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'''YouTube celebrities''' are those persons or groups who have grown to prominence and become ] on the basis of their appearance in ] videos.<ref>{{cite news|first=Bob|last=Tedeschi|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/26/technology/26ecom.html?pagewanted=2&ei=5124&en=9670fbf567afd78d&ex=1330232400|title=New Hot Properties: YouTube Celebrities|work=]|date=2007-02-26|accessdate = 2007-04-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Scott|last=Brown|url=http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2006/06/youtube_brooker.html|title=Brookering a deal: The first YouTube celebrity|work=Popwatch from ]|date=2006-05-14|accessdate = 2007-04-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Deborah|last=Netburn|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-webscout8apr08,1,2493051.story?coll=la-headlines-entnews&ctrack=1&cset=true|title=A fashion-minded blogger|work=]|date=2007-04-8|accessdate = 2007-04-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Rachel|last=Leibrock|url=http://dwb.sacbee.com/content/lifestyle/story/14296562p-15149777c.html|title=Smosh hit- Goofy videos turn Carmichael teens into YouTube celebrities|work=]|date=2006-08-14|accessdate = 2007-06-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Rick|last= Munarriz|url=http://www.fool.com/investing/high-growth/2006/12/13/youtube-is-a-pop-star.aspx|title=YouTube Is a Pop Star|work=]|date=2006-12-13|accessdate = 2007-06-14}}</ref> | '''YouTube celebrities''' are those persons or groups who have grown to prominence and become ] on the basis of their appearance in ] videos.<ref>{{cite news|first=Bob|last=Tedeschi|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/26/technology/26ecom.html?pagewanted=2&ei=5124&en=9670fbf567afd78d&ex=1330232400|title=New Hot Properties: YouTube Celebrities|work=]|date=2007-02-26|accessdate = 2007-04-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Scott|last=Brown|url=http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2006/06/youtube_brooker.html|title=Brookering a deal: The first YouTube celebrity|work=Popwatch from ]|date=2006-05-14|accessdate = 2007-04-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Deborah|last=Netburn|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-webscout8apr08,1,2493051.story?coll=la-headlines-entnews&ctrack=1&cset=true|title=A fashion-minded blogger|work=]|date=2007-04-8|accessdate = 2007-04-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Rachel|last=Leibrock|url=http://dwb.sacbee.com/content/lifestyle/story/14296562p-15149777c.html|title=Smosh hit- Goofy videos turn Carmichael teens into YouTube celebrities|work=]|date=2006-08-14|accessdate = 2007-06-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Rick|last= Munarriz|url=http://www.fool.com/investing/high-growth/2006/12/13/youtube-is-a-pop-star.aspx|title=YouTube Is a Pop Star|work=]|date=2006-12-13|accessdate = 2007-06-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Brian|last=Carney|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB115768704950557377.html?mod=googlewsj|title=Fact or Fiction? On YouTube We'll Never Know|quote=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. Reality television once promised this kind of Joe Sixpack feel, but its increasingly contrived scenarios have made us cynical about the genre. The participants may be ordinary, but the situations are not. YouTube is a kind of reality TV without the corporate filter -- at least, that's the idea.|work=]|date=2006-09-08|accessdate = 2007-07-18}}</ref> | ||
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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.
Some Youtube celebrities include:
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References
- Tedeschi, Bob (2007-02-26). "New Hot Properties: YouTube Celebrities". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
- Brown, Scott (2006-05-14). "Brookering a deal: The first YouTube celebrity". Popwatch from Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
- Netburn, Deborah (2007-04-8). "A fashion-minded blogger". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
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(help) - Leibrock, Rachel (2006-08-14). "Smosh hit- Goofy videos turn Carmichael teens into YouTube celebrities". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 2007-06-14.
- Munarriz, Rick (2006-12-13). "YouTube Is a Pop Star". Motley Fool. Retrieved 2007-06-14.
- 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. Reality television once promised this kind of Joe Sixpack feel, but its increasingly contrived scenarios have made us cynical about the genre. The participants may be ordinary, but the situations are not. YouTube is a kind of reality TV without the corporate filter -- at least, that's the idea.