October 31, 2011 : Comments (4)
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YouTube
YouTube Stardom Now Pays Up to $1M
It seems there's actually money to be made on YouTube. According to the New York Post, there is a class of YouTube stars that makes $1 million per year on the video sharing site. What's more, there are hundreds of people earning six figures off of their YouTube channels and even more are making at least $40,000 per year. That means there are people who can quit... Read more »
Charlie Sheen’s Fiery Fists Make Him A Hit On YouTube, #winning
As if Charlie Sheen didn't have enough people watching him on television, he's now also getting huge hits on YouTube - but not for his acting. Sheen's recent professional troubles have gained him increased attention on the video sharing site, spurring on commentary and parodies of his recent tirades. Like he needs anything else to make him angry. As you probably... Read more »
The Lights Go Out for Kanye: West’s “All of the Lights” Video Pulled from YouTube
Kanye West's week got a little darker. His latest video, featuring Rihanna and Kid Cudi, "All the Lights" was pulled from YouTube on Thursday for potentially causing health problems. Britain's Epilepsy Action called West's agent and sites hosting the video and claimed that, well, all the lights in the video were causing those with photosensitive epilepsy to go into... Read more »
Gaga Tweet Helps 10-year-old’s Cover Video Go Viral
With a few short words from the right person, anyone can become a star on YouTube. In this case, 10-year-old Maria Aragon became a viral sensation when Lady Gaga tweeted about her cover of “Born This Way.” Aragon uploaded the video on Feb. 16, and had a few hundred thousand hits after the first day. However, Gaga gave the cover her seal of approval the... Read more »
Google In Talks To Show Live NBA, NHL Games On YouTube
If you're a sports fan, you might be pleased with this news: Google, the owner of video-sharing giant YouTube, has confirmed that it is in discussions with the NBA and NHL to show live basketball and hockey games. According to Business Week, Google's director of content partnerships for Asia Pacific Gautam Anand said that YouTube plans to show more life sports... Read more » Rapper Eminem Hits 1 Billion Views on YouTube
On Monday, rapper Eminem reached a milestone that only two other artists have accomplished. Recorded on his VEVO page, Eminem hit one billion views on the video streaming website YouTube. The rapper's YouTube page has 60 videos going all the way back to 1996. The other two artists to reach the one billion mark, Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga, hit one billion far... Read more »
YouTube Trick Shots - Huge Numbers for Amazing Shots
You may not be familiar with "trick shots", but they are garnering some incredible numbers on YouTube in very short amounts of time. Trick shots are feats of extreme accuracy with a sport projectile - basketball, hokey puck or football, to name a few. Since videos of these tricks are so cool, they understandably get a lot of views on YouTube. What the people over... Read more » YouTube Goes Backstage at the Grammys
The Grammys, airing Sunday, February 13, will shower musicians and performers with gifts, booze and fancy awards to boot, and we get to listen in on all the celebrity schmoozing courtesy of YouTube. The live webcast starts today at 5 p.m. EST and will cover all sorts of events leading up to the Grammy Awards. After all of the pre-show and pre-party coverage,... Read more » 
