A lot of people see Justin Bieber as a 12-year old boy who's singing love songs to teenagers and isn't good for much else. Some people may not like this, but I strongly disagree. He is a living example of how the internet can make you.
We all know of the YouTube videos that everyone has seen. The shoes song, leave Britney alone, that Harry Potter puppet one, dramatic hamster, Charlie bit me, and that kid that went to the dentist. What else have we seen from the creators of those that were as popular as their "one"? None. They are the one-hit wonders of YouTube.
Justin Bieber, however, broke that. With the channel name "kidrauhl," he began to post videos in January 2007 and does so consistently up to this day. He was signed October 2008 and now, a year and a half later, everyone knows who this kid is. All because he posted videos of himself singing. I'm not sure when his Twitter account became activated (because I am not going back that far with how much he updates), but regardless, he has over four million followers. He replies to quite a few fan messages, which gives all fans the hope of him replying to theirs and keeping the hype alive. It shows just how far connecting with followers can take you.
He had no previous connection to anyone in the music industry and, by the name of his YouTube channel, had no intention of being discovered as the next big thing. It did happen, though, which means that there is a chance for other hopefuls with talents. He paved the way for ultimate internet stardom to turn into international pop icon.
Say what you want about him, but he did change how you can use the internet.
His YouTube channel can be found here.
We all know of the YouTube videos that everyone has seen. The shoes song, leave Britney alone, that Harry Potter puppet one, dramatic hamster, Charlie bit me, and that kid that went to the dentist. What else have we seen from the creators of those that were as popular as their "one"? None. They are the one-hit wonders of YouTube.
Justin Bieber, however, broke that. With the channel name "kidrauhl," he began to post videos in January 2007 and does so consistently up to this day. He was signed October 2008 and now, a year and a half later, everyone knows who this kid is. All because he posted videos of himself singing. I'm not sure when his Twitter account became activated (because I am not going back that far with how much he updates), but regardless, he has over four million followers. He replies to quite a few fan messages, which gives all fans the hope of him replying to theirs and keeping the hype alive. It shows just how far connecting with followers can take you.
He had no previous connection to anyone in the music industry and, by the name of his YouTube channel, had no intention of being discovered as the next big thing. It did happen, though, which means that there is a chance for other hopefuls with talents. He paved the way for ultimate internet stardom to turn into international pop icon.
Say what you want about him, but he did change how you can use the internet.
His YouTube channel can be found here.
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