YouTube was founded in 2005 by former PayPal employees as a way to easily share videos online. The first video was uploaded in April 2005 and the site grew rapidly, becoming the 5th most popular website by July 2006 with over 100 million daily video views. YouTube continues growing as an estimated 20 hours of new video are uploaded every minute. User-generated content on YouTube includes fan videos, reviews, remixes, memes and more. The document proposes a fan contest for the fictional TV show "Jer3miah" where fans could create YouTube videos incorporating the show for a chance to win prizes. Examples of potential fan videos for this contest are provided.

1. User-Generated Content As seen through YouTube

2. A (very) Brief history YouTube

3. Beginnings YouTube was founded by these guys: Originally employees of Paypal, the three founded YouTube in 2005 as a way to share videos easily via the internet. The company began in a garage. Chad Hurley Steven Chen Jawed Karim

4. YouTube’s Growth The very first YouTube video was uploaded by Jawed Karim in April of 2005, and can still be viewed today. In May of 2005, the site was opened up to the public. By July of 2006 YouTube was ranked the 5th most popular website, with over 65,000 new videos uploaded, and over 100 million views daily.

5. Still Expanding YouTube is only growing more and more every day. It is estimated that around 20 hours of video are uploaded every minute. That’s almost a day’s worth of videos! As of right this minute there are approximately NUMBER videos on Youtube right now, and counting.

6. Ask yourself this question…

7. Internet: Not Just for Intertainement?

8. Responses: “[It is] really powerful, and it really brings the country to the presidential candidates in a very visual and contextual way.” –Steve Grove, Head of PR for Youtube the new world order has hijacked our country, wake up if u value freedom and liberty!! - DirtyMill08

9. Smashing the Walls of Corporate America? It reads like a scene in Empire Records. The big guys are going down. The little guys, cool and hip, are winning. Comedians Filmmakers Musicians Through the grassroots movement, we are seeing fans respond and requesting more from small, unrepresented artists. Example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x2W12A8Qow

10. The playing field, so to speak, has been leveled. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4aLB-r57gE

11. Humanity and the Internet Ze Frank had “King of the Comments” and “FabulosoFriday” Molls does Q & A with her followers Youtubereaction videos are vastly popular People are engaging in public dialogues.

12. Like Socrates or Aristotle…

14. Popular Categories of User-Generated Content On Youtube

15. FMVs Fan Made Videos! Essentially a rehash of popular segments of TV shows, Celebrities, or Video Games Often set to an unrelated song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGVGZLf293U&feature=related

16. Fan Reviews Users become fans or critics by using Youtube to broadcast their opinions Simplest fan reviews shot on webcams with no editing whatsoever Elaborate reviews produced by actual companies with their own websites http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajonLm0sJ3M

17. Mashups/Remixes Mashups refer to videos created by users that splice together different videos for a cool or comical effect Remixes refer to Mashups that focus mostly on the audio mashing, often turning regular speech into singing or rapping http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoFMMiN-yBg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWRyj5cHIQA

18. Memes Rhymes with “creams” Internet Memes are any form of media that quickly gain high levels of popularity and recognition Many of the most well-known memes were spawned or distributed through Youtube

19. How Does this Relate To The Book of Jer3miah?

20. Fan Contest A Fan Contest would give the fans of Jer3miah a chance to show their love of the show through YouTube. They could be allowed to make any kind of video they’d like, as long as it incorporates the show. In order to create more hype, we can have a minimum “views” requirement, so that they’ll be sure to share it with their friends For a prize we could give them merchandise (because there should be) and/or a chance to make a small appearance on the show.

21. Examples of Jer3miah Fan Videos A Remix: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_FI4q_qqm8 An FMV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJ262-sCTFY&feature=related A Fan review: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeMT9rMpS5Y And some Fan Fiction: http://dark3ningtwilight.blogspot.com/2009/09/some-jer3miah-fanfiction11.html