Become a Youtube Celebrity!

As I mentioned in my last post, vloggers are a subculture, particularly for Mac users, but in a broader sense, they are a part of cyberculture. Because of the vlogs’ simplicity (once you get past all the technological barriers of course), they are easy to make. While it might take a bit of time, it becomes easier for anyone to become a celebrity in cyberculture, and if you get thousands of views, you become eligible for a Youtube partnership program in which users can earn money from their videos. Perhaps this is a type of incentive for those who are lower on the socioeconomic scale. They can use all the free tools available, and with the power of social networking, a person might be able to start earning money from their videos! (Are there wealthy people doing this? I am too sure.)

One criterion for this program, however, is that the user’s audio and visual content, both key for the type of content shown, are original works of the user, or the user must have express permission from the owner. Thus, while vloggers seem to have a sort of sovereignty in their internet domain (remember that the FCC does not regulate it), they are still subject to copyright laws and other systems. Unless a vlogger wants to get his or her video removed or face legal action, please use copyrighted material properly!