Where have all the vloggers gone?
March 12th 2008 22:50
I remember the first time I opened up YouTube. I looked at a video, watched it and was instantly entertained. But it wasn't the videos which kept me so entranced it was the cyber fights , the drama, and the overall community that came with the website.
In the beginning it was easier to get exposure, people could get clicks by continually refreshing pages and going into their websites. And some just got famous just because. There was Nornna, a slightly handicapped girl who vlogged about nothing. And then there was a group of people who were watching ____ ( insert vlogger name here) watching ____ watching Nornna.
It even inspired me to let go by doing a video on youtube about broken hearts
broken heart video
There were people who started to criticize each other and start fake drama . Those started gangs of supporters on both side, people rallying with response videos...
little loca vs. lisa nova
The point was, it used to be more interactive with each other. Some got " famous" by lipsynching, others by becoming featured... it wasn't odd to have a couple of people on my friend list become popular for awhile.
spoof of google
But, like a good piece of gum, the novelty wears off quickly, what remains are the people who actually continue to deliver an interest after a year or two. Some have achieved real fame like Lisa Nova and TheWineKone. So, people can try and cheat and do whatever they want for views it won't guarantee they will be there for the long haul.
But , as it is with everything , things got a little stickier when it became more commercial. The individuality of the site became more and more about product placement, celebrities, or vloggers talking about celebrities...
These things are bound to happen. It happened with the advent of radio, when it began as a public media outlet but soon became a way to get revenue for people and commercial. Ditto for television, for the internet.
It starts as a public domain but soon becomes a springboard for politics, commercials, and what not. It is bound to happen and that isn't necessarily and evil thing. But what's important is that the people who begun doing things for the love of it don't lose their creativity in the process.
Kudos to the last vloggers standing.
In the beginning it was easier to get exposure, people could get clicks by continually refreshing pages and going into their websites. And some just got famous just because. There was Nornna, a slightly handicapped girl who vlogged about nothing. And then there was a group of people who were watching ____ ( insert vlogger name here) watching ____ watching Nornna.
broken heart video
There were people who started to criticize each other and start fake drama . Those started gangs of supporters on both side, people rallying with response videos...
little loca vs. lisa nova
The point was, it used to be more interactive with each other. Some got " famous" by lipsynching, others by becoming featured... it wasn't odd to have a couple of people on my friend list become popular for awhile.
spoof of google
But, like a good piece of gum, the novelty wears off quickly, what remains are the people who actually continue to deliver an interest after a year or two. Some have achieved real fame like Lisa Nova and TheWineKone. So, people can try and cheat and do whatever they want for views it won't guarantee they will be there for the long haul.
These things are bound to happen. It happened with the advent of radio, when it began as a public media outlet but soon became a way to get revenue for people and commercial. Ditto for television, for the internet.
It starts as a public domain but soon becomes a springboard for politics, commercials, and what not. It is bound to happen and that isn't necessarily and evil thing. But what's important is that the people who begun doing things for the love of it don't lose their creativity in the process.
Kudos to the last vloggers standing.
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