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YouTube and Participatory Culture

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YouTube has been the catalyst for many up and coming pop stars. Both Justin Bieber and One Direction shared their daily antics and interviews on YouTube thus launching their careers.[1] Some users showed the world how simple it was to become a popular Youtuber. Charlieissocoollike’s “How to Get Featured on YouTube,”[2] is basically calling out how simple it is to gain fame on YouTube. He doesn't even need to create a video to start up his career just a how to start up a career.[3] YouTube offers of the younger generation to test out their content while gaining feedback on so many levels. Content creators and receive likes dislikes and comments to find out where they need to improve.[4]


  1. ^ Simon, Kristy (2015-11-05). "YouTube and the participatory culture in the Internet age". Version Daily. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  2. ^ How to get featured on YouTube., retrieved 2020-02-20
  3. ^ Chau, Clement (2010). "YouTube as a participatory culture". New Directions for Youth Development. 2010 (128): 65–74. doi:10.1002/yd.376. ISSN 1537-5781.
  4. ^ Hastings, Rachel (2017-05-02). "YouTube And Participatory Culture". Medium. Retrieved 2020-02-20.