YouTube

     YouTube first started in 2005, it started off pretty slow, most people just uploaded random videos for fun. As the years have progressed, YouTube has started to become more popular. YouTube has become so popular that they pay people to upload videos on daily basis. You could earn millions of dollars through YouTube by just uploading a video of you doing something interesting and that's it. To earn the money you have to have the views though, the more views, the more money.

Zoe Sugg

     For most people YouTube has started out as a hobby, videos you just did for fun. Now people are uploading daily vlogs, impressive trick shots, beauty videos, cooking, etc. The people who started as a hobby and turned YouTube into a job, are the people who have gained massive amounts of views over the years. For example, Zoe Sugg is a British YouTuber, she started in 2009, just doing videos for fun. Now currently in 2015, Zoe has gained over 9 million YouTube followers and counting. Zoe Sugg has released two books, both have become a national bestseller's and she has launched multiple beauty product lines, and guest started on popular T.V. programs. Zoe is a prime example of what YouTube can do for a person in a short amount of time.

     Not only has YouTube become popular in the internet world, it has become popular in the television, music world and book selling. The common phrase that people have been saying lately from the success of YouTube into the non- internet world is "Team Internet". Team Internet has come from the YouTube stars that have been winning awards, creating national bestselling books, making movies, getting cooking shows. Team Internet has become so powerful over the last three years, and it is becoming so popular that it has just announced YouTube Red, if you want more information on YouTube Red, click here.
    
     YouTube has opened so many doors for so many people in not only just sharing their ideas into the world, but also YouTube has provided a place for people who don't know what they want to do in life. YouTube is a great way to express yourself through videos and share it with other people. Through this website people have travelled all over the world for conventions, or meet and greets. There is a convention called VidCon, where YouTuber's from all over the world get together in one place and they get to meet viewers through small meet and greets and the YouTuber's get to do a talk session to the viewer's. Overall YouTube is a place to express yourself to people through your videos and if you have a lot of viewers you just might get paid for it.

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