Literature, Film and Popular Culture: Week Twelve: Youtube and Popular Culture

Georden Whitman writes the following introduction to this week's class on Youtube:

So due to the size of Youtube, and how largely its grown, and the countless famous videos that have been made, we will be focusing on a specific portion of Youtube. The portion we will be discussing has spawned over the last few years, and has been relative to pop culture, especially between animation, and gaming.

Over the last 7 years people on Youtube, have begun a strange journey, and almost walked into what is now a viable career path. Originally youtube seemed to be established for posting fun hilarious videos that were meant for skits and a laugh or two, but eventually they evolved into channels with daily content, a lot like television but free. This week we are talking about how those channels and individuals on Youtube established careers, and how Youtube has changed the rules and affected some of those people.

Some things to watch that have relevancy to this conversation:

Rocket Jump / Freddy Wong : https://www.youtube.com/user/freddiew

Julian Smith : https://www.youtube.com/user/juliansmith87

Markiplier : https://www.youtube.com/user/markiplierGAME

Bee and Puppycat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNs9shgQ2rI

Pew Die Pie : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm112ERjB_o
            Game Grumps: https://www.youtube.com/user/GameGrumps
            Bravest Warriors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpDOscUDQ_0
            Oney NG: https://www.youtube.com/user/OneyNG
            Machinima: https://www.youtube.com/user/machinima

Smosh: https://www.youtube.com/user/smosh

College Humor: https://www.youtube.com/user/collegehumor

HeyAshWatchaPlayinHAWP: https://www.youtube.com/user/HAWPOfficial

Mondo Media: https://www.youtube.com/user/MondoMedia

FilmCow: https://www.youtube.com/user/SecretAgentBob

Jenna Marbles: https://www.youtube.com/user/JennaMarbles