YouTube

The Benefits-YouTube

It is always a good thing when a star is discovered in Hollywood. It is great when someone has pure and natural talent and is finally recognized and fully acknowledged for it. Many stars that are famous today were discovered all thanks to social media sites like YouTube. Whether you are a fan of Justin Bieber or not, the fact is that the kid has talent! Justin Bieber can sing well, play several instruments, and dance. With Justin Bieber being as well known and loved by many girls it is hard to believe that he started out performing by posting videos on YouTube.

Other performers that were discovered thanks all to YouTube was the band Ok Go. Even if you are not familiar with the actual band, you are almost certainly familiar with their  music video "Here It Goes Again." The music video "Here It Goes Again" features an intricately choreographed treadmill routine. After the huge popularity of their music video on YouTube, Ok Go went on to recreate the routine on the MTV Music Awards  and even win a few awards themselves. 

Besides musicians, some other performers got their start on YouTube. The comedian Dane Cook got major attention after posting his stand up comedy on YouTube. Obviously social media like YouTube is not all bad because it helped some talented people get the recognition they deserved.

Some other great social aspects that have come from YouTube are viral videos. The viral videos I am talking about are not of dogs saying "I Love You" but rather viral videos with wholesome messages. The "It Gets Better" Project consists of countless YouTube videos posted by average people and celebrities all with their own message but saying the same thing to gay youth, "It Gets Better." With gay suicide on the rise, people have created this campaign and used YouTube as an outlet to discourage gay suicide. How much more social can social media get?! People using outlets like YouTube to help other people is trend that I hope becomes even more viral.