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YouTube Users Attend First Official Get-Together
An anonymous reader wrote us with a link to News.com's coverage of the first official YouTube get-together. Video aficionados from as far away as Australia descended on the Pier 39 shopping complex in San Francisco to meet and, of course, videotape each other. An estimated 100 some people attended the 'As One' event, which allowed some of the most popular bloggers and video posters to meet their fans. "'I don't have any groupies yet,' said Ben Going when asked whether his Internet fame has changed his life. The 21-year-old waiter from Huntsville, Ala., has a regular YouTube audience that numbers nearly 26,000. Two minutes after making his joke, Going was approached by two red-haired teenagers who asked him for an autograph. Going, known at YouTube as Boh3m3, shrugged at a reporter and appeared simultaneously thrilled and embarrassed. Lowering his hat, the one Going wears in many of his videos, he signed away."
Judging by the usual comments found under a youtube video I wouldn't like to attend that party ;).
I don't know why but I always have to read the first page of comments.. and then I get sad.
I don't know if you give the 60% credit for the range of feedback they provide.. Often they not only inform the video creator how much the vido creator sucks, but also how much blacks/jews/gays/liberals/conservatives/whatever suck generally.
Seriously, Youtube comments set new standards for human stupidity... I assume those users don't go to Youtube meetups, but I'd still be wary.
My verdict after sitting through a few seconds of his videos.
Come on, There is also a lot of good original videos on Youtube. What do you expect, quality of a hollywood film. Why should people strive for perfection. After all it is just a hobby for people who like attention. The revenue sharing model may improve the quality of videos however.
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