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 Musicians: The hotspot if you’re a musician, singer, recording label owner,
or are involved in music in some other way. So if you have the notion to
rock the boat baby, create a Musicians account. Who knows, MTV and
Virgin Records may be surfing the Tube for talent and discover you.
YouTube also has a Partners account. But this type of account isn’t available
for mere mortals and the general Tuber population. Here you’ll find compa-
nies, like CBS, Capitol Records, and VH1, to name a few. The name Partners
leads the authors to believe that a partner must cough up cold, hard cash
in order to get the account. But hey, somebody has to pay the bills so we
Tubers can have our fun for free. The Partners channel is also an interesting
place to visit when the partners crank out some serious videos. For example,
in the CBS channel, you’ll find interesting video clips about current events.
YouTube created a You Choose 08 channel, which serves as another platform
for politicians who have thrown their hat into the ring for the 2008
Presidential Election. Now you can surf the Tube for fun, and then figure out
which politician you’d like to see as the next President of The United States.
People have been discovered through the videos they’ve posted on YouTube.
According to the YouTube founders, at least one person who posted a music
video has signed a record contract. When you set up a specialty YouTube
account and post a cool video, the world is your stage. If you think you’re the
next Mariah Carey, Jim Carrey, or Martin Scorsese, check out Chapter 9.
Figure 1-9:
Outta the
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a joke to tell.
Soitenly!
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