600 Views, Amazing!
To anyone reading this months down the line, the response is either; this is where it went downhill. Or, look how well he's doing now. But on that topic, that's one thing that has always intrigued me. What happens to the views of the people who just look at your page, but not a particular post, are they counted? Maybe some smart person knows and can tell me below. On another note, last August post for this, my blog crazy month. -_- So lets end it with a good old rant. Before, I start, I should say; these are rants and may contain few facts, just opinions and theories.
- So, who here wants your opinion, NO-ONE !!
- Actually, once again, you're right. But I'll do it anyway
- Why?
- YOLO
- Oh God. You didn't just do that, did you?
Well, OK. Maybe that was quite a poor joke, but we joke to please people. Many of you reading will know what it means to make others happy, unless you're REALLY socially awkward, in which I sympathise. But many of us please others for an ulterior motive, such as to form an attachment. We do it to find someone we can call 'ours' and to spend time and resources on for the benefit of something as superficial as happiness.
Well maybe that's quite a cynical way to look at relationships, but the point remains, considering the cliche of high school relationships and their extremely low score rate for marriage, why go through so much mess. What is the prize?
As I've discussed in previous rants, humans are logical creatures. If you want as little as mess as possible then you pick an arranged marriage. After all you spend minimal money and effort. Arranged marriages also give you security as you know your future, allowing you to plan and build around it, after all, as I've said before, humans crave security. Moreover; it may be better for many financially. As it allows poorer families to benefit from the class system and allow other families to secure their assets and build bonds, which creates a stronger, more financially tied community. So, as long as you ignore the recent news on families being exploited, their seems little wrong with it, especially in the modern western world.
So the question remains, why not? What is the prize? Because, if the answer is to get more experience, then that is rendered pointless with the arranged marriage point. So the only option seems to be for happiness. But why, the other option seems logical. Could it be that humans crave risk, or is this yet another example of humans being driven by natural instinct. If that is the case though, what is to be gained. To those over the age of consent, they might argue the obvious. But, is this really all there is.
I keep mentioning that humans crave security, but maybe, in its own sense that's what High School relationships create. Many teens are more stressed now in school than they were many years ago and as a result, maybe having a partner gives you support. Unlike an arranged marriage, where you are making future security but not getting any now, think of it like an investment. In the same way that humans are stronger together, thus leading the point why young people often have many relationships, so they are in an almost constant feeling of caring and security. Then again, that also looks like I'm defending girls who move from one partner to another.
As a socially awkward person, this has always seemed odd to me. Why can't a human feel as secure in a group as a person in a relationship. One thing that I've heard before is that the loneliest people give the best advice because their innocent view of love hasn't been tainted by failed relationships. While that may seem weird, it would explain why many want to a relationship so early in life, as to back up their theories and to experiment. If we word it like that, we could say love isn't much different to wanting to try drugs; to see what the fuss was about.
Lets end this on a high note though. High School romances allow people to form attachments that will be useful within the workplace and create bonds with people in friendships. But maybe this should be answered on a personal note. I'm a person who has enjoyed friend groups but no close relationships, however I am someone who has enjoyed many imaginary relationships with people (I know, how sad). However; is there method in my madness. Using imaginary relationships, I feel happiness on top of my groups security, all I need is my imagination (not in that way though - stupid dirty minded people). Then again, I'd be lying if not, like the young kids, I wonder about an actual relationship and whether it will live up to my innocent expectations.
Thank you if you read it all, if you didn't, I don't blame you.
Don't ever be afraid to be yourself
-|CJ|-
Sunday, 31 August 2014
Friday, 29 August 2014
Year Choices - Reading
8 hours in, yay.
As some context for you guys, its been a long day in which I am (should) be getting on with homework. Yes, one of those days. To stop myself constantly changing the music or listening to the same song over and over I'm listening to a You Tube video with a mix of various songs of a particular style, I'm 8 of the 10 hours into it.
But anyway, onto the purpose of this post. I hate leaving one of my Reading, Ranting, Reality or Reviewing topics not done for a while, and I haven't done a reading one in a while. However; as I've explained before, I don't read as much as I should. So these will probably take on a new meaning. Instead of books I've read, it will be written like one of my Reviews or Rants and will simply contain me reading something, probably a poster or news article (not necessarily fiction).
- Idiot, just not do the topic
- But that destroys my title purpose
- Change the title
- Don't want to, I don't like change
- Conservative!
Yeah, ha ha. [he looks around guiltily]. So ... yeah. Anyway, I am going to have to do my share of reading up going into the new term. To those of you who don't know what I'm on about; I need to pick up an AS while continuing with my other A2 Levels. So for me, today, my reading is looking at other courses and what they have to offer. At the moment my options are History or Philosophy.
What do you guys think? Look at me, asking a blank screen. Either way, it's left me with another big decision on my hands.
Do what is best for you and you'll know what's to come.
-|CJ|-
As some context for you guys, its been a long day in which I am (should) be getting on with homework. Yes, one of those days. To stop myself constantly changing the music or listening to the same song over and over I'm listening to a You Tube video with a mix of various songs of a particular style, I'm 8 of the 10 hours into it.
But anyway, onto the purpose of this post. I hate leaving one of my Reading, Ranting, Reality or Reviewing topics not done for a while, and I haven't done a reading one in a while. However; as I've explained before, I don't read as much as I should. So these will probably take on a new meaning. Instead of books I've read, it will be written like one of my Reviews or Rants and will simply contain me reading something, probably a poster or news article (not necessarily fiction).
- Idiot, just not do the topic
- But that destroys my title purpose
- Change the title
- Don't want to, I don't like change
- Conservative!
Yeah, ha ha. [he looks around guiltily]. So ... yeah. Anyway, I am going to have to do my share of reading up going into the new term. To those of you who don't know what I'm on about; I need to pick up an AS while continuing with my other A2 Levels. So for me, today, my reading is looking at other courses and what they have to offer. At the moment my options are History or Philosophy.
What do you guys think? Look at me, asking a blank screen. Either way, it's left me with another big decision on my hands.
Do what is best for you and you'll know what's to come.
-|CJ|-
Tuesday, 26 August 2014
My Situation Now - Reality
Ah! Where has the Summer gone
To clear up some stuff about my holiday, I returned, with my family on Friday with another long trip home. As you may have suspected I was too tired to make a Day 5, so lets round it up. Thursday evening was made slightly better because, although I couldn't access the Internet, I did find some music (2 tracks) I'd saved on my computer and played them a few times, also I forgot I had a Steam account. (Game account for PC), so ended the day playing Portal 2 in offline mode. As for the travel back day, it was made interesting after my sister got food poisoning and threw up on the way home. The journey took longer than expected. -_- BTW I have now updated the Diary's from last week, so check it out again, if you want.
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
So what am I up to now, well; looking out my window.... ha, just saw someone I know on the bus. But seriously; I still haven't completed my summer homework, so I need to that, pronto.
- Then why are writing a blog
- Shh, tell no-one
- *rings everyone*
- You're awful
On a related, but unimportant note, I've had this blog since April and still haven't told my parents I have one. I'm sure the reaction won't be that bad, its nothing more than another heinous computer distraction that is ruining my life. Before pestering me to do get some Vitamin D (sunlight) or to complete my homework.
I think if I was a superhero, I'd be the Procrastinator. I would fly around the city. Not saving anyone, just wasting time, so I don't have to do chores. To anyone who has read my previous rants about dedication and having a good work ethic, you will probably call me a hypocrite. I'm not always this lazy, but as I've argued before, humans crave routine and without school, I lose track of my day. So was there a point to this blog ... no. Just me, being me. Back to ranting in the next post. When will that be? Whenever I feel like it.
Before you think about quiting, look to see how far you've already come.
-|CJ|-
To clear up some stuff about my holiday, I returned, with my family on Friday with another long trip home. As you may have suspected I was too tired to make a Day 5, so lets round it up. Thursday evening was made slightly better because, although I couldn't access the Internet, I did find some music (2 tracks) I'd saved on my computer and played them a few times, also I forgot I had a Steam account. (Game account for PC), so ended the day playing Portal 2 in offline mode. As for the travel back day, it was made interesting after my sister got food poisoning and threw up on the way home. The journey took longer than expected. -_- BTW I have now updated the Diary's from last week, so check it out again, if you want.
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
So what am I up to now, well; looking out my window.... ha, just saw someone I know on the bus. But seriously; I still haven't completed my summer homework, so I need to that, pronto.
- Then why are writing a blog
- Shh, tell no-one
- *rings everyone*
- You're awful
On a related, but unimportant note, I've had this blog since April and still haven't told my parents I have one. I'm sure the reaction won't be that bad, its nothing more than another heinous computer distraction that is ruining my life. Before pestering me to do get some Vitamin D (sunlight) or to complete my homework.
I think if I was a superhero, I'd be the Procrastinator. I would fly around the city. Not saving anyone, just wasting time, so I don't have to do chores. To anyone who has read my previous rants about dedication and having a good work ethic, you will probably call me a hypocrite. I'm not always this lazy, but as I've argued before, humans crave routine and without school, I lose track of my day. So was there a point to this blog ... no. Just me, being me. Back to ranting in the next post. When will that be? Whenever I feel like it.
Before you think about quiting, look to see how far you've already come.
-|CJ|-
Thursday, 21 August 2014
Holiday Diary: Day 4 - Review
I am alive.
*This post has been edited since it was first posted*
I have SERIOUSLY struggled to find internet. But I finally succeeded. Sorry for the late posts reciently, can't do anything when you're in the middle of nowhere. Despite this, the holiday has gone well. As for todays activity; more town exploring. This time the acient city of Ludlow. There was many acient buildings and architecture that as a person who loves design, was great to see the tudor design still promenant. Talking of tudor design, we went round a tudor building which we left with many tales and being talked to by an excentric gentleman. Maybe I'll tell you guys later. While at Ludlow, many things were bought by my family members, but not by me. Call me cheap...
- Cheap!!
- Don't interupt me.
- I do what I want.
- Yeah, don't you always.
As I was saying... Don't call me cheap but I didn't buy anything because I found very little of interest. Ludlow is a great place for architecture but not a lot for young people (unless you go into the castle. But even that costs a bit.) We would later walk around the village of Cleobury Mortimer, but that was just as fruitless. Well thats our last full day. But despite the walking, I've enjoyed it. I'll see you tomorrow... Hopefully -_-
New opportunities are right around the corner
-|CJ|-
*This post has been edited since it was first posted*
I have SERIOUSLY struggled to find internet. But I finally succeeded. Sorry for the late posts reciently, can't do anything when you're in the middle of nowhere. Despite this, the holiday has gone well. As for todays activity; more town exploring. This time the acient city of Ludlow. There was many acient buildings and architecture that as a person who loves design, was great to see the tudor design still promenant. Talking of tudor design, we went round a tudor building which we left with many tales and being talked to by an excentric gentleman. Maybe I'll tell you guys later. While at Ludlow, many things were bought by my family members, but not by me. Call me cheap...
- Cheap!!
- Don't interupt me.
- I do what I want.
- Yeah, don't you always.
As I was saying... Don't call me cheap but I didn't buy anything because I found very little of interest. Ludlow is a great place for architecture but not a lot for young people (unless you go into the castle. But even that costs a bit.) We would later walk around the village of Cleobury Mortimer, but that was just as fruitless. Well thats our last full day. But despite the walking, I've enjoyed it. I'll see you tomorrow... Hopefully -_-
New opportunities are right around the corner
-|CJ|-
Holiday Diary: Day 3 - Review
Pleasing the little ones.
*This post has been edited since it was first edited*
That may be an exaggeration, especially considering I'm six foot and taller than both my parents. But the point remains. While yesterday we went to a city and national site. Today was very much calmed down. The highlight of today however was going to Wales!
- What. That's it, haha, that's terrible.
- It was big to me.
- Exactly. Small dreams.
- I like to think, Achievable.
The crossing the border means I have been to all of the 3 countries within the constituent country of the United Kingdom. (N. Ireland is a Provence, but would be nice to go one day). My first impression was that it wasn't that much different. But this is on the basis of a few mile drive just across the border. However; one thing I did notice was that all the signs were in 2 languages. (Welsh and English). I knew this existed but I didn't realise how common it was. We did do another activity that I liked, but, as always. I will be quiet and mysterious. Well, I've given too much away recently. Again sorry for the short posts and no formatting (since edited) but I have very limited Internet. -_-
You can shape your own future, so do it how you want it.
-|CJ|-
*This post has been edited since it was first edited*
That may be an exaggeration, especially considering I'm six foot and taller than both my parents. But the point remains. While yesterday we went to a city and national site. Today was very much calmed down. The highlight of today however was going to Wales!
- What. That's it, haha, that's terrible.
- It was big to me.
- Exactly. Small dreams.
- I like to think, Achievable.
The crossing the border means I have been to all of the 3 countries within the constituent country of the United Kingdom. (N. Ireland is a Provence, but would be nice to go one day). My first impression was that it wasn't that much different. But this is on the basis of a few mile drive just across the border. However; one thing I did notice was that all the signs were in 2 languages. (Welsh and English). I knew this existed but I didn't realise how common it was. We did do another activity that I liked, but, as always. I will be quiet and mysterious. Well, I've given too much away recently. Again sorry for the short posts and no formatting (since edited) but I have very limited Internet. -_-
You can shape your own future, so do it how you want it.
-|CJ|-
Tuesday, 19 August 2014
Holiday Diary: Day 2 - Review
Another day in the Wilderness
*This Post has been edited since it was first posted*
I know I was quite vague yesterday. So lets clear some things up. I am on a family holiday (parents and young sister). I am staying at a b+b in the middle of the countryside. Honestly, its a little way from any Internet or phone signal. Its a miracle this was posted.
- Wait. You're on Holiday with your family! Lame!!
- Well yes. I suppose some are off with mates.
- HaHaHa
- Don't you get all cocky. I know others who do it!
Ok. Maybe I didn't shower myself in glory there. As for today's activity we were off near Ironbridge Gorge. (Look at my detail) To those who don't know England like the back of their hand. It was the town at the forefront of the Industrial revolution. It was great to see the history of the place that was really emphasised at Blists Hill Victorian Village. There was comments on the price but ultimately it seemed to be mostly worth it. A must for historical nerds (I'm not as big as other people) As it turns out, on our way back we drove through the Olympic founding village of Much Wenlock. (such cool; very exiting.) Wow, I can't believe I made that joke. But; I missed it, as it turns out. Why? Because I was asleep. Typical. -_- But anyway. I'll try and keep you up to date. But this is getting harder to post.
Keep strong. You don't know what will come.
-|CJ|-
*This Post has been edited since it was first posted*
I know I was quite vague yesterday. So lets clear some things up. I am on a family holiday (parents and young sister). I am staying at a b+b in the middle of the countryside. Honestly, its a little way from any Internet or phone signal. Its a miracle this was posted.
- Wait. You're on Holiday with your family! Lame!!
- Well yes. I suppose some are off with mates.
- HaHaHa
- Don't you get all cocky. I know others who do it!
Ok. Maybe I didn't shower myself in glory there. As for today's activity we were off near Ironbridge Gorge. (Look at my detail) To those who don't know England like the back of their hand. It was the town at the forefront of the Industrial revolution. It was great to see the history of the place that was really emphasised at Blists Hill Victorian Village. There was comments on the price but ultimately it seemed to be mostly worth it. A must for historical nerds (I'm not as big as other people) As it turns out, on our way back we drove through the Olympic founding village of Much Wenlock. (such cool; very exiting.) Wow, I can't believe I made that joke. But; I missed it, as it turns out. Why? Because I was asleep. Typical. -_- But anyway. I'll try and keep you up to date. But this is getting harder to post.
Keep strong. You don't know what will come.
-|CJ|-
Holiday Diary: Day 1 - Review
Ahh. I'm going to kill this thing
*This Post has been edited since being origanally posted*
First off sorry for not posting last night. It had been a long evening and I couldn't be asked. Secondly; I AM GOING TO KILL THIS PHONE SERVICE. I should probably explain. Despite claiming to have wifi, Our farm is dodgy and I have yet to get it. So, this is the best that I can do. No formatting, (At time of post) Just words, as this is being written on my phone. To anyone who has ever used blogger on my their phone will know my utter frustration. -_- This also means I apologise for the spelling. Not my fault. I can't fix it easily. He says on his third attempt at writing this. Although I should say, it will be formatted when I get home. (See the work)
- Wait! Does this mean I don't get coloured.
- I'm afraid not.
- The horror.
To anyone curious about the diary part. Well sorry. Thats short for today. Although I believe it was summed up with my daily highlight being the race we had with a van. Let me explain. On our 6 hour journey to the English coutrysidewe were overtaken and retook one particular van three times over a 30 mile distance. But typically, we won (smug face). I'm sorry if I seem a little grumpy, I'm just tired. I'll try something better this evening. But, we're not all sad. My sister imparticular is loving the dog on the farm. Which as a cat person, I felt she was betraying her roots. But I may be overreacting.
Start each day with a smile.
-|CJ|-
*This Post has been edited since being origanally posted*
First off sorry for not posting last night. It had been a long evening and I couldn't be asked. Secondly; I AM GOING TO KILL THIS PHONE SERVICE. I should probably explain. Despite claiming to have wifi, Our farm is dodgy and I have yet to get it. So, this is the best that I can do. No formatting, (At time of post) Just words, as this is being written on my phone. To anyone who has ever used blogger on my their phone will know my utter frustration. -_- This also means I apologise for the spelling. Not my fault. I can't fix it easily. He says on his third attempt at writing this. Although I should say, it will be formatted when I get home. (See the work)
- Wait! Does this mean I don't get coloured.
- I'm afraid not.
- The horror.
To anyone curious about the diary part. Well sorry. Thats short for today. Although I believe it was summed up with my daily highlight being the race we had with a van. Let me explain. On our 6 hour journey to the English coutrysidewe were overtaken and retook one particular van three times over a 30 mile distance. But typically, we won (smug face). I'm sorry if I seem a little grumpy, I'm just tired. I'll try something better this evening. But, we're not all sad. My sister imparticular is loving the dog on the farm. Which as a cat person, I felt she was betraying her roots. But I may be overreacting.
Start each day with a smile.
-|CJ|-
Sunday, 17 August 2014
Subscribers - Ranting
Another Week, Another holiday moment shared
Despite what SOME people may suggest. I have actually enjoyed this school holiday so far. Moreover; I have a family holiday next week, so time away from you guys.
- But wait, I thought you were trying to release a load of blogs this month.
- True, but this style takes time
- You could do a review
- Actually that's a good idea... wait. You just gave a good idea... amazing
So its settled next week, I shall attempt a diary of my holiday next week. Yay -_- But anyway, on with Ranting.
During my holiday so far I have been incredibly productive! By that I mean, I've watched YouTube videos, but something occurred to me while watching some of the larger YouTubers; YouTube is a free market. To those who don't know what that is, here's Dictionary.com's explanation:
To some, this may sound silly, to others perfectly obvious. But to most you may be wondering why I'm taking something innocent and adding economics, again. (I really need to look into the other sciences more.) But let me explain. I came across this theory when looking at a list for most subscribed channels and noticing a trend that is currently happening.
I continue to reference this wikipedia page
I also later the Vidstatsx website, you may want to keep them open.
I concluded after looking at the most subscribed channel page on wikipedia (see graph below) that YouTube has gone through various eras in its life. While you may disagree with me this is what I made of it. Number 1 to 5 show YT in its early days when popularity came down to a small niche community, it was more of an open market with many channels able to come and go with little significance, notably this was before monitisation when it was just for fun.
The early leaders were the Channels that had become famous off one viral video; the Pokemon parody for Smosh and Evolution of Dance for Judson. This shows how easy it was to "sell" yourself, however no company had any overarching power. The most subscriber record later went to channels where they were putting out regular videos hence why Smosh remained such a prominent force. This was notable of the early YouTube, by the time Smosh retook the lead in April 2007, a new style was emerging. In June of that year, Smosh reached 100'000 subs. Meaning it had taken just over a year for one channel to reach this mark.
Key:
Music Channels
Gaming Channels
Comedy Channels
YouTube Channels
PewDiePie's dominance is notable because he is not being regulated. Because of the way the YT front page works, a video will be promoted if it gets a certain number of views in a particular time. He releases videos daily meaning at least one will be popular inevitably. This will drag in more views, more subscribers and thus more views for the next video, leading to even more promotion.
PewDie may have videos that his followers will only view once, as opposed to a comedy or Music video, but with him releasing at the rate he does and with that many supporters he is bound to have a popular or viral video for every upload. At the rate he is going, the only way PewDiePie will be knocked off the top spot is if he stops uploading, and why would he?
The final thing to note is the channels in the list. For the purpose of explanation I removed the YT owned channels but look at the top 2; 'Music' and 'Gaming'. Unsurprising when music and gaming channels make up a large portion of the top subscribed channels.
So there we go. My extensive rant on YouTube. Looking back it's probably better to describe it as an analysis, but rant sounds better. Also, this goes out to one of my friends who commented on my short blog lengths.
Aim for the moon, because even if you miss you'll be among the stars
-|CJ|-
Despite what SOME people may suggest. I have actually enjoyed this school holiday so far. Moreover; I have a family holiday next week, so time away from you guys.
- But wait, I thought you were trying to release a load of blogs this month.
- True, but this style takes time
- You could do a review
- Actually that's a good idea... wait. You just gave a good idea... amazing
So its settled next week, I shall attempt a diary of my holiday next week. Yay -_- But anyway, on with Ranting.
During my holiday so far I have been incredibly productive! By that I mean, I've watched YouTube videos, but something occurred to me while watching some of the larger YouTubers; YouTube is a free market. To those who don't know what that is, here's Dictionary.com's explanation:
An economic system in which prices and wages are determined by unrestricted competition between businesses, without government regulation or fear of monopolies.
To some, this may sound silly, to others perfectly obvious. But to most you may be wondering why I'm taking something innocent and adding economics, again. (I really need to look into the other sciences more.) But let me explain. I came across this theory when looking at a list for most subscribed channels and noticing a trend that is currently happening.
I continue to reference this wikipedia page
I also later the Vidstatsx website, you may want to keep them open.
I concluded after looking at the most subscribed channel page on wikipedia (see graph below) that YouTube has gone through various eras in its life. While you may disagree with me this is what I made of it. Number 1 to 5 show YT in its early days when popularity came down to a small niche community, it was more of an open market with many channels able to come and go with little significance, notably this was before monitisation when it was just for fun.
| # | Most subscribed user | Country of origin | MCN (at the time) | Date reached | Date surpassed | Days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smosh |  United States |
none | May 17, 2006 | June 12, 2006 | 26 | ||
| 2 | judsonlaipply | none | June 12, 2006 | July 3, 2006 | 21 | |||
| 3 | Brookers | none | July 3, 2006 | August 17, 2006 | 45 | |||
| 4 | geriatric1927 |  United Kingdom |
none | August 17, 2006 | September 17, 2006 | 31 | ||
| 5 | lonelygirl15 | United States |
none | September 17, 2006 | April 26, 2007 | 221 | ||
| 6 | Smosh (2) | none | April 26, 2007 | September 24, 2008 | 517 | |||
| 7 | nigahiga | none | September 24, 2008 | October 18, 2008 | 24 | |||
| 8 | Fred | none | October 18, 2008 | August 20, 2009 | 306 | |||
| 9 | nigahiga (2) | none | August 20, 2009 | June 28, 2011 | 677 | |||
| 10 | RayWilliamJohnson | Maker Studios (until Oct. 2012) Runaway Machine (after Oct. 2012) |
June 28, 2011 | January 12, 2013 | 564 | |||
| 11 | Smosh (3) | Alloy Digital | January 12, 2013 | August 15, 2013 | 215 | |||
| 12 | PewDiePie |  Sweden |
Polaris Network (Maker Studios) |
August 15, 2013 | November 2, 2013 | 80 | ||
| 13 | YouTube | United States |
none | November 2, 2013 | December 8, 2013 | 36 | ||
| 14 | PewDiePie (2) | Sweden |
Polaris Network (Maker Studios) |
December 8, 2013 | December 12, 2013 | 4 | ||
| 15 | YouTube (2) | United States |
none | December 12, 2013 | December 23, 2013 | 11 | ||
| 16 | PewDiePie (3) | Sweden |
Polaris Network (Maker Studios) |
December 23, 2013 | present | 236 |
The early leaders were the Channels that had become famous off one viral video; the Pokemon parody for Smosh and Evolution of Dance for Judson. This shows how easy it was to "sell" yourself, however no company had any overarching power. The most subscriber record later went to channels where they were putting out regular videos hence why Smosh remained such a prominent force. This was notable of the early YouTube, by the time Smosh retook the lead in April 2007, a new style was emerging. In June of that year, Smosh reached 100'000 subs. Meaning it had taken just over a year for one channel to reach this mark.
If we consider YouTube as the market, we can see how it grows at quite a rate. Some may argue that it stayed relatively amateur as the 1 million mark was not reached for another 2 years, but want you can't miss is that the channels after this point are still big channels who have retained their popularity. The other thing to
notice after number 8 on the list is not just that they surpassed the
1 million mark but that any new channels on the list were managed by companies, rather like TV shows. While some may argue that YouTube is the business which other businesses are investing in. You could look at it and say that it is no longer a niche medium and is being Incorporated in the wider market. I point out Fred in particular because he later to have a professional career away from YouTube, like Brookers, showing how products are being taken and "sold" to other companies - TV stations.
Moving back to the issue of YT being a free market, look at its final progression at the end of the third Smosh era. When Smosh took over the lead again at the start of 2013 it had taken until the end of 2012 for RayWilliamJohnson to achieve 6 million, 6 years after the start of the Subscribe feature, however 2013 and 14 saw a large increase in subs.
In the 6 months Smosh were at the top, they achieved an impressive 11 million subs. PewDiePie would take over on 15th August 2013, two days later (1 year ago today) he achieved 12 million subs. Since then he has spiralled in views. Smosh proved it wasn't just him, the whole system exploded in subscribers and one year after this point PewDie now stands at 29 million. As the system grew the largest channels grew at a larger exponential rate compared to the rest.
So there are the three Era's. The amateur's at the beginning who relied on entertaining a small group of individuals, in their niche market. This was between number 1 - 5 or 8 if you want to consider popularity. Then 6 (9) - 11 which show the middle YT, where it became more professional and the users competed on quality content. Finally the self-promotion and Gaming Era, 12-now, where people care as much about content as actual quality, and YT thinks everyone will love a channel where topics are grouped and Google controls.
What is notable about PewDiePie is not that he is the face of the 3rd Era of YouTube, the gaming and self-promotion era. But the fact he is unlikely to be caught any time soon. Comedy Videos, which had dominated YT for so long were not being followed as they couldn't release as quickly as the gamers. Smosh upload 2 videos a week, nigahiga 1 a week, while PewDiePie can do 2 a day, it really shows that YT is a market where quantity is better than quality, this, from a site that got famous off one-off viral videos.
The thing with PewDiePie is that he is not shrinking, as of today (17th August) he is the 2nd Largest growing channel with the no. 1 spot being a new 2nd Channel for the FineBros (so is likely to drop off soon). Also notice his rivals around him. He is growing with 230'000 new subs a week. His nearest rival in the top 30, FineBros. are only recieving 100'000 a week. PewDie's "free market" dominance is different to other channels in the past as he has built up such a gap. You take the non YT owned channels (all those not in Yellow) and you get HolaSoyGerman who is at 18 million, which is 11 million lower. Moreover, if you half PewDie's subscribers it would only put him 4th. You look at his numbers and you can easily see him not being caught. He even recently beat RihannaVEVO as the most Viewed Channel. To note, the channels are not even spread evenly. PewDiePie raced away at the front with HolaSoy and Smosh a long way behind, then another 4 million jump to RihannaVEVO and the rest of YouTube.
| Video Producer | Sub Rank | Subscribers | 24 Hour Sub +/- | 7 Day Sub +/- | Videos | Views | Actual Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | 1 | 86,615,629 | 15,492 | 92,719 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Gaming | 2 | 78,614,577 | -8,111 | -218 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Sports | 3 | 77,423,698 | -990 | -9,991 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| YouTube News | 4 | 34,177,159 | -689 | -20,400 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| PewDiePie | 5 | 29,771,661 | 33,712 | 230,145 | 1.9K | 5.61 B | 1 | |||
| Popular on YouTube | 6 | 28,637,731 | 3,101 | 20,999 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| YouTube Spotlight | 7 | 22,086,782 | 209 | 800 | 199 | 443.3 M | 2 | |||
| HolaSoyGerman. | 8 | 18,910,819 | 16,387 | 94,449 | 111 | 1.36 B | 3 | |||
| Smosh | 9 | 18,581,108 | 11,284 | 68,271 | 405 | 3.53 B | 4 | |||
| Movies | 10 | 18,503,862 | -112 | 690 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| RihannaVEVO | 11 | 14,371,474 | 6,721 | 43,849 | 81 | 5.28 B | 5 | |||
| OneDirectionVEVO | 12 | 13,728,250 | 5,822 | 35,705 | 98 | 3.09 B | 6 | |||
| JennaMarbles | 13 | 13,726,941 | 10,179 | 62,681 | 208 | 1.52 B | 7 | |||
| KatyPerryVEVO | 14 | 13,326,698 | 13,106 | 78,475 | 82 | 3.81 B | 8 | |||
| EminemVEVO | 15 | 13,056,958 | 8,996 | 53,757 | 47 | 3.86 B | 9 | |||
| nigahiga | 16 | 12,763,090 | 5,923 | 43,120 | 199 | 1.88 B | 10 | |||
| Pop Music - Topic | 17 | 11,997,331 | -683 | -5,072 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Machinima | 18 | 11,692,524 | 4,495 | 30,667 | 24.7K | 5.08 B | 11 | |||
| TV Shows | 19 | 11,660,103 | -367 | -1,844 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| ERB | 20 | 10,781,469 | 6,137 | 47,642 | 40 | 1.21 B | 12 | |||
| RayWilliamJohnson | 21 | 10,701,633 | 873 | 10,417 | 536 | 2.73 B | 13 | |||
| Education | 22 | 10,401,287 | -547 | -4,549 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| SkyDoesMinecraft | 23 | 10,315,596 | 4,358 | 29,514 | 927 | 2.18 B | 14 | |||
| Minecraft - Topic | 24 | 9,943,879 | -1,290 | -8,953 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| JustinBieberVEVO | 25 | 9,924,418 | 6,023 | 36,387 | 96 | 5.02 B | 15 | |||
| TheFineBros | 26 | 9,671,973 | 18,850 | 102,118 | 652 | 2.02 B | 16 | |||
| TheEllenShow | 27 | 9,507,386 | 5,116 | 33,363 | 5.3K | 3.04 B | 17 | |||
| Rap | 28 | 9,351,636 | -357 | -3,708 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Porta dos Fundos | 29 | 8,796,118 | 6,023 | 35,513 | 243 | 1.11 B | 18 | |||
| Werevertumorro | 30 | 8,570,009 | 7,151 | 44,563 | 568 | 1.11 B | 19 |
Music Channels
Gaming Channels
Comedy Channels
YouTube Channels
PewDiePie's dominance is notable because he is not being regulated. Because of the way the YT front page works, a video will be promoted if it gets a certain number of views in a particular time. He releases videos daily meaning at least one will be popular inevitably. This will drag in more views, more subscribers and thus more views for the next video, leading to even more promotion.
PewDie may have videos that his followers will only view once, as opposed to a comedy or Music video, but with him releasing at the rate he does and with that many supporters he is bound to have a popular or viral video for every upload. At the rate he is going, the only way PewDiePie will be knocked off the top spot is if he stops uploading, and why would he?
I've compared this to a free market but maybe its better I use monopoly to describe someone like PewdiePie, as I've mentioned it is unlikely that he will be caught anytime soon. If you want, see him as someone like the Coca Cola company. He does not need to do anything special and if left to produce the same products will likely stay at the top for some time, before finally getting knocked off when the market changes, but unlikely to be removed by the market getting bored. One thing to consider though is this article, written when he hit 26 million. He had been achieving a subscriber every 1.2 seconds in March 2014, but dropped to one subscriber every 2.8 seconds, while it was reported that he was achieving
one subscriber every 3 seconds in July. This shows his growth is
slowing, but like population, it may be slowing but it will be a long
time before it evens out.
The final thing to note is the channels in the list. For the purpose of explanation I removed the YT owned channels but look at the top 2; 'Music' and 'Gaming'. Unsurprising when music and gaming channels make up a large portion of the top subscribed channels.
So there we go. My extensive rant on YouTube. Looking back it's probably better to describe it as an analysis, but rant sounds better. Also, this goes out to one of my friends who commented on my short blog lengths.
Aim for the moon, because even if you miss you'll be among the stars
-|CJ|-
Monday, 11 August 2014
Routine - Ranting
Live. Die. Repeat.
For any film fanatics, this phrase might be common, as the new Edge of Tomorrow film premiering soon. But, it brings up another point for me, one of routine.
Many people have a routine, me especially got used to my morning routine before school. (Ugh School -_- ) After all the school day is set and it is easy to set a routine. As someone who is use to this, I can tell you, despite my reluctance for school, I like the routine, and I bet many of you will say the same.
I know you don't want to admit, but school is routine it creates security, because you know what you're doing at what needs to be completed. Stress arises in situations you're not comfortable with, while you are most content with comfort, after all that's logical. So why wouldn't it be logical to love schools routine. While it can be argued children are more creative and looking for adventure, as we get older we get more self conscious of the world, while we didn't have a routine, what we did have as a kid was security, knowledge our lives were being catered for.
As we get older we look to settle down, get a family and conform to society, while this may seem odd and irrational, surely its not. We have always had and continue to want, security. Hence why many want a safe family, as they want to feel like their in a place where they belong. So maybe having dreams of a stable secure and repetitive job is not the fault of the patriarchy, but the result of basic human nature.
- Are you really making an argument for dead end jobs?
- I suppose
- People are gonna hate you
- Well don't they all?
- Actually, that's right nobody likes you!
Well that's just rude. But there you go. It is my belief that it is logical for us to want a dead end job. But we must also question other decisions. If, as humans, we want security, why would we risk much at all, why would we risk anything. Maybe that's something for another time.
But back to the idea of Routine. I mentioned how we secretly love the school / work routine. If we do love the routine then it might explain why we are so lazy during weekends or holidays. We don't want to risk anything, so it better to stay where it is safe, home. This could easily explain why school students feel lazy at weekends, not because we are inherently lazy or that we hate school, but because it was never part of the routine. We can link these to other Asian cultures where they do hours of homework everyday. This is not weird for them because they are use to it. It is their routine.
After all, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. So what is weird to one, is normal for another. So there you go, a rant on routine. Make of it what you will.
Each day is Unique, you just need to look for the patterns.
-|CJ|-
For any film fanatics, this phrase might be common, as the new Edge of Tomorrow film premiering soon. But, it brings up another point for me, one of routine.
Many people have a routine, me especially got used to my morning routine before school. (Ugh School -_- ) After all the school day is set and it is easy to set a routine. As someone who is use to this, I can tell you, despite my reluctance for school, I like the routine, and I bet many of you will say the same.
I know you don't want to admit, but school is routine it creates security, because you know what you're doing at what needs to be completed. Stress arises in situations you're not comfortable with, while you are most content with comfort, after all that's logical. So why wouldn't it be logical to love schools routine. While it can be argued children are more creative and looking for adventure, as we get older we get more self conscious of the world, while we didn't have a routine, what we did have as a kid was security, knowledge our lives were being catered for.
As we get older we look to settle down, get a family and conform to society, while this may seem odd and irrational, surely its not. We have always had and continue to want, security. Hence why many want a safe family, as they want to feel like their in a place where they belong. So maybe having dreams of a stable secure and repetitive job is not the fault of the patriarchy, but the result of basic human nature.
- Are you really making an argument for dead end jobs?
- I suppose
- People are gonna hate you
- Well don't they all?
- Actually, that's right nobody likes you!
Well that's just rude. But there you go. It is my belief that it is logical for us to want a dead end job. But we must also question other decisions. If, as humans, we want security, why would we risk much at all, why would we risk anything. Maybe that's something for another time.
But back to the idea of Routine. I mentioned how we secretly love the school / work routine. If we do love the routine then it might explain why we are so lazy during weekends or holidays. We don't want to risk anything, so it better to stay where it is safe, home. This could easily explain why school students feel lazy at weekends, not because we are inherently lazy or that we hate school, but because it was never part of the routine. We can link these to other Asian cultures where they do hours of homework everyday. This is not weird for them because they are use to it. It is their routine.
After all, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. So what is weird to one, is normal for another. So there you go, a rant on routine. Make of it what you will.
Each day is Unique, you just need to look for the patterns.
-|CJ|-
Wednesday, 6 August 2014
First Chapter Review - tLoL - Reading
Heavy blogging month continues...
When I started I was hoping I'd manage to read a bit more. After all, that's what the reading section was to be filled with. As a result, I may not be publishing a load of book reviews, as I'd hoped. ever the less, lets try and do something. After all, it's been ages since the last reading one.
As I've just mentioned (to anyone not reading), I don't read a lot of fiction. Even if I probably should. -_- So in this vague attempt to salvage a dying topic, here is a first chapter Review of
- The Logic of Life -
I know most of you were hoping for a fiction book, weellll... tough, sorry.
This is an economics discussion book. It's main focus is on how humans are seen as logical creatures, yet we do illogical things. The examples listed are our insistence of gambling, falling in love and drug taking. However then compares using real life data to show the rationality we all possess despite it seeming sporadic.
During this first chapter review I'll look at what impact the book had on me as a reader. The first chapter; Introducing the Logic of Life, is one where we are introduced to the case studies. The book took a big risk to look at the logic of the rise in teen sex rates in the USA. Despite this, I agree this was the correct idea. In any story you need a hook in order to captivate the reader. This is precisely what it was doing, as it lead you on to read until the end of the chapter where the answer was finally explained.
But I do fear that this book has used too many of its cards to early. The blurb talks about drugs, gambling, smoking and Sex. Topics that have already been outlined in the first chapter. While this means it is quite easy to get into the book at first, I fear it will become a put down if it ends up repeating the monologue or data for the remainder of the time. While it is important to draw people in, any author will tell you that your audience needs to remain interested.
The Author, Tim Harford is a publisher of these sorts of books, having previously released the Undercover Economist. However; like any author tries to aim the book at a particular set of people, the issue for me comes when this 'seems' to be aiming mostly at the American audience giving few examples on how it effects other nations. The exception being the case study on Mexican prostitutes. Moreover, despite it being listed as an economics book, few terminologies are used. Hence why I became more fascinated at the section on Giffen Goods as it gave me something familiar I could relate to. However obviously this will not be the case to many others.
I advise, on the basis of the first chapter, that this is book for someone with a mild economics interest. While I continue to read the book, I have a fear that it will end up repeating itself. However; if they do manage to keep it original then I will congratulate the book, even if the opening topic did set a bar that the other chapters has failed to top, in terms of controversy that is.
Rating: 3/5 stars - Strong Start, needs to use more terminology.
- Well that's a book review done.
- It wasn't fiction though!
- So?
- It wasn't very universal
- But...
- You might get flagged for some contents.
- Actually that's a good point
So while I hide in the corner hoping no-one notices you can check out The Logic of Life.
The man who reads, lives 100 lives
-|CJ|-
When I started I was hoping I'd manage to read a bit more. After all, that's what the reading section was to be filled with. As a result, I may not be publishing a load of book reviews, as I'd hoped. ever the less, lets try and do something. After all, it's been ages since the last reading one.
As I've just mentioned (to anyone not reading), I don't read a lot of fiction. Even if I probably should. -_- So in this vague attempt to salvage a dying topic, here is a first chapter Review of
- The Logic of Life -
I know most of you were hoping for a fiction book, weellll... tough, sorry.
This is an economics discussion book. It's main focus is on how humans are seen as logical creatures, yet we do illogical things. The examples listed are our insistence of gambling, falling in love and drug taking. However then compares using real life data to show the rationality we all possess despite it seeming sporadic.
During this first chapter review I'll look at what impact the book had on me as a reader. The first chapter; Introducing the Logic of Life, is one where we are introduced to the case studies. The book took a big risk to look at the logic of the rise in teen sex rates in the USA. Despite this, I agree this was the correct idea. In any story you need a hook in order to captivate the reader. This is precisely what it was doing, as it lead you on to read until the end of the chapter where the answer was finally explained.
But I do fear that this book has used too many of its cards to early. The blurb talks about drugs, gambling, smoking and Sex. Topics that have already been outlined in the first chapter. While this means it is quite easy to get into the book at first, I fear it will become a put down if it ends up repeating the monologue or data for the remainder of the time. While it is important to draw people in, any author will tell you that your audience needs to remain interested.
The Author, Tim Harford is a publisher of these sorts of books, having previously released the Undercover Economist. However; like any author tries to aim the book at a particular set of people, the issue for me comes when this 'seems' to be aiming mostly at the American audience giving few examples on how it effects other nations. The exception being the case study on Mexican prostitutes. Moreover, despite it being listed as an economics book, few terminologies are used. Hence why I became more fascinated at the section on Giffen Goods as it gave me something familiar I could relate to. However obviously this will not be the case to many others.
I advise, on the basis of the first chapter, that this is book for someone with a mild economics interest. While I continue to read the book, I have a fear that it will end up repeating itself. However; if they do manage to keep it original then I will congratulate the book, even if the opening topic did set a bar that the other chapters has failed to top, in terms of controversy that is.
Rating: 3/5 stars - Strong Start, needs to use more terminology.
- Well that's a book review done.
- It wasn't fiction though!
- So?
- It wasn't very universal
- But...
- You might get flagged for some contents.
- Actually that's a good point
So while I hide in the corner hoping no-one notices you can check out The Logic of Life.
The man who reads, lives 100 lives
-|CJ|-
Sunday, 3 August 2014
Break from the Norm - Reality
Blog 'til I drop
It is now August, and I have decided (with the council of me), that I should blog as much as possible throughout the holidays. He says knowing this plan will fail. -_- Although most days I will continue with my style of thought provoking posts, I will give that a rest for today and do a tag.
- But, you never do tags!?!
- Well, can't I start
- It goes against your image!
- Well who cares?
- The fans
- What fans?
- Actually scrap that, you have no fans, go on do a tag.
Well with that long and unnecessarily long conversation sorted, lets get on this tag that I saw my friends complete. To see their answers go here - Maddy's and Elli's.
1. What was the last liquid that you choked on?
= My own saliva probably, I'm not that smart. Also, shh your dirty mind.
5. When you sign your name do you use your middle name? = No, not any more
7. Who did you celebrate you last birthday with?
20. Is there laundry in your room that could be done?
= No, because we are organised. (He says boasting, with his smug British face)
Well that just about does it. I'll get back to my usual controversial conversations with myself later. But, here we go. Have you learnt anything, probably not, but who cares, its the holidays.
Don't lose focus on what really matters
-|CJ|-
It is now August, and I have decided (with the council of me), that I should blog as much as possible throughout the holidays. He says knowing this plan will fail. -_- Although most days I will continue with my style of thought provoking posts, I will give that a rest for today and do a tag.
- But, you never do tags!?!
- Well, can't I start
- It goes against your image!
- Well who cares?
- The fans
- What fans?
- Actually scrap that, you have no fans, go on do a tag.
Well with that long and unnecessarily long conversation sorted, lets get on this tag that I saw my friends complete. To see their answers go here - Maddy's and Elli's.
1. What was the last liquid that you choked on?
= My own saliva probably, I'm not that smart. Also, shh your dirty mind.
2. How many times did you wake up today before actually getting up?
= Well I kind of wake up and lay there for 5 minutes, before walking downstairs
= Well I kind of wake up and lay there for 5 minutes, before walking downstairs
3. Did you or have you had sex with the last person you slept with in bed?
= Umm, socially awkward blog. WHAT DO YOU THINK!
4. What breed was the last dog you saw?
= Don't know, looked like a poodle cross, thing, wow I'm great with dogs
5. When you sign your name do you use your middle name? = No, not any more
6. Do you dry off in the shower or out of the shower?
= Out
7. Who did you celebrate you last birthday with?
= Friends, they know who they were.
8. Do you have anything important to do today?
= Oh, just a heap load of work. Nothing much. Not putting it off or anything.
9. What object in your house had a light bulb burn out last?
= Kitchen, its ALWAYS the kitchen light, we've stopped replacing them now, only 3 work.
10. What did you last eat that required milk?
= Cereal
11. When getting dressed do you put your pants (trousers) or shirt on first?
= Sod you Americans, they are called trousers. *Stands Patriotically in front of Union flag while sipping tea, and singing "God save the Queen".*
In answer the Question - Trousers
12. When drinking hard alcohol do you take shots more or make mixed drinks?
= (Same as my friend) I don't drink hard alcohol.
13. Have you ever woken up next to someone after a night of drinking?
= *See previous answer*
14. Is your toilet paper on the right or left side of the toilet?
= Umm, right
15. Do you use a handrail on stairs if there is one?
= No, I bound two stairs at a time. SOCIALLY AWKWARD ALL THE WAY.
16. What was the last thing you saw that made you smile?
= My friends puns.
17. Do you have any tattoos that you don’t like anymore?
= I don't have any tattoos.
18. What was the last thing you sat on?
= Other than this Chair, the one I ate food off, yes, I eat socially .... just
19. If a bug is in your car do you kill it or try to push it out your window?
= I freak out my sister with it.
= No, because we are organised. (He says boasting, with his smug British face)
Well that just about does it. I'll get back to my usual controversial conversations with myself later. But, here we go. Have you learnt anything, probably not, but who cares, its the holidays.
Don't lose focus on what really matters
-|CJ|-
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