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Photo courtesy of Katie Elliott One of the channels fans of early YouTube might remember is CollegeHumor, a sketch comedy channel. CollegeHumor originally posted content to their own website, and then eventually started posting it to YouTube. Looking back on some of their earlier content, it was a perfect example of what YouTube could be. Sure, it was just comedy videos, but it was done through a high production value that showed that YouTube could be more than just someone r

Photo Courtesy of PRIME When I talk about how more and more corporations are partnering with content creators, it usually stays like that. It’s a sponsorship, a commercial cameo, or a full-on partnership between the brand and the creator. But another thing that has been happening at the same time is creators starting their own brands and companies. Now I’m here to hate on all influencers and say that they are not allowed to enter the business world, but the sheer amount of in

Photo Courtesy of Parker Floris I’ve mentioned Creator Camp during this project before, but you might not really know what it is or why it’s so important. Creator Camp is a content organization ran by Simon Kim, Max Reisinger, Chris Duncan, and Cristina Colina. Simon and Max have both been creating content on YouTube for a few years, but not just regular videos. Their content, along with creators like Natalie Lynn, Gawx, and Zach Schy, are the true definition of “internet fil

Photo courtesy of NBC News One of the big reasons I chose to talk about this topic is that, for lack of a better term, I am chronically online. When I was in the 2 nd grade, I got an iPod Touch that came preinstalled with YouTube on it, and the rest was history. Don’t get me wrong, I still watched television and movies, but YouTube is what I consumed the most. I watched pretty much anything and everything, whether it was sketches from Smosh, CollegeHumor, or NigaHiga, gaming