YOUTUBE AS A CAREER

A WORLD OF OPPROTUNITY

• Many well known public figures have been found through YouTube.
• YouTube allows a person to put their talents out into the world via video whether that being filming,acting,singing, editing, etc.

PUBLIC FIGURE EXAMPLE

• Ted Williams
• "A HOMELESS Ohio man has been offered a job with the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers after a YouTube video was posted showing him demonstrating his made-for-radio voice. The video of Ted Williams was shot by a reporter who had seen Williams on the side of the road using his voice to collect money from passersby." (Infohio- Article "YouTube Creates Career)
• https://youtu.be/jaGLDKBE8Ho

TED WILLIAMS CONTINUED

• "The video was viewed more than 4 million times in 24 hours after it was posted on Tuesday. The offer to Williams was made by a woman claiming to represent the Cavs. Darren Rovell from TV network CNBC also said NFL Films was interested in hiring Williams. The Cavaliers' offer includes voiceover work on radio and television, and on a new website."
• (Infohio.com- YouTube Creates Careers)

JUSTIN BIEBER

• Justin Bieber was discovered by his manager Scooter when Scooter was scrolling through videos of talent shows to look for young talent.
• He came across a video of a talent show that Justin was in, and later found Justin's YouTube account his mom set up to post various videos of Justin singing.

SUCCESS FROM BEING DISCOVERED ON YOUTUBE

• Justin's old and current YouTube channel where his mom posted videos of him singing is "kidrauhl".
• Since being discovered Justin has created up to 11 albums, gained an estimated 70+ millions fans and during his mostly break year alone(2015) he made $80 million- being $2.54 per second.
• He has a net worth of $200 million and the least amount he can make in a year is an estimated $60 million.

YOUTUBERS

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