It's more than obvious that I spend a lot of time on YouTube. Not only do I enjoy checking in on my favorite YouTubers, but I'm also fascinated by the business of it all. Many creators on the site make their living off of their videos, and some (like the vlogbrothers) are entrepreneurs on the Internet (Intentrepreneurs?). YouTube is not only a great place to find videos of cats, but it also is full of opportunity for creators and inspiration for viewers. If I could be a good vlogger, I would do it in a heartbeat.
Yes, I'm obsessed.
So I'm going to introduce you to just my five (technically six) favorite YouTubers, and I encourage you to check them out. These are the ones I watch regularly.
I'll just put a gif of each on here, but when you click on the username you'll be directed to a video that you can check out (either their newest or my favorite).
DISCLAIMER: If you're offended at language, some of these guys use it. I'll put a * next to the ones that like to curse routinely and not bleep it out.
Vlogbrothers. (Note: there's one link on "vlog" and one on "brothers") John (left) and Hank (right) Green. John is a New York Times bestselling author and Hank developed the blog EcoGeek. Both produce YouTube series like Crash Course, SciShow, Mental Floss, and Brain Scoop. Hank produced the Lizzie Bennett Diaries. They both organize VidCon and Project for Awesome every year. They are pretty much the coolest. Vlogbrothers videos come out twice a week, one from each brother, and cover a wide variety of topics, including politics. Their subscribers are known as "Nerdfighters" or collectively "Nerdfighteria". DFTBA.
Dailygrace. Grace Helbig. MY QUEEN. There's nothing else to be said...just watch her. She's fantastic and hilarious. She puts out new videos every weekday.
JennaMarbles.* Jenna Mourey. Out of my top 5, this girl has the most subscribers. She's well known for her two dogs, Marbles and Kermit, who appear in all of her videos. She updates every Wednesday. She loves to be crass. I love the crap out of her. She's pretty much the first YouTuber I watched on a regular basis.
And obviously...
Danisnotonfire.* Dan Howell. A 21 year-old British kid living in London. My soulmate and Internet cult leader. He and his flatmate Phil host a radio show on BBC Radio 1 that I often tune into. His videos are mostly about his socially awkward existence and existential crises, to which I obviously relate. Also, his face ruins my life. Just look at it.
AmazingPhil. Phil Lester. A 26 year-old British kid living in London. Dan's flatmate/radio co-host/best friend. Precious little cutie pie baby sloth. Obsessed with lions. Phil's a pretty traditional vlogger. He's also just the most adorable thing in the world.
Others that I would recommend are lacigreen, tyleroakley (my inner gay man), MyHarto (Hannah Hart/ My Drunk Kitchen), Mamrie Hart (You Deserve a Drink - both Mamrie and Hannah have a comedy show with Grace called the "No Filter Show"), Epic Rap Battles of History (duh!), and smosh (the most subscribed YouTube channel of all time). From the UK: kickthePJ and crabstickz (with Dan and Phil, they create the "Fantastic Foursome"), Jacksgap (the twins - Jack and Finn), charlieissocoollike (DEFINITELY recommended), nerimon (Alex Day), and ItsWayPastMyBedime (Carrie Hope Fletcher).
If you love me, you'll subscribe to all of them.
Just kidding. But at least The Five. :)
I'm posting this super early so I don't have many updates on my day. I woke up at 1pm and ate pizza rolls. So yeah.
Also I got the whole UTMB transcript thing sorted out because (thank goodness) somebody at that school has communication skills. YAY
So I'm going to go do laundry and start a new TV series on Amazon Instant Video.
P.S. Oh look at that, seven YouTube Videos of the Day. You're welcome. (loljknotreally)
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