On Friday, 20/20 had a special on Youtube and how people are using it to make money. They did not upload it with intentions to make money though. It just so happened that the video went viral. In many cases, they got over a million views.
The money is not as impressive as the fact that the internet gives more people the chance to shine. Justin Bieber is a good example of this. I am not a teenage girl so Justin Bieber does not fascinate me so much. But the fact that he was noticed on Youtube does. There are many more like Justin Bieber that the 20/20 episode talked about on Friday.
It used to be that you had to wait to be noticed. NOw people can pretty much throw themselves out there by Youtube, blogging, and other social networking sites. It still takes time, but you can be viewed by several people at once instead of gawked at and rejected by one a day. (Now some people get gawked at by millions:)
I think that we should forget Hollywood. Look at the image that its actors have, and look at what corruption it promotes. Creativity by average people is better. Many people have taken their hobies online to share with whomever wants to se. Many times, as the spoof videos on 20/20 talked about, are better than the Hollywood version anyways!
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