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By JC LAM alltherage@thestar.com.my SURE, they have collectively amassed millions of viewers and subscribers on their YouTube channels, making each and every one of them celebrities in their own right. But a YouTuber’s path to online stardom is not paved in glitter and gold – especially now. International YouTube stars David Choi, Kina Grannis, Madilyn […]
By CHRISTINE CHEAH alltherage@thestar.com.my REMEMBER the youth convention last year that saw girls go gaga over YouTubers Jason Chen and David Choi? When Pushpa Basnet, 2012 CNN Hero of the Year winner, spoke about her fight to educate children living in prison with their parents in Nepal? Well, if you enjoyed that event, or if […]
By FIONA CHAN alltherage@thestar.com.my MALAYSIA held its very first official YouTuber event, OMG Live, at The Actors Studio, Kuala Lumpur last Sunday. OMG, which stands for On Malaysian Grounds, featured the five most prominent players on the Malaysian YouTube scene – JinnyBoyTV, Germani Productions, Dan Khoo Productions, The Ming Thing and Grim Film. In […]
By IAN YEE and KEVIN TAN alltherage@thestar.com.my IF the term “YouTuber” is new to you, don’t worry – we hadn’t heard of it either, at least not until we spoke to Jin Lim, 27, the main man behind the My Generasi viral hit video. And no, it’s not a social network for potato lovers (geddit? […]
Keyboard Warriors
With the dawn of the YouTubers era has come a brand new generation of warriors – fearless, unyielding, and ultimately, brainless. Introducing the Keyboard Warriors, the band of little people who wage war on the Internet with unwarranted, vitriolic and indiscriminate criticism of any material posted on the Internet. Attacking the work of others online, […]