catherine (2007-09-10). "YouTubers Try a Different Forum: Real Life". Washington Post. Retrieved 2007-09-14.In addition to fans (and some purported stalkers), some YouTube celebrities have corporate sponsors, who pay for product placement in their clips or production of online ads. Some have quit their day jobs or changed careers to accommodate their YouTube filming schedules. A handful are also official "YouTube Partners," meaning the company thinks they are so valuable that it cuts them a share of ad revenue.
  7. ^ a b Miguel Helft (2007-05-05). "Contributors on YouTube May Share Advertising Revenue". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-08-21.Some of the amateur video producers who put clips on YouTube are turning pro....The program is small for now. Only 20 to 30 video producers, including YouTube celebrities like Lonelygirl15, HappySlip and smosh, have been invited to join. But the initiative marks a shift in how the No. 1 online video site treats content created by its users....The company declined to discuss how it would split ad revenue with content creators.
  8. ^ Hutcheon, Stephen "Caitlin raps her way to YouTube success" theage.com.au, September 4, 2006
  9. ^ "Teenager's tea tips cause a stir". BBC. 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2007-10-11.
  10. ^ Popkin, Helen A.S. (September 13, 2007). "'Leave Britney Alone!': Tear-stained video plea makes YouTube vlogger an Internet rock star". MSNBC. Retrieved 2007-09-13. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  11. ^ Shea, Michael (2006-11-12). "New Media Meets TV: Turlock Resident Attains Cult Status With Odd Web Films". Modesto Bee. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
  12. ^ Coyle, Jake "YouTube Vloggers Congregate Offline", Associated Press, 2007-08-22 The first notable congregations of YouTubers were held this January in Los Angeles and, more famously, in San Francisco in February, where about 100 people attended. These meets, known as "As One" and organized by Cory "Mr. Safety" Williams, drew many well-known vloggers including Ben Going ("boh3m3"), Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla (the comedy duo known as smosh) and Paul Robinett ("renetto").
  13. ^ "Tassie Gal's Video Diary a Web Hit". Sydney Morning Herald.
  14. ^ Vargas, Jose Antonio (March 17, 2007). "Candidates Try Web Video, And the Reviews Are Mixed". Washington Post. Retrieved 2007-09-13. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  15. ^ CBS Evening News (August 4, 2006). "The Ultimate Word Of Mouth". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2007-03-28.
  16. ^ "Elderly English Widower Becomes Latest YouTube Star". Reuters. August 15, 2006. Retrieved 2007-10-12. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  17. ^ Ahrens, Frank "How a Bathrobed Reviewer Drew a Full House" The Washington Post, October 8, 2006
  18. ^ Sheehan, Paul (December 9 2006). "The first diva of the digital age". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2007-10-15. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  19. ^ "YouTube Awards the Top of Its Heap" - Virginia Heffernan, The New York Times, March 27, 2007
  20. ^ O'Neil, Caitlin (2007-05-04). "Boston Woman One Of YouTube's Most Popular". thebostonchannel.com. Retrieved 2007-9-18. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help); External link in |work= (help)
  21. ^ Netburn, Deborah (2007-04-08). "A fashion-minded blogger". LA Times. Retrieved 2007-09-15. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  22. ^ Lee, Min (October 23, 2006). "'2 Chinese boys'". Associated Press. Retrieved 2007-09-13. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  23. ^ Conniff, Tamara (2007-04-08). "Dutch YouTube star scores music deal". Reuters. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
  24. ^ Patterson, Stuart (2006-08-26). "Online audience flips over student's pancake movie". Daily Mail. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
  25. ^ Lister, David (2006-08-26). "Pancake video mix rises to pop fame". The Times. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
  26. ^ Heffernan, Virginia; Web Guitar Wizard Revealed at Last. NY Times, 27 Aug 2006
  27. ^ Dwyer, Michael (2007-02-08). "The rise of the faux internet indie". The Age. Retrieved 2007-05-10. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  28. ^ Tapper, Jake, "Music Video Has a 'Crush on Obama'", June 13, 2007 at ABC News
  29. ^ Orloff, Brian (9 August 2007). "'Chocolate Rain' YouTube Sensation Makes TV Debut". People. Time Inc. Retrieved 2007-08-09. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  30. ^ Heawood, Sophie (September 8 2007). "The unlikely life of Terra Naomi". The Times. Retrieved 2007-10-15. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  31. ^ Dan Neil (June 3, 2007). "Wish on a Star". Los Angeles Times.
  32. ^ Adalian, Josef (2006-09-26). "NBC clicks YouTube duo". Variety. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
  33. ^ Russel, Jacob Hale "Filming in his basement, a rising comic talent takes on Hollywood" The Wall Street Journal, February 10, 2007
  34. ^ Martin, Denise (June 12, 2006). "Daly digs YouTube talent". Variety.
  35. ^ Wallenstein, Andrew (2007-04-29). "How YouTube Helped LisaNova Start Her Career". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
  36. ^ Grossman, Lev (2006-12-16). "Smosh". Time Magazine. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
  37. ^ Klam, Matthew (2006-11-12). "The Online Auteurs". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-10-16. Nichols and Sarine created a show called “Ask a Ninja.” There are now 28 four-minute episodes, and many have been viewed on YouTube more than 300,000 times. “Ask a Ninja” is done in a simple Q. & A. format: an often-apologetic guy in a ninja suit who sounds as if he grew up in the Bronx fields questions from his non-ninja audience about summer jobs, what to take for a head cold, a ninja’s feelings on George Clooney, his least favorite way to kill a person.
  38. ^ Callender, David (2007-10-15). "In a City Far, Far Away From Hollywood, the YouTube Tales of a Lesser Vader". New York Times. Retrieved 2007-10-15.
  39. ^ Graham, Jefferson (2007-09-12). "Posters reap cash rewards at video-sharing site Revver". USA Today. Retrieved 2007-09-13. Indeed, the blender videos appear on YouTube and Revver. "We're on YouTube to get the audience and Revver to get the money," says Dan Grover, national sales manager for Blendtec, which produces the videos to promote its Blendtec Total Blender.
  40. ^ Ellen ConnollyHugs and smiles, but not everyone embraces the trend Sydney Morning Herald, November 6, 2004
  41. ^ "Dance medley becomes a web hit wonder". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2006-06-06. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  42. ^ Coyle, Jake (January 9, 2007). "Campaign for Iraq Pullout Hits YouTube". Associated Press. Retrieved 2007-10-12. One of the most successful YouTube campaigns was held in November by user MadV. Called "One World," it invited people to "make a statement" and "be part of something" by writing something, anything on one's hand and post a video of it. More than 2,200 people posted video responses. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  43. ^ Rutkoff, Aaron (2006-12-12). "TIME WASTER". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2007-05-10. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  44. ^ Keith Schneider, "Look at Me, World! Self-Portraits Morph Into Internet Movies", The New York Times, 18 March, 2007. Last accessed 26 August, 2007.
  45. ^ Fowler, Geoffrey A (June 8 2006). "Hong Kong's "Bus Uncle" beaten up by three men". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2007-03-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  46. ^ Bray, Marianne (June 9, 2006). "Irate HK man unlikely Web hero". CNN. Retrieved 2007-05-03. The encounter … became the most viewed video on YouTube.com in May, with nearly three million people flocking to see the original and its incarnations, like the Karaoke version, the rap remix and the dance and disco take. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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