I'm Too sXe For Youtube

Okay, last week I introduced all of you (Unless you were not already familiar to it) to the concept of an internet celebrity. I also made you more familiar with one of my all time favorite You Tubers, Dan Brown. This week's vlogger is one that barely needs an introduction in the internet community...I'm talking about the one and only Philly D (Philip DeFranco a.k.a sXe Phil)

Philip DeFranco is an American video blogger on YouTube, and a YouTube celebrity. His videos are centered around current events, politics and celebrity gossip in which he gives his opinion, usually presented in a sarcastic manner. He has over one million subscribers, and is the seventh most subscribed Youtuber of all time, current as of March 2010.





DeFranco started his YouTube channel in 2006, his videos regularly get hundreds of thousands of views. He has used his audience to win many awards and contests. One of his most prestigious awards even included being named Wired's Sexiest Geek of 2008. (A title that I can only wish to hold one day)

Though some of you may still be skeptical about the idea of an internet celeb, let me tell you, they make far more than the theoretical internet dollars that  South Park joked about a couple of years ago. As a matter of fact, Phil claimed in an interview in January 2009 that his annual income exceeds $250,000, but says it's from a number of sources on the internet, not just YouTube.

I guess it pays to be a geek sometimes. :)


Below is a little taste of what Mr. DeFranco does on his main channel





Here is a few of of his links 

Twitter
Youtube

And of course, if you want, you can follow me on twitter here 

 

Welcome To Web Wednesdays!

It's hard to believe that there was actually a time before youtube. Growing up I was a huge fan of ebaumsworld and still love all of those original internet videos that came out in that era. All your base are belong to us! (If you didn't get that joke, then google it). When youtube came out I treated it as if it were just another ebaumsworld type website. I would only look at it to watch people getting hurt or other funny stuff like that. Since it's conception, youtube has evolved into a huge entity for which anybody can upload their own user generated content to.

When I was entering my Freshman year at Central Michigan University I got a phone call from my old friend Adam Brown. He had told me that his brother, soon to be internet sensation, Dan Brown (Not to be confused with the author of best selling DaVinci Code book) had just submitted a video on how to solve a Rubik's Cube. He told me to check it out and subscribe to him as soon as possible because he wanted to become a youtube celebrity. I laughed at the idea of a youtube celebrity. Later that day I went to his page to check it out and I subscribed as Adam had told me to do.

At the current time of this posting, that original How To Solve a Rubik's Cube video has 14,522,753 views. The power of new media outlets is simply astonishing. Do you realize how many people 14,522,753 really is? Well, it's a lot. I would like to congratulate Dan on his success, but at the same time blame him for my addiction to youtube. Dan was like my gateway drug to youtube. From his videos I proceeded to journey further and further into the rabbit hole.

Dan Brown was only the tip of the iceberg. Even though he has 206,867 subscribers he is not the only youtube sensation taking the world by storm. There are many others like him out there uploading their own content. Web Wednesdays will be a segment where I talk about youtubers like Dan, that really intrigue me and will hopefully interest you as well.

Below is an outtakes video from one of Dan's other videos, it's one of my favorites because His brother, Adam Brown himself, is in the background repeatedly ruining Dan's shot. And though Dan tells him to stop, Adam remains persistent. Check it out...Also here is a link to Dan's channel for you all of you to check out. Be sure to subscribe to him as well if you like what you see.