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The Popularity Of The Youtube

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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. At the beginning of 2007 John Green and his brother Hank began posting video blogs to the channel “Vlogbrothers” on YouTube in order to communicate with one another. They called this project “Brotherhood 2.0” and the two still post videos on the channel currently. By the end of the year, the videos started garnering more and more attention as the project slowly shifted from a communication technique to a new, unique form of entertainment. Meanwhile, John was working on his soon-to-be explosive writing career and Hank was making his music talents well known within the community (Kaufman, 2013, para. 18-21). While they may not have been the first “YouTube stars,” the Green’s were definitely one of the first channels on the site to

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