WELCOME. COMING UP SHORTLY:
VIDCON DAY ONE WELCOME. COMING UP SHORTLY:
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VIDCON DAY ONE WELCOME.
COMING UP SHORTLY, VidCon DAY ONE. >> WELCOME TO THE FIRST DAY OF
VidCon. IT IS POWERED BY YOUTUBE AND
COMING TO YOU LIVE FROM THE ANAHEIM
CONVENTION CENTER. IT IS THURSDAY, JUNE,
23RD AND WELCOME. I AM ELLIOT MORGAN AND HERE WITH
THREE OF MY BEST FRIENDS IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. TH
IS IS PAISLEY.
HI, EVERYBODY. WE ARE LIVE.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU. WHY WOULD YOU WHISPER IN THIS
MOMENT? WHY WOULD YOU GO TO A LOW ROAR?
>> WE CANNOT HAVE ANY OF THAT. >> WE ARE HERE.
I WILL TRY NOT TO DO THAT. NATE GREEN JUST MADE A MASSIVE
ANNOUNCEMENT. VidCon IS GOING GLOBAL. VidCon IS FINALLY GOING GLOBAL.
IT IS GOING WORLDWIDE. THERE WILL BE DOZENS OF PEOPLE
INVOLVED. LITERALLY DOZENS. I THINK THEY MADE THE RIGHT
DECISIONS WITH AMSTERDAM.
I WAS JUST THERE. IT IS
POPPING CITY. WE LITERALLY
WERE LIKE BYE.
>> AND THEN THE OTHER ONE IS AUSTRALIA.
DO YOU THINK THEY WILL INVITE US?
>> THEY BETTER INVITE US. >> WE ARE HOSTING THE STREAM.
IT DEPENDS ON HOW WELL THIS GOES.
SO FAR, WE ARE NOT GETTING INVITES.
>> WE ARE PIONEERING THE LANDSCAPE RIGHT NOW.
WE ARE PIONEERING. WE ARE LEGENDS. >> I LIKE THAT WORD --
PIONEERING. >> I LIKE IT, TOO.
>> ALSO, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED YOU CAN USE THE #vidconlive AT
ANY POINT AND WE WILL MAKE SURE %
YOU ARE NOT SAYING ANYTHING CRAZY.
BUT IF YOU ARE N
OT --
>> WATCH YOUR PS AND QS.
vidconlive AND WE WILL SEE YOU.
>> YOU CAN USE BOTH OF THEM OR ONE OF THEM, EITHER, AND/OR
IT WILL BE FANTASTIC.
>> AMBER SAID vidconlive IS STARTING. >> IT IS LIKE A REUNION.
>> MIRIAM IS CURIOUS IF TYLER
OAKLY WILL BE HERE. >> I LOVE THAT NAME.
IT SOUNDS FUN. >> WHO IS TYLER OAKLY?
>> HE DOES COVERS. >> WE TRY TO GET AS MANY PEOPLE
POSSIBLE ON THE LIVESTREAM.
>> YOU ARE GOING TO BE HERE ON THE COUCH BUT THE MAIN THING I
AM HANDLING HERE IS WE WILL BE ROAMING
AROUND THE CONVENTION FLOOR BEING YOUR EYES AND EARS.
WE WILL BE MEETING WITH YOUR FAVORITE CREATORS.%
WE HAVE SPECIAL TREATS IN STORE. KEEP WATCHING HAD LIVE STREAM.
IT IS ALL THREE DAYS. THURSDAY, FRIDAY, AND SATURDAY.
>> THAT IS GOING TO BE SO MUCH FUN.
>> WE HAVE SILLY STUFF PLANNED. THERE IS AN INFLATABLE
PLAYGROUND BEHIND YOU. >> WHY AM I HERE?
>> JUST LOOK BEHIND YOU. >> LOOK TO THE LEFT.
>> ELLIOT IS THE FIRST TO GO IN THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE.
BOTH OF THEM JUST LIKE BYE >> I HAVEN'T PAID
ATTENTION TO %
MY SURROUNDING IN SIX YEARS. I AM NOT STARTING RIGHT NOW.
>> DEFINITELY TUNNEL VISION THE ENTIRE TIME.
>> THEY CANNOT SEE THOSE PEOPLE. >> THOSE WERE PEOPLE --
>> THERE ARE PEOPLE ALL AROUND US.
>> ALL AROUND US. >> HUMAN SPECIMENS ARE WALKING
AROUND. I WANT TO INVITE AT SOME
POINT -- >> SO THROUGHOUT THIS WE WILL BE
HAVING GUEST HOSTS THAT WILL BE TALKING TO YOU GUYS.
IT WILL NOT JUST BE US. SOMETIMES IT WILL BE JUST US,
SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT BE, IT WILL DEPEND ON VARIETY, D
ESIRE
AND AVAILABILITY AND WHETHER OR %
NOT I AM DRINKING COFFEE SECRETLY UNDER THE STAGE.
>> HAVE YOU HAD COFFEE YET? >> YEAH, BUT THE TYPE IN THE
HOTEL ROOM. >> IT IS NOT COFFEE.
>> IT IS SWEET TO DO THAT IN HOTELS BUT IT IS THE KIND THAT
COMES INTO A POD. >> ARE YOU A
COFFEE-IER? >> I AM NOT.
I AM A STARBUCKS IF I NEED TO TRICK MYSELF INTO STAYING AWAKE
BUT I GET SOMETHING WEAK LIKE A
VANILL VANILLA LATTE.
I GO TO SLEEP AT A RIGHT TIME. I FALL ASLEEP WATCHING TV.
>> YOU WAKE UP AND THAT
IS HOW MUCH ENERGY YOU WILL HAVE ALL
DAY? >> WHERE -- I WOKE UP AND HAD
PANCAKES AND STRAWBERRIES. ROOM SERVICE.
>> #vidconlive AND ROOM SERVICE. >> WANT TO SEE IF YOU CAN ORDER
ROOM SERVICE HERE?% >> IT IS PART OF THE HOTEL.
I THINK IT WORKS. >> I WOKE UP TOO LATE TO FIND
OUT. >> AND YET YOU WERE THE FIRST
ONE HERE. >> I WOKE UP LATE AND BEAT ALL
OF YOU. MADNESS IN ANAHEIM.
>> CAROLINE SAID WATCHING. IT WILL START SOON.
IT ALREADY STARTED. GET ON BOARD AND GET EXCITED. >> THEY JUST OPENE
D THE DOOR TO
IT BUT THERE IS THE GirlLove PANEL. >> THE #GirlLove PANEL IS
STARTING SOON. >> WHO IS ON THE PANEL?
>> LILY SING, LET ME SEE, I MESSED UP MY CARDS.
>> CASEY HOE, AND LINDSEY STERLING.
>> SHE HAS A GREAT BOOK OUT, THE ONLY PIRATE AT THE PARTY, AND IT
MAKES ME HAPPY. >> SHE HAS A BOOK?
DOES IT PLAY MUSIC? >> PERHAPS A RECORD OR CD?
>> WE ARE ADVANCING. >> I HAVE OTHER CARDS SO WE CAN
KICK TO WHATEVER WE WANT.% >> WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ABOUT
VidCon? THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT HAVE NEV
ER
BEEN AND WANT TO KNOW THE NITTY-GRITTY.
>> MY FAVORITE PART ABOUT VidCon%
IS SEEING ALL OF THE CREATORS TOGETHER BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE
THIS IS THE ONE TIME OF YEAR WHERE WE GET TOGETHER.
I FEEL LIKE WE ARE A WEIRD, EXTENDED FAMILY.
LITERALLY I SAW SOMEONE SAYING WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME I SAW
YOU% AND I SAID LAST YEAR AT VidCon.
AND WATCHING THE VIEWERS AND FANS AND EVERYONE IS HAVING THE
TIME OF THEIR LIFE.% IT IS SO MUCH FUN.
IT IS INFECTIOUS.
>> I LIKE SEEING THE COMMUNITY AND A GROUP OF FR
IEND. LIKE A MANAGEABLE GROUP OF
FRIENDS. >> NOT LIKE A GATHERED CREW.
>> AND THEY HAVE THEIR OWN CLICK.
I AM LIKE I REMEMBER FRIENDS. AND WE GO AND HANG OUT AND YOU
MEET ALL OF THESE CREATORS AND THEY ARE HOW THEY ARE ON CAMERA
% 90% OF THE TIME. >> IT IS REALLY NICE AND NICE TO
SEE A GOOD CLEAN FUN. IT SO MUCH FUN.
IT IS NOT INSANE. IT IS LITERALLY JUST LIKE
EVERYONE HAVING A GREAT TIME BECAUSE THEY LOVE EVERYTHING %
THAT GOES ON HERE. >> IT IS BEING REMINDED YOU ARE
NOT A CRAZY PERSON. W
E ARE MAKING VIDEO BY OURSELVES
AND LIVING IN OUR OWN BUBBLE AND WE COME HERE AND SEE EACH OTHER
AND IT IS LIKE THERE IS MORE OF US IN THE WORLD.
SUCH A RELIEF. YOU CAN CONNECT AND SAY YOU ARE
LIKE ME, BUT DIFFERENT, AND BETTER AT IT BUT THAT IS GOOD.
>> THAT IS THE PART -- HE IS BETTER THAN I AM.
I WILL DESTROY HIM. >> KINGSLEY SAID THE FREE FOOD
IS HIS FAVORITE PART. >> THERE IS A VARIETY OF
OPTIONS. >> ARE YOU GOING BACK TO THE
ROOM SERVICE?% >> NO, THERE IS BOOTHS ALL OVER
THE PLACE. I
T IS MADNESS AND THERE IS A
GALORE OF -- % >> WE WILL TALK MORE ABOUT
WHATEVER THIS IS IN JUST A % SECOND.
RIGHT NOW, WE WILL SHOW YOU THE GirlLove PANEL HAPPENING RIGHT
NOW. >> NOW! >> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
>> THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT SO EARLY.
I KNOW THIS IS THE FIRST PANEL OF THE YEAR. >> LET'S GET STRAIGHT TO IT.
[APPLAUSE] >> LET'S BRING OUT LILY,
LINDSEY, ROE AND KATHY. >> HOW ARE YOU FEELING? IT IS EARLY BUT MAKE SOME NOISE.
COME ON! >> LINDSEY STERLING,
ARE YOU OUT THERE? [AP
PLAUSE] >> CATHY, ARE YOU OUT THERE?
[APPLAUSE] SO FAR. IT IS LIKE THE COLORS AND THE
BLACK AND WHITE THEMED.% I LOVE IT.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. THANKS FOR COMING.
WE ARE THE FIRST PANEL OF THE GUY,
-- DAY, GUYS. YOU GUYS ALL WOKE UP TO COME
HERE TODAY. GIVE YOURSELF A ROUND OF
APPLAUSE. YOU EARNED IT.
WE ARE OFF TO A GOOD START WITH THE GIRL AND BOY LOVE.
WE ARE ALREADY APPLAUDING OURSELVES.
THIS IS THE GirlLove PANEL ON YOUTUBE.
GirlLove IS A SOCIAL GOOD INITIATIVE LAUNCHED BY LILY AND
SUPPORTED BY THESE LOVELY LADIES.
>> I LOVE YOU, LILY. >> I LOVE YOU, TOO, BABY.
>> IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME I AM SARAH AND I MANAGED A HANDFUL OF
YOUTUBE TALENT INCLUDING LILY. LILY, DO YOU WANT TO LEAD AND
JUST SAY A LITTLE ABOUT GirlLove AND WHY YOU WANTED TO LAUNCH THE
PROGRAM? >> I AM SURE THESE LADIES WILL
ATTEST TO THE FACT I AM SUPER PASSIONATE ABOUT GirlLove AND I
THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR WOMEN TO SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER AND NOT %
BE HOSTILE AND COMPETE AGAINST EACH OTHER. I BECAME FRIEND
S WITH SO MANY
PEOPLE WHEN I STARTED YOUTUBE BUT SOMETIMES ON COMMENTS YOU
SEE PEOPLE HATING EACH OTHER AND SO AND SO IS PRETTIER AND I AM
LIKE WE ARE FRIENDS. I WANTED TO MAKE IT COOL TO
COMPLIMENT OTHER WOMEN BECAUSE WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.
THAT IS WHAT I LOVE ABOUT GirlLove.
>> OBVIOUSLY YOU ARE HIGH PROFILE FEMALE CREATORS AT THIS
POINT BUT I DON'T KNOW IF IT NECESSARILY MATTERS IF YOU ARE %
FEMALE OR MALE. IT IS MORE ABOUT ANTI-BULLYING
FOR ALL OF THESE WOMEN. BUT SINCE YOU ARE A
LL HIGH
PROFILE, CAN YOU GIVE US AN EXAMPLE, MAYBE, OF A POSITIVE
COMMENT THAT HELPED STRENGTHEN YOUR BOND WITH EITHER YOUR
COMMUNITY OR ANOTHER CREATOR? SOMETHING YOU CAN RECALL AS ONE
OF THE FIRST OTHER CREATORS OUT %
THERE THAT REACHED OUT TO YOU IN A WAY THAT WAS LIKE, OH, THAT
IS% REALLY KIND.
MAYBE WE WILL BE LIKE REAL-LIFE FRIENDS INSTEAD OF CREATOR %
FRIENDS? DO YOU HAVE SOMEONE THAT COMES
TO MIND >> I REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME I %
MET ROSEANNA WE WERE AT INGRID'S
PARTY AND WE HIT IT
OFF AND EXCHANGED
NUMBERS AND ITECTS TEXTED % YOU AND I TEXT YOU BACK.
AND I WAS LIKE WE ARE FRIENDS. >> YOU GAVE ME YOUR NUMBER.
SO THAT IS THE GREEN LIGHT. >> AND THEN WE COLLABORATE AND
IT IS EASY BECAUSE IT IS NOT LIKE WE WILL COLLABORATE FOR %
SUBSCRIBERS BUT IT IS BECAUSE WE LIKE EACH OTHER AND I WANT TO
INTRODUCE YOU TO MY YOUTUBE % FAMILY.
THANK YOU FOR BEING MY FIRST YOUTUBE FRIEND IN LOS ANGELES.
>> THAT IS SO CUTE. >> IT IS SO CUTE WE ARE
DISGUSTING. >> OUR LADY SQUAD IS GROWI
NG AND
WE ARE DISGUSTING. I THINK FOR ME, GROWING UP A PLAYED A LOT OF FEMALE TEAM
SPORTS. I WAS ON AN ALL-GIRLS SOCCER AND
GYMNASTICS TEAM AND THAT IMPACTED ME, I THINK, FOREVER. I THINK I WAS JUST USED TO THIS
SISTERHOOD AND SUPPORTING EACH OTHER AND I THINK TEAM SPORTS %
INSTILLED THAT IN ME WHEN I WAS LITTLE.
WHEN I STARTED CREATING CONTENT ON YOUTUBE, I GRAVITATED TOWARD
OTHER WOMEN WHO WANT TO LOVE AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER.
THERE IS A LOT OF WOMEN ON YOUTUBE WHO FEEL THE SAME WAY.
THESE L
ADIES INCLUDED. I THINK ONE OF THE FIRST WOMEN
TO REACH OUT TO ME ON YOUTUBE TO%
COLLABORATE WAS INGRID. SHE WAS SO SWEET, OPEN AND
INVITING AND ASKED IF I WANTED TO DO THIS COLLABORATION VIDEO.
SHE WASN'T IN THE VIDEO BUT WAS PRODUCING IT.
I THINK WE HIT IT OFF. I LOVE HER. >> THIS
IS SECRETLY AN INGRID.
>> YOU DANCE BETTER THAN ME. >> THIS IS OUR GET-TOGETHER ON
STAGE. >> NO, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY
DO YOU FIND MAYBE THAT IS WHY YOU FEEL SO OBLIGATED TO HELP %
SPREAD THE MESSAGE? IS THAT
THE BOND YOU WANTED TO PERPETUATE OR DID IT COME FROM
THE CYBER BULLYING COMMUNITY? >> YES AND NO. I THINK IT WAS MORE SO WHEN I FIRST STARTED YOUTUBE IT WAS
SCARY. I WAS LIKE, OKAY, LET ME SNAP
CHAT THIS. I HAD NO FRIENDS.
I KNOW HOW SCARY THAT IS. I FEEL THAT IS IMPORTANT,
ESPECIALLY WITH WHAT WE DO, TO HAVE REAL FRIEND. SO MUCH OF WHAT DO IS LET'S
COLLABORATE. AND THAT IS SO GOOD LINDSEY.
AND THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT BUT WHEN THE CAMERA IS OFF
I FELT THE NEED TO SAY HEY, DUE DO
YOU GUYS WANT TO GO FOR %
LUNCH? TO BE REAL PEOPLE.
AND I THINK THAT INSPIRED THIS. >> I HAVE HEARD A LOT OF
YOUTUBER'S DESCRIBE THE LIVE OF A SOCIAL MEALED DIA ARTIST AS
LONELY. %
ALL OF US STARTED IN OUR BED ROOM MAKING VIDEOS AND TRAVELING AND DOING SHOWS BY OURSELVES AND
I REMEMBER THINKING THIS IS A LONELY LIFESTYLE. I DIDN'T KNOW HOW LONG I COULD
GO ON DOING THIS.% I GREW UP WITH SISTERS AND HAD A
LOT OF GIRLFRIENDS AND I NEEDED THAT.
IT HAS BEEN AMAZING HAVING TAT SISTERHOOD WE HAVE
CREATED HERE
BECAUSE WE GRAVITATED TO EACH OTHER BECAUSE WE HAVE SIMILAR
VALUES AND THINGS WE STAND FOR, LIKE GirlLove, AND WE WANT TO
SUPPORT EACH OTHER IN OUR % DREAMS. IT TURNED IT FROM BEING A LONELY
CAREER TO BEING I FEEL UNDERSTOOD BY THE WOMEN AROUND
ME. WOMEN NEED FRIENDSHIP FROM OTHER
WOMEN. IT HAS BEEN PROVEN TO BE
BENEFICIAL TO HEALTH TO HAVE % FEMALE CONNECTIONS FOR WOMEN.
IT IS REALLY COOL. WE HAVE THIS GROUP TEXT THAT IS
CONSTANTLY GOING. THERE IS FIVE OR SIX OF US ON. >> WE
ARE MISSING JUSTINE.
>> SHE IS TRAVELLING NOW. I JOKE I WOULD TRY TO SKYPE HER
IN BUT SHE DOESN'T GET WI-FI WHERE SHE IS.
I WAS GOING TO HOLD HER UP AND SAY SHE IS HERE.% >> WE HAVE THIS GROUP TEXT, US
PLUS JUSTINE, AND I WILL TAKE A SCREEN GRAB OF SOMEONE'S
INSTAGRAM AND SAY GIRL, YOU LOOK%
GOOD. IT IS ON FLOWING, CONSTANT
STREAM OF POSITIVE. AND WHEN I SEE THAT TEXT POP UP
I GET EXCITED. >> I WOULD LIKE TO JOIN THIS
GROUP THREAD. >> ON THAT NOTE, ALTHOUGH WE
HAVE THIS SISTERHOOD OF FIVE
GIRLS, IT IS IMPORTANT TO
MENTION WE ARE SUPER INCLUSIVE. WE ARE NOT LIKE WE ARE FIVE
FRIENDS AND YOU CANNOT SIT WITH US.
YOU CAN SIT WITH US. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY TIMES WHERE
IT IS LIKE I WANT TO INTRODUCE A NEW GIRL AND WHETHER IT IS LORD
DYI WE ARE LIKE THEY ARE COOL. WE ARE TOTALLY ABOUT HAVING A
SISTERHOOD WITH A BUNCH OF GIRLS.
>> I THINK IT WOULD BE AWESOME IF THE SQUAD GREW TO A COUPLE %
HUNDRED. >> AND ALL OF YOU INCLUDED, I
THINK. >> IT IS FUNNY IT DID START OUT
ORGANIC. ORGANIC
ALLY.
IT IS NOT LIKE AN EXCLUSIVE GROUP.
IT IS GROWING AND CONTINUES TO GROW.
IT IS A SISTERHOOD. >> THE MORAL OF THE STORY IS YOU
WILL GET LINDSEY'S PHONE NUMBER AT THE END.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY, SERIOUSLY, I DO FEEL A PART OF
YOUR GUY'S WORLD BECAUSE YOU ARE SO SOCIAL AND SHARE SO MUCH
PERSONAL LIFE WITH YOUR COMMUNITY AND AUDIENCES.
I THINK THAT IS ALSO REALLY GREAT AND MAKES US FEEL
CONNECTED EVEN IF WE ARE NOT CONNECTED VIA TEXT MESSAGES.
SOMETHING I WANT TO BRING UP IS SOMETIMES IT IS
HARD TO HAVE
HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS WITH FEMALE FEMALES.
I DON'T WANT TO WORD THIS INCORRECTLY.
BUT BASICALLY, WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT PROHIBIT HEALTHY
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN FEMALES, DO YOU THINK? >> I THINK THE MAIN THING IS
JEALOUSY. I THINK IT IS BECAUSE WE DON'T
RESPECT EACH OTHER ENOUGH TO BE HAPPY FOR SOMEONE.
I THINK THAT IS REALLY SAD BECAUSE IT STEMS FROM
INSECURITY. I THINK PEOPLE NEED TO BE ABLE
TO LOOK INSIDE THEMSELVES AND WORK ON WHAT THEY ARE GOOD AT.
WHEN I SEE YOU ON STAG
E OR WHATEVER YOU ARE DOING, I
INSIDE AM CHEERING FOR YOU, BUT THERE
ARE SO MANY PEOPLE WHO WANT TO SEE YOU FAIL BECAUSE THEY FEEL
LIKE BY STEPPING ON YOU THEY GET HIGHER.
AND I THINK THAT IS SO MESSED UP.
FOR US, I WANT TO SEE US GET BIGGER, BECOME MORE SUCCESSFUL AND THAT MAKES BE HAPPIER.
DON'T BE JEALOUS OF EACH OTHER. WORK ON YOURSELF AND CHEER ON
YOUR FRIENDS. >> I BELIEVE IN THE IDEA OF
GETTING BETTER NOT BITTER WHEN YOU SEE SOMEONE BEING SUCCESSFUL
AND I THINK ANOTHER THING THAT PRO
HIBITS HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS
AND I WILL BE REAL, WE LIVE IN A SOCIETY THAT PINS WOMEN AGAINST
EACH OTHER. I WILL BE WATCHING A NICKI MINAJ
VIDEO AND ALL OF THE COMMENTS ARE LIKE YOU THINK YOU ARE AS
GOOD AS SO AND SO AND THEY COMPARE THEIR BODIES AND HOW
THEY LOOK AND IT IS VERY RARELY ABOUT THE RAPPING OR THE MUSIC.
AND I FEEL THAT IS HOW SOCIETY HAS PROGRESSED.
LET'S MAKE WOMEN COMPETE AGAINST EACH OTHER.
WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THAT AND TAKE STEPS TO GO THE OPPOSITE
WAY. I DON'T CARE IF I
AM SUPPOSED TO
COMPETE WITH LINDSEY BECAUSE WE HAVE TO HAVE A NUMBER OF
SUBSCRIBERS. I AM SUPPORTING LINDSEY AND THAT
IS MY DECISION TO FIGHT AGAINST THAT.
SO I THINK THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT, TOO.
>> ABSOLUTELY. GOING OFF THAT, LILY, WHAT ARE
MUSTS ON FEMALE RELATIONSHIPS? WHAT ARE MUST-DO TO HAVE A
HEALTHY FEMALE RELATIONSHIP? LET'S TAKE THE FEMALE OUT OF IT.
LET'S SAY HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS. YOU ARE ALL BUSY, YOU HAVE YOUR
OWN LIFE AND AGENDA, AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO PRIORITIZE OTHER PEOPL
E WHEN YOUR JOB IS AT A
FURTHER YOUR OWN CAREER OR WHEN YOU ARE AT SCHOOL AND YOU HAVE
TO FOCUS ON YOUR HOMEWORK OR WHATEVER YOU ARE DOING OUT
THERE, TOO. IT IS DIFFICULT TO PRIORITIZE
OTHER PEOPLE AND MAKE TIME FOR THEM SO WHAT DO YOU THINK ARE
MUST-DO IN FRIENDSHIPS? >> I THINK A REALLY GOOD START
IS IT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOUR FRIEND AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE
SAME PRIORITIES AND VALUES. LINDSEY TOUCHED ON THIS, BUT I
DON'T THINK ANY OF THE WOMEN WOULD EVERY SAY ANYTHING BAD
ABOUT ANOTHER
WOMAN ON THIS STAGE.
IF YOU CANNOT VALUE OTHER PEOPLE AND OTHER PEOPLE'S FRIENDSHIPS
THERE IS NO WAY YOU WILL VALUE YOUR FRIENDSHIPS.
>> I THINK WITH ANY RELATIONSHIP, WHETHER IT IS YOUR
BOYFRIEND OR GIRLFRIEND, YOUR RELATIONSHIP SHOULD MAKE BOTH OF
YOU BETTER PEOPLE. IF IT IS NOT THERE --
>> YEAH, GIRL. >> AND THEN, IF YOU HAVE
NEGATIVE PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE YOU LITERALLY NEED TO DELETE THEM
OUT OF YOUR LIFE. IF IT IS SOCIAL MEDIA, UNFOLLOW
THEM. IF YOU ARE HANGING OUT WITH
SOMEONE AND THE
Y ARE LITERALLY DRAINING YOU DON'T NEED TO BE IN
THAT RELATIONSHIP. WHEN I HANG OUT WITH YOU, I AM ERN %
ENERGIZED AND PEPPY. THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO REACT.
>> I WILL ASK YOU A TRICKY QUESTION AND AS A MANAGER I
WOULD ADVISE YOU NOT TO ANSWER BUT WE ARE GETTING TO THE HARD
HITTING STUFF THIS MORNING. THE PAY GAP IN HOLLYWOOD.
I AM CURIOUS, HAVE YOU FELT THE EFFECT OF THAT? OR HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED
FIRSTHAND GENDER INCOME INEQUALITY? >> SORRY, I COULD NOT HEAR YOU.
>> I GOT AN EAR INFECTION A
ND I AM DEAF IN THIS YEAR.
>> THIS IS WHY I LOVE YOU. ALL OF THE DETAILS.
>> I AM SUPER HONEST. >> THE QUESTION IS ABOUT THE PAY
GAP AND IF WE HAVE EXPERIENCED ANYTHING RELATED TO THE
HOLLYWOOD PAY GAP. >> FOR ME, NO.
I HAVE AN AGENT. I AM BLESSED AND FORTUNATE I AM
IN THE POSITION WHERE I HAVE AN AGENT AND HAVING AN
AGENT -- THEY KNOW WHAT KIND OF CONTRACTS
ARE ON THE TABLE AND HE IS MAKING SURE IT IS EQUAL.
AND I WILL NOT ACCEPT ANYTHING LESS.
IF YOU ARE IN THE POSITION WHERE YOU HAVE AN AG
ENT AND THEY HAVE
INSIDER KNOWLEDGE INTO WHO IS OUT THERE, WHO IS GETTING PAID
WHAT, WHAT KIND OF CONTRACTS ARE OUT THERE
AND I TURNED DOWN MULTIPLE PROJECTS THAT DON'T
VALUE ME. I HAVE SET MY OWN VALUE.
>> THAT IS RIGHT, GIRL. >> THERE IS PLENTY OF PEOPLE I
WORK WITH AND SEE THE VALUE. >> DO YOU FEEL BECAUSE YOU ARE
YOUR OWN BUSINESS OWNER YOU HAVE MORE FLEXIBILITY IN CHOOSING
WHAT YOU DO AND DON'T PARTICIPATE IN AND YOU CAN
CREATE MORE OF YOUR OWN CAREER IN THAT REGARD?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
AND I THINK EXAMPLES OF NOT
ACCEPTING LESS, WE ARE TRYING TO ACCEPT THE BAR.
IT IS A HUGE PROBLEM. MAYBE NOT SO MUCH AS WHEN THERE
IS A BUSINESS OWNER OR ARTIST OR AGENT. I THINK SETTING THE BAR
INDIVIDUALLY MAKES A CHANGE AND THAT IS A
CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO
WHY WOMEN ARE COMPETITIVE. IT IS PERCEIVED THERE IS NOT AS MANY POSITIONS FOR WOMEN ALMOST
LIKE THERE IS NOT ENOUGH ROOM FOR WOMEN IN THE INDUSTRY SO
WOMEN TURN AGAINST EACH OTHER OUTDOING EACH OTHER.
BUT IT IS THE OPPOSITE. IF THAT
IS THE GAME BEING
PLAYED, WE NEED TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER AND LIFT UP OTHER WOMEN
RATHER THAN COMPETING WITH THEM AND TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE GET
TO THE SPOT. GET YOURSELF TO A SPOT AND LIFT
OTHERS TO THE SAME SPOT SO YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
>> I LOVE IT. >> I DID WANT -- I DON'T WANT TO
GIVE YOU FALSEHOOD SAYING IT IS EASY TO BE IN THE POSITION I AM
IN. WHEN I FIRST STARTED YOUTUBE, I
WAS BROKE FOR FOUR YEARS AND I TURNED DOWN A TON OF CONTRACTS
AND OPPORTUNITIES. I WAS READING THIS AND
I WAS
LIKE I AM WORTH MORE THAN THIS. I WAS COMPARING TO OTHER
FRIENDS' CONTRACTS AND THEY SAID THAT IS UNDERVALUEING YOU.
YOU SHOULD NOT DO THAT. IT IS HARD TO STICK TO YOUR
PRINCIPLES WHEN YOU ARE BROKE. WHEN I FIRST STARTED MAKING
VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE, I DIDN'T HAVE
ONE CENT TO MY NAME. I WAS PUTTING EVERYTHING INTO MY
CHANNEL. FINALLY, I GOT TO A PLACE WHERE
I WAS LIVING ON SOMEONE'S COUCH FULL TIME AND IT BUILT FROM
THERE. I DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT SOUND
EASY. FOR FOUR YEARS IT WAS A SFRU
G -- STRUGGLE TO SET MY OWN
VALUE. >> IF WE ARE TALKING ABOUT GirlLove AND SPECIFICALLY BEING A WOMAN ON YOUTUBE IN TERMS OF
THE PAY GAP IN HOLLYWOOD AND IF THAT EXISTS ON THE INTERNET.
THE GREAT THING ABOUT YOUTUBE IS THE CREATORS HAVE CONTROL.
THERE IS NO DIRECTOR. WE ARE IN THIS POWERFUL, UNIQUE
POSITION WHERE WEEK MAKE CHANGES.
-- WE CAN. I SAW A WOMAN'S CATEGORY ON
YOUTUBE AND IT IS HIGHLIGHTING WOMEN CREATORS.
LITERALLY ALL OF YOU IN THIS ROOM, BECAUSE OF SOCIAL MEDIA
AND HOW MANY PEO
PLE YOU CAN CONNECT WITH, YOUR IDEAS CAN
LITERALLY CHANGE THE WORLD. IF YOU CHANGE YOUR BEHAVIOR, YOU
CAN CHANGE THE WORLD.
WHEN YOU WATCH US UP HERE, IT INVOLVES ALL OF YOU BECAUSE YOU
HAVE TWITTER, FACEBOOK AND YOU HAVE A VOICE AND NO ONE IS GOING
TO STOP YOU FROM WHAT YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT SO TALK ABOUT
GirlLove. >> SPEAKING OF TALKING ABOUT
GirlLove WE WILL OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTION.
THE WAY WE WILL FIND QUESTION IS HIGH
BY SEARCHING THE #GirlLove.
SO SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONS FOR THESE LA
DIES.
>> TAKING A SELFIE IS NOT A QUESTION.
WE CANNOT JUMP OVER THESE FENCES. I THINK ALL OF US WOULD LOVE --
ASK US ANYTHING. DEEP, RAW, REAL STUFF.
THIS ISN'T LIKE A CUTE YOUTUBE VIDEO WHERE IT IS LIKE WOULD YOU
WANT FEET FOR BOOBS? ASKS US HARD-HITTING QUESTIONS
HERE. >> YOU DON'T GET THE BOOB
QUESTION? >> I HAVE NEVER GOTTEN THAT.
OBVIOUSLY I WANT BOOBS FOR FEET. WHAT KIND OF CONTENT TO DO YOU
WANT TO CREATE? DO YOU FEEL A SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY TO CREATE A CERTAIN TYPE OF CONTENT AND DO
ES
THAT PROHIBIT YOU FROM CREATING WHAT YOU WANT TO CREATE?
>> I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ABOUT BEING A CREATOR ON
YOUTUBE AND EVERYBODY HEARS THIS IS ABOUT AUTHENTICITY.
WE BECAME FRIENDS AND REACHED OUT TO EACH OTHER BECAUSE OF
CONTENT WE CREATED BUT WE STAYED FRIENDS BECAUSE OF OUR TRUE
VALUES. WE CAN SAY THE CONTENT WE CREATE
ISN'T BECAUSE WE FEEL PRESSURED TO CREATE THOSE VIDEOS OR SHARE
THOSE IDEAS. IT IS BECAUSE WE ARE PASSIONATE
ABOUT IT. THIS GirlLove PROJECT LILY
HAS BEEN W
ORKING ON. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOU IT TAKE
THE MESSAGE THAT ARE IMPORTANT
AND IMPLEMENT THEM IN YOUR %
SPHERE. >> I THINK ONE OF THE
CHALLENGING THINGS ABOUT GirlLove.%
IF YOU EVER HAD A NEGATIVE THOUGHT ABOUT ANOTHER GIRL RAISE
YOUR HAND? I THINK ALL OF US CAN RAISE OUR
HAND. I THINK THE IDEA OF GirlLove IS
NOT ABOUT NOT HAVING THAT FEELING.
WE HAVE THAT FEELING SOMETIMES AND WE SEE SOMEONE LIKE, LINDSEY, WHY ISN'T BY BOOTY LIKE
THAT? WE HAVE THOSE NEGATIVE AND
JEALOUS FEELINGS BUT IT IS
ABOUT WHAT YOU DO WITH THAT NEGATIVE
THOUGHT. YOU HAVE THE NEGATIVE THOUGHT BUT YOU CAN ACT IN A WAY THAT %
PROGRESSES WOMEN. SOMETIMES YOU WILL FACE WOMEN
WHO DON'T PRACTICE GirlLove AND YOU WILL MEET BULLIES IN LIFE.
HOW MANY TIMES HAS SOMEONE SAID SOMETHING MEAN TO YOU?
A LOT OF TIMES. PEOPLE HAVE SAID MEAN THINGS TO
US ALL OF THE TIME. THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU SHOULD %
CHANGE HOW YOU ACT TOWARD THEM. IF YOU ARE, AND I USE THIS
EXAMPLE, MY PARENTS ARE LIKE WE ARE NOT SUPER RACIST BUT IF
SOM
EONE SAYS SOMETHING RACIST TO%
YOU WE HAVE THE URGE TO SAY I CAN SAY SO MANY THINGS TO YOU.
I USE THIS EXAMPLE BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY I CAN.
IF YOU ARE PRACTICING GirlLove AND A GIRL SAYS SOMETHING MEAN %
TO YOU IT IS IMPORTANT TO PRACTICE GirlLove.%
SOMEONE ELSE'S ACTIONS SHOULD NOT IMPACT YOUR VALUES. THEY ARE NOT VALUES BUT HOBBIES.
HAVE VALUES NOT HOBBIES. I SENT A CONTROL FREAK TEXT AND
I APOLOGIZED AND SAID THIS IS OUR PANEL.%
I DON'T MEAN TO BE A CONTROL FREAK.
>> VERY GOOD, LILY. >> I KNOW,
I HAD TO APOLOGIZE.
>> WE WILL TAKE QUESTIONS. WE GOT A QUESTION FROM BRIAN
SMITH AND HE ASKS HOW CAN PARENTS BETTER SUPPORT AND
ENCOURAGE THEIR DAUGHTER'S % VOICE?
>> GROWING UP IN AN ASIAN-AMERICAN FAMILY I FEEL
LIKE CHILDREN ARE PITTED AGAINST%
EACH OTHER. IS YOUR CHILD IN AN AP OR HONOR
CLASS? I THINK PARENTS NEED TO STOP
DOING THAT. THERE IS NO MUCH STRESS ON YOU
AS A STUDENT AND A KID. AND TO BE HONEST, GUYS, SCHOOL
IS IMPORTANT.% DON'T STRESS ABOUT GRADES SO
MUCH YOU ARE LITERALLY
DYING. I WAS DYING IN HIGH SCHOOL. I WAS ON THE TENNIS TEAM AND
FREAKING OUT ABOUT THE S.A.T AND
THERE WAS SO MUCH PRESSURE. BUT NOW WE WORK HARD BUT IT
DOESN'T FEEL LIKE WORK BECAUSE WE LOVE WHAT WE DO.
I THINK PARENTS NEED TO SUPPORT THE PASSION OF THEIR CHILDREN
INSTEAD OF SAYING YOU SHOULD BE %
A DOCTOR OR LAWYER BECAUSE THAT IS SAFE.
THAT KILLS YOUR SOUL. UNLESS YOU ARE STRONG ENOUGH TO
REALIZE YOU HAVE MORE TO OFFER TO THE WORLD.%
NOT SAYING DOCTORS AND LAWYERS ARE NOT GOOD BUT IT IS
JUST NOT
MY PROFESSION AND I AM NOT % PASSIONATE ABOUT IT.
YOU REALLY NEED TO NURTURE SOMEONE'S POTENTIAL.
I THINK THAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.
>> LET'S STAY ON HIGH SCHOOL FOR A SECOND.
HIGH SCHOOL IS BRUTAL. I AM SURE A LOT OF YOU ARE GOING THROUGH THAT RIGHT NOW. SOMEBODY ASKED US HOW DO YOU
STAY POSITIVE ABOUT YOURSELF AND IMAGE AND I THINK HIGH SCHOOL IS
A TIME IN YOUR LIFE WHERE PEOPLE STRUGGLE WITH THAT.
DO YOU HAVE TIPS ABOUT HAVING A POSITIVE BODY IMAGE?
>> BODY IMAGE. OKAY. >> I
FEEL VERY INSECURE KATHY IS
TALKING ABOUT THIS. >> WHEN I FIRST STARTED ON YOUTUBE IN 2009, I HAVE BEEN %
TEACHING PILATI CLASSES.
AND I STARTED GETTING QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW DO I GET RID OF MY
BACK HANDLES? AND IT NEVER OCCURRED IT ME
PEOPLE ARE WORKINGING TO GET RID OF
THEIR FLAWS? THEY LOOK UP MY VIDEOS AND YOU
WILL SEE MY VIDEO MUFFIN TOP AND THAT IS FINE AND MY IDEA IS
GETTING YOU IN THE WORLD OF % WORKING OUT BECAUSE YOU ARE A
BETTER AND STRONGER PERSON.% THE SAME THING WITH BODY IMA
GE.
I HAD AN EATING DISORDER AND BODY IMAGE DISORDER BECAUSE I THOUGHT I HAD TO BE SUPER TONED
AND SKINNY AND COMPARING MYSELF WITH OTHER FITNESS PEOPLE IT
BECOMES A PHYSICAL WAR ON YOUR BODY WHEN YOUR BODY IS NOT WHAT
YOU ARE ABOUT. YOU ARE ABOUT WHAT IS INSIDE.
IT IS ABOUT YOUR BRAIN, HEART, CHARACTER AND TALENT.
AND ONCE YOU REALIZE YOU ARE MORE THAN YOUR ABS AND BOOTY YOU
CAN THRIVE IN LIFE. ANYONE STRUGGLING WITH BODY IMAGES OR EATING DISORDER
UNDERSTAND THERE IS MUCH MORE TO LIFE THAN
YOUR BODY SO, PLEASE,
TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF. >> I PERSONALLY MYSELF STRUGGLED
FOR YEARS WITH BODY ISSUES AND PROBLEMS AND SUFFERED FROM
ANOREXIA FOR YEARS. BODY IMAGES ARE MENTAL.
THEY ARE ALL IN YOUR HEAD. WE SEE OUR FRIENDS AND PEOPLE WE
ADMIRE THROUGH DIFFERENT EYES THAN WE SEE OURSELVES. YOU TRULY ARE WHAT YOU THINK YOU
ARE. WHETHER IT WAS MY FACE, STOMACH
OR THIGHS, THE IMAGE I SAW FOR YEARS WAS DISTORTED AND MENTAL.%
IF WE CAN LEARN TO STRENGTHEN OUR MINDS JUST LIKE OUR BODIES
AND WORK
POSTIVITY AND JUST
REMEMBER TO BE KIND WHEN LOOKING IN THE MIRROR.
I CHANGED MY LIFE WITH RETRAINING MY BRAIN HOW TO
THING. IT TOOK WORK, TIME -- IT TOOK
YEARS. ONCE UPON A TIME I THOUGHT I
WOULD NEVER BE HAPPY AND LOVE %
MYSELF. BUT I KNOW WHEREVER YOU ARE I CAN BE THE FIRST I WANT TO BE. %
>> I REMEMBER THINKING IN HIGH SCHOOL BE KIND TO YOURSELF AND %
BE KIND OTHERS. HIGH SCHOOL IS AWKWARD. YOUR BODY IS GOING THROUGH EVERY
CHANGE IT CAN. PUBERTY.
IT WAS AWKWARD FOR ME. JUST BE KIND TO OT
HERS AND
YOURICISM YOUR YOURSELF.
>> ON THE NOTE OF HIGH SCHOOL, ONE OF THE BIGGEST INSPIRATIONS
% FOR GirlLove WAS MY HIGH SCHOOL
EXPERIENCE. HIGH SCHOOL IS A TIME OF GREAT
FRIENDS, BUT FOR NO APPARENT % REASON
REASONS, YOU HAVE ENEMIES. IT IS COMMON FOR GIRLS TO HAVE
OTHER GIRLS IN HIGH SCHOOL SAYING THEY ARE NOT PART OF OUR
% CREW AND SHE LIKES THAT BOY AND
I LIKE THAT BOY SO WE CANNOT TALK TO EACH OTHER. AND IN A QUICK BRIEF TWO
SENTENCES THIS IS MY HIGH SCHOOL.
I WAS FRIENDS
WITH THIS GIRL, WE STOPPED BEING FRIENDS, SHE WAS
HORRIBLE FOR THE TWO YEARS AND % ON THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL SHE APOLOGIZED AND CRIED AND WE
HUGGED. NOW WHEN I GO TO HIGH SCHOOL I
SAY IMAGINE HOW AWESOME HIGH SCHOOL WOULD BE IF YOU GOT ALONG
AND LIKED EACH OTHER AND NO ONE HAD TO BE FEEL HORRIBLE AND NO %
ONE HAD TO MAKE FUN OF EACH OTHER.
SO PREACH, MEAN GIRLS IS A CLASSIC, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO
MAKE THAT A REALITY. GET TOGETHER WITH YOUR GIRLS AND
LAUGH AT IT BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT LIKE THAT
.
>> I AM SEEING A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT PEOPLE WHO ARE %
TRYING TO CREATE CONTENT AND MAKE CHANNELS WHO ARE IN HIGH
SCHOOL. I THINK WE ARE ALL SIMILAR AGES.
WE DIDN'T GROW UP WITH THAT KIND OF STRESS OF SOCIAL MEDIA WHEN
WE WERE IN HIGH SCHOOL SO THAT ADDS ANOTHER LAYER OF HIGH
SCHOOL SHENANIGANS TO THE MIX.% I THINK, IF YOU HAVE ANY PARTING
WORDS AROUND MAKING A CHANNEL SPECIFICALLY IN HIGH SCHOOL,
GREAT. IF NOT, WE CAN BUTTON IT UP WITH
BE KIND AND STAY STRONG. DO WE WANT TO MOVE ON TO T
HE
NEXT QUESTION? >> I AM GOING TO ADD I CANNOT
IMAGINE HAVING SOCIAL MEDIA IN HIGH SCHOOL.
I THINK I WOULD HAVE BEEN AN EX TREME MESS.
I SALUTE -- EXTREME -- ALL OF YOU WHO DO.%
BUT DON'T FORGET REAL LIFE IS HERE.
HAVE RELATIONSHIPS OUTSIDE OF SELFIES AND SNAP CHATS AND ALL
OF THAT. REALLY BE PRESENT IN THE MOMENT
IS WHAT I WOULD SAY. >> ALSO, ALONG WITH THAT, I
CANNOT -- YOU KNOW, NO ONE KNEW THAT I EVEN WENT TO THE JUNIOR %
HIGH I WENT TO BECAUSE I WAS SHY AND QUITE AND LOOKED LIKE I WAS
FIVE YEARS OLD. NOBODY KNEW I WAS THERE.
I WOULD HAVE TRIED TO BE COOL. I WOULD HAVE HAD AN INSTAGRAM.
I CAN IMAGINE SEEING WHAT THE POPLAR GIRL
GOT ON HER LIKES AND I AM LIKE MY FIVE FOLLOWERS
DIDN'T LIKE MY POST EVEN % >> THANKS A LOT MY DAD, MOM, AND
ONE UNCLE. >> NUMBERS DON'T COUNT.
I HAVE TO REMIND MYSELF OF THAT STILL BEING IN A CAREER OF
SOCIAL MEDIA. ONE OF MY FAVORITE QUOTES IS FROM A MOVIE CALLED "COOL %
RUNNINGS" >> IS THAT BEFORE YOUR TIME?
>> THAT IS WAY BEFORE. BACK WHEN WE O
N MSM AND MY
SPACE. >> IT IS ABOUT A JAMAICAN
BOB THERE WAS A COACH THAT CHEATED
TO GET A FIFTH GOLD MEDAL AND ONE OF THE ATHLETES ASKED HIM %
WHY HE CHEATED AND HE SAID A GOLD MEDAL IS A WONDERFUL THING
AND IF YOU ARE NOT ENOUGH % WITHOUT IT YOU WILL NEVER BE
ENOUGH WITH IT. AND NO MATTER HOW MANY LIKES YOU
GET IT DOESN'T MATTER. IF YOU ARE NOT ENOUGH WITHOUT ALL THOSE THINGS THAT WILL
NEVER% SUFFICE LACKING SELF ESTEEM
. >> YOU JUST EARNED SO MANY
POINTS IN MY MIND. YOU ARE A FLAWLESS H
UMAN BEING.
>> THE ONLY COMMENT I WANT TO MAKE IS YOUR CURATED WORLD IS
NOT YOUR REAL WORLD.% WE ARE HERE AT VidCon AND YOU
WANT TO SHARE AND BE SOCIAL.% >> YOU SHOULD DO THAT. >> BUT TO ECO WHAT LILY IS
SAYING HAVE REAL FRIENDS, % PURPOSE, AND REALITY.
DON'T GET CAUGHT UP IN THE SOCIAL OF IT.%
>> I LIKE TO SAY DON'T COMPARE YOURSELF. I KNOW IT IS HARD TO DO AND EASY
TO FALL INTO. BUT DON'T COMPARE YOURSELF TO YOUR PEERS OR CLASSMATES OR GIRLFRIENDS BECAUSE THAT IS THE
EASIEST WAY OF GETTING
JEALOUS OR FEELING INSECURE ABOUT
YOURSELF. I PERSONALLY CHOSE NEVER TO
COMPARE MYSELF TO OTHER PEOPLE.% WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING AT SOCIAL
MEDIA, INSTAGRAM AND PICTURES ON THERE, JUST KNOW THOSE ARE
PEOPLE'S HIGHLIGHT REELS AND
THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS.% SOMEONE TOLD ME DON'T COMPARE
YOURSELF TO SOMEONE'S HIGHLIGHT REEL.
>> DON'T COMPARE YOUR BLOOD
PRESSURE -- BLOOPER REEL TO
SOMEONE'S. >> HAVE YOU HEARD OF THE QUOTE
COMPARISON IS THE THIEF OF JOY? THINK ABOUT IT.
THE ONLY PERSON YOU SHOULD BE
COMPARING YOURSELF WITH OR
COMPETING WITH IS YOURSELF FROM %
YESTERDAY. TRY TO BE A BETTER PERSON.
>> YOU SHOULD BE TAKING NOTES. WE ARE WRITING YOUR NEXT ESSAY
OUT THERE. >> THAT IS SO TRUE. I APPLY THAT EVERY DAY. I DON'T LIKE IN MAGAZINES AND
ONLINE AND SAY MAN, I WISH I % COULD LOOK LIKE KIM KARDASHIAN BECAUSE THAT IS NEVER GOING TO %
HAPPEN. I CANNOT GET MY CAKE BOOTY TO
LOOK LIKE HERS.% SO I TRADE MYSELF TO BE MY
BEST SELF.
>> ONE OF MY BIGGEST IRRITATIONS IN LIFE IS WHEN I KNOW SO MA
NY OF MY FRIENDS, AND I AM SURE I %
HAVE DONE THIS, I PREACH ABOUT GirlLove, BUT IT DOESN'T JUST
APPLY TO PEOPLE I CAN PHYSICALLY SEE IN MY LIFE.
IF YOU BELIEVE IN GirlLove AND SUPPORTING WOMEN YOU WILL NOT % TWEET NASTY THINGS ABOUT A KIM
KARDASHIAN AND I THINK THAT IS SO IMPORTANT. A CELEBRITY DOESN'T GET EXEMPT FROM THAT.
AMBER ROSE, KYLIE JENNER, ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE YOU WILL RESPECT.
IT DOZEN MEAN BECAUSE THEY ARE RICH AND FAMOUS YOU SHOULD NOT
PRACTICE GirlLove WITH THEM.% I THINK THAT I
S REALLY
IMPORTANT. >> LILY, I LOVE THAT BECAUSE
STATISTICALLY THERE ARE MORE MEN THAN WOMEN IN ENTERTAINMENT AND
I CANNOT FOR THE LIFE OF ME % FIGURE OUT WHY OTHER WOMEN FEEL
THE NEED TO TEAR OTHERS DOWN. >> WHEN I STARTED YOUTUBE FIVE
YEARS AGO, THERE WAS NOT ONE WOMAN IN THE TOP HUNDRED.
IT WAS ALL MALE. OVER THE YEARS AS MORE WOMAN
CHANNELS ARE BECOMING MORE POPLAR, I WANT TO SUPPORT ALL OF
THEM BECAUSE IT ISN'T EVEN. I CANNOT FIGURE IT OUT.
>> WHEN IT COMES BACK TO SUPPORT, THE LINE
EN NE I LIKE
I S
THERE IS NO WRONG OR RIGHT. WHEN YOU SEE KIM KARDASHIAN
WEARING SOMETHING YOU WOULDN'T WEAR IT DOESN'T MAKE HER WRONG
AND YOU RIGHT. IT IS JUST DIFFERENT.
IF I AM GOING TO TALK TO LINDSEY A CERTAIN WAY AND TWEET KIM
KARDASHIAN SOMETHING DISGUSTING I DON'T HAVE VALUES.
I CANNOT PICK AND CHOSE WHO I AM NICE TO.
IF YOU PRACTICE GirlLove IT IS TO ALL GIRLS.%
NOT JUST THE ONES SITTING RIGHT
NEXT TO YOU. >> LET'S TALK ABOUT PRACTICING
GirlLove.% IT IS EASY FOR US TO SAY THIS U
P
HERE BUT IT IS HARD TO PRACTICE GirlLove AND PEOPLE DON'T KNOW %
WHAT IT MEANS OR ARE CHOOSING NOT TO PRACTICE IT.
WHAT DO YOU IN THOSE SITUATIONS? IF YOU ARE IN HIGH SCHOOL OR IN
COLLEGE OR AT WORK OR WHEREVER % YOU ARE AT AND YOU ARE TRYING TO
PROMOTE PEOPLE ARE KINDNESS AND PEOPLE ARE MEETING YOU WITH
NEGATIVITY WHAT DO YOU DO IN THAT SITUATION?
>> IT IS GOING TO BE HARD IF YOU ARE SUPER POSITIVE AND OTHERS
WANT TO DRAIN YOU IT IS NOT % GOING TO WORK.
YOU WILL BE THE ODD ONE OUT. SO WHEN
YOU FIND SOMEONE GOOD
YOU HAVE TO KEEP EACH OTHER % CLOSE.
WE ARE REAL TO EACH OTHER AND LIFT EACH OTHER UP.
IF YOU ARE NOT FEELING THAT WAY IN SCHOOL, MAYBE, I KNOW THIS IS
WEIRD, BUT MIGRATE OUT OF YOUR GROUP AND FIND OTHER PEOPLE
THROUGH AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS OR WHATEVER TO FIND PEOPLE WITH %
COMMON INTERESTS AND THAT IS AN EASY WAY TO FIND FRIENDS. BEING PART OF A SPORTS TEAM OR
DANCE CLUB AT LEAST YOU HAVE ONE THING HOLDING YOU TOGETHER AND
THE OTHER ASPECTS SHOULD COME. >> AND CHECKING Y
OURICISM. CHECK YOURSELF PAUSE IT IS EASY
TO -- BECAUSE -- FALL INTO NEGATIVE BEHAVIOR.
WHAT I LIKE TO DO IS MAYBE SOMEONE DID SOMETHING REALLY
MEAN TO ME I DIDN'T DESERVE.% INSTEAD OF TEXTING SOMEBODY SHE
JUST CHECKED MYSELF. DON'T TEXT NEGATIVE THINGS ABOUT
WOMEN AND DON'T TWEET THINGS NEGATIVE ABOUT WOMEN.
AND ANOTHER DISCONNECT WITH SOCIAL MEDIA, YOUTUBE DIDN'T
EXIST WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL. DON'T TWEET STUFF YOU WOULD NOT
SAY TO THEIR FACE. I THINK THAT IS A REALLY GOOD
MENTAL NOTE.
% IT IS SO EASY TO LOG ON TO
TWITTER, FACEBOOK, OR DM A NASTY THING.
I THINK IT IS EASY AND NATURAL. WHEN SOMEONE DOES SOMETHING MEAN
TO YOU YOU ARE LIKE WHAT? BLAH BLAH BLAH.
BUT JUST CHECK YOURSELF. I THINK IT STARTS TO BUILD
HABITS. >>
I THINK POS -- POSITIVETY IS
PASSED ON. POSITIVE
POSITIVETY ATTRACTS PEOPLE. THE WAY YOU GAIN TRUST FROM
OTHER PEOPLE IS NOT BY WHAT YOU SAY TO THEM FACE TO FACE BUT IT IS ABOUT WHAT THEY HEAR YOU SAY ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT
% PRESENT.
THAT IS
HOW YOU MAKE RELATIONSHIPS.
IT IS HOW THEY SEE YOU ACT WHEN OTHER PEOPLE ARE NOT AROUND.%
BE AN EXAMPLE. BE THE ONE TO STAND
UP. BY BEING POSITIVE, IF PEOPLE
LASH OUT AT YOU, THAT IS HOW YOU KNOW IT IS TIME TO MOVE ON AND
FIND PEOPLE WHO WILL SUPPORT YOU IN BEING A POSITIVE PERSON
BECAUSE THAT IS WHO YOU WANT TO BE.
>> I THINK A SUPER PRACTICAL WAY OF DOING THIS IS YOU ARE AT SCHOOL AND ONE OF THE GIRLS %
STARTS TALK ABOUT ANOTHER GIRL. YOU HAVE THREE CHOICES.
YOU CAN STAND THERE AND LISTEN
, PARTICIPATE, OR WORK UP THE
COURAGE TO SAY LET'S NOT TALK BAD ABOUT HER.
IT TAKES THAT ACTION TO BE THE ONE PERSON TO SAY WHY DON'T WE
TALK ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE.% GOSSIP IS ONE OF THE EASIEST
THINGS TO PREVENT. IT IS MINDLESS AND DOES NOTHING.
GREAT MINDS DISCUSS IDEAS NOT PEOPLE IS ANOTHER QUOTE I LOVE. IT IS SO EASY TO DISCUSS PEOPLE.
IT IS JUST YOU HAVE A CHOICE TO
EITHER CONTRIBUTE GOOD ENERGY OR BAD ENERGY IN EVERY SITUATION.
DECIDE GOOD ENERGY. YOU HAVE THAT POWER.
IT IS THAT EASY. >
> AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
ON THE GOSSIP THING? FRIENDSHIP BUILD ON GOSSIP AND
HATE IS NOT REAL FRIENDSHIP.% ONCE YOU START BASHING THAT
PERSON YOU WILL NOT HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO TALK ABOUT.
>> YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE IN COMMON.
>> EXACTLY. REALIZE THAT.
>> SOMETIMES FRIENDSHIPS GET STICKY AND YOU FEEL LIKE YOUR
BESTFRIEND'S BOYFRIEND IS BAD FOR HER AND YOU NEED TO HELP
YOUR FRIEND OUT. HOW DO YOU DRAW THAT LINE OR
WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR % PEOPLE THAT FEEL LIKE THEY NEED TO GIVE THEIR O
PINION IN THEIR
FRIENDSHIP VERSUS BEING TOO JUDGMENTAL?
>> I THINK WITH THE BOYFRIEND EXAMPLE, WE HAVE BEEN IN THAT
SITUATION. WE HAVE ALL HAD A FRIEND AND
IT IS LIKE WHY?
I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS SUPPORTING PEOPLE.
YOUR FRIENDS ARE FOUGHT ALWAYS GOING TO AGREE AND SEE
EYE-TO-EYE. BUT SOMETIMES IT IS CRUCIAL FOR
FRIENDS TO GO THROUGH EXPERIENCES ON THEIR OWN AND IT
% IS IMPORTANT TO BE THERE AND SAY I AM COMING OVER WITH
ICE CREAM. >> AND BEING SOMEONE'S FRIEND DOESN'T MEAN AGR
EEING WITH EVERYTHING THEY DO.%
WHEN YOU TELL SOMEONE THEY ARE DOING SOMETHING YOU THINK MIGHT
HURT THEM. IT IS IMPORTANT TO GIVE YOUR
OPINION. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A YES MAN
OR WOMAN. YEAH, YOUR BOYFRIEND IS GREAT
FOR YOU OR I LOVE YOUR OUTFIT.% IT IS IMPORTANT TO SPEAK YOUR MIND AND COMING AT IT FROM AN
ANGLE OF LOVE WHETHER YOU SEE YOUR FRIEND HARMING THEMSELVES
OR BASHING ANOTHER PERSON.% COMING AT IT FROM AN ANGLE OF
LOVE, RATHER THAN JUDGMENT, CREATES A VERY DIFFERENT %
REACTION. >>
TO WRAP UP THIS PANEL BECAUSE
IT HAS BEEN AN HOUR ALMOST. >> ALREADY?
>> GIVE US A FEW EXTRA MINUTES AT THE END SO WE CAN DO COOL
STUFF WITH THE AUDIENCE.% >> THAT WAS NOT ALLOWED AND NOW
YOU WHERE -- ARE PUTTING ME ON
THE SPOT. TO WRAP IT UP, I THOUGHT YOU
COULD SAY ONE THING ABOUT EACH OTHER THAT YOU REALLY LOVE AND %
WE COULD TEACH EVERYONE ELSE TO DO IT.%
>> OKAY. WE WILL BE SUPER QUICK.
I WILL SAY SOMETHING ABOUT ALL OF YOU.
>> REAL QUICK. >> LILY, I AM LOOKING AT YOU.
YOU LOOK SO, FOR
REAL, WHEN I SAW YOU WITH THE RED BOSS LIP
STICK AND SHORTY SHORT DRESS THING I WAS LIKE GIRL, YOU LOOK
% HOT. >> THAT GOES TO SHOW BECAUSE I
WAS SAYING I DIDN'T PUT EVEN % ANYTHING TANNING ON MY LEGS.
AND SHE MADE ME FELL BETTER ABOUT IT.
>> SHE LOOKS REALLY GOOD. >> I WOULD SAY
CASSIE, I LOVE HOW POSITIVE YOU ARE AND YOU ARE
SUPER WELL SPOKEN. WE PEEPS THAT DON'T BLOG FOR A
LIVING -- YOU ARE SO WELL-SPOKEN
AND POISE WHENEVER I HEAR YOU SPEAK.
>> THANK YOU. YOU, TOO.
>> HOW DOES THIS WORK
? SO YOU DO LINDSEY AND I WILL DO
YOU. >> YOU HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO
COMPLIMENT ME.% >> LINDSEY IS ALWAYS INSPIRING
AND NOT JUST WITH MUSIC STUFF % BUT YOUR ATTITUDE.
>> THANKS, GIRL. >> I HAVE TO DO YOU.
>> CAN I DO YOU? >> GIRL, YOU CAN DO YOU.
>> YOU ARE CONFIDANT AND FUNNY, LILY.
THIS GIRL MAKES ME LAUGH ALL OF THE TIME.
I AM GOING TO BLAME MY VOICE BEING LOST TO YOU FROM LAUGHING. AND CASEY, MOTIVATIONAL AND A
BALL OF POSITIVE.
SHE WISHES NO ILL WILL ON ANYONE EVEN PEOPLE MEAN TO HER.
I
THINK THAT IS SO RARE TO FIND. WHEN YOU FIND THOSE GOOD FRIENDS
IN YOUR LIFE, DON'T LET THEM GO. >> WORD.
>> I LOVE YOU GUYS. >> I AM GOING TO FINISH BY DOING
IT UP HERE. I TOLD THIS STORY TO MY FRIEND
YESTERDAY AND ROE WASN'T THERE. I HAVE TOLD THIS STORY TO THREE
SEPARATE PEOPLE AND SARAH, I THINK YOU ARE ONE OF THEM.
THE FIRST TIME I MET ROE SHE HAD A DRESS ON WITH PROBABLY
MUFFINS. BUT I DON'T THINK PEOPLE REALIZE
WHAT AN ABSOLUTE BOSS SHE IS BEHIND THE SCENES.
WHEN I WENT TO HER HOUSE T
O SHOOT AND SAW HOW SHE WORKED
WITH THE TEAM I LEFT SO % INSPIRED.
THIS IS WHAT SHE WANTS AND SHE IS NOT AFRAID TO GET WHAT SHE
WANTS. DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THIS WOMAN
BECAUSE SHE IS A POWER HOUSE OF A WOMAN.
SHE IS LIKE BEYONCE WITH CAKE BATTER. >> SHE IS AN INCREDIBLY LOYAL >> THE TIME I ACTUALLY REALLY
TRULY LEARNED WHAT THE FRIENDSHIP WAS LIKE WITH OTHER
CREATORS WAS I HAD THIS LIST OF FRIEND COMING OF CREATORS AND %
WHERE WAS IN WORK MODE AND I WAS LIKE THIS CREATOR COMES AND THIS
CREAT
OR COMES. AND THE BEST PART OF THE WHOLE
NIGHT, AND I WILL NEVER FORGET IT, WAS WHEN THESE LADIES, INCLUDING JUSTINE SHOWED UP IN % MATCHING UNICORN COSTUMES TO
SUPPORT ME.% AND I JUST REMEMBER DOING
INTERVIEWS AND BEING LIKE MY FRIENDS JUST WALKED IN TO
SUPPORT ME.% IT WAS A SURREAL FEELING AND THE
BEST PART OF THE NIGHT.
HOW ANNOYING IS THAT TO CELEBRATE ME ONLINE?
>> WE PREPARED FOR A SEVERAL WEEKS. WE HAVE A PROBLEM AND WE ARE
GOING OVER TIME.
SORRY. NUMBER ONE, I WOULD LOVE, PAUSE
Gir
lLove, IT IS @ PRED PRED LOVE.%
WHAT I WAS THINKING OF, WHEN I COUNT TO THREE, MAYBE IN YOUR
SPOT IF YOU COULD STAND UP IN YOUR SPOT.%
THAT WOULD BE GREAT. IF WE CAN DO LIKE, SPREAD
GirlLove THING WE WILL DO IT SELFIE STYLE.%
ON THE COUNT OF THREE WE WILL GO LIKE THIS AND WE WILL I YELL
SPREAD GirlLove AND CHEER. ON THE COUNT OF THREE.
EVERYBODY GOT IT? I'M HEAR WITH MY GIRLS AND WE WANT TO SAY ONE, TWO, THREE,
SPREAD GirlLove!% [APPLAUSE]
>> AMAZING. AND THE LAST THING. SHOULD WE TAKE A
PICTURE IN THE
BACKGROUND? LET'S DO IT.
THEN I CAN SEND IT TO YOU GIRLS. >> EVERYBODY STAND UP.
>> SOME HEARTS AND STUFF. READY, ONE, TWO, THREE. >> ONE MORE, ONE, TWO, THREE.
>> THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR COMING. HAVE A GREAT VidCon.
>> SPREAD GirlLove. >> BE KIND!
[MUSIC] >> HEY, EVERYBODY.
WELCOME BACK TO vidconlive. I AM ELLIOT MORGAN AND HERE WITH
LEE NEWTON. ONE OF MY FAVORITE PEOPLE.
>> IT IS TRUE. >> WE JUST WATCHED A BUNCH OF MY
OTHER FAVORITE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD.
I DON'T KNOW THEM AS
WELL BUT THEY ARE GREAT. >> WE JUST WATCHED A PANEL ON
#GirlLove. LINDSEY STERLING HAD A LOT OF
FUN STUFF TO SAY ABOUT GirlLove.%
ESSENTIALLY TREATING WOMEN KINDER AND BEING NICE.
>> I KNOW IT WAS CALLED GIRL irlL
ove BUT I FELT INSPIRED.
>> PART OF ME WANTS TO BE LIKE TAKE OUT THE GIRL AND MAKE IT
LOVE. >> GIRL POWER IS GREAT.
>> IT IS. BUT AS A SOCIETY WE PROPAGATE
SOMETHING THAT IS NEGATIVE TOWARD WOMEN.
I WAS GOING TO GET REAL WITH IT. >> YOU ARE
TALKING ABOUT SUB SUBMERSIEVE SUB
MER
SUBMERSIVE. >> DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE TO PUSH A BODY TYPE OR SMART OR
INTELLIGENCE. JUST BEING LOVING TO OTHERS. >> THEY KEPT DROPPING VERY
GOOD NUGGETS OF GOOD WISDOM
AND THAT IS ANOTHER.
DON'T PROPAGATE NEGATIVE STEREOTYPES.
IT IS FUN TO SAY. >> IT MAKES YOU SOUND SMART.
>> I HATE NEGATIVE STEREOTYPES AND
PROPAGATING THEM. THEY HAD A BUNCH OF FUN CLIPS.
VALUES NOT HOBBIES. THAT WAS NICE. AND YOU KNOW WHAT, IT WAS
LINDSEY STERLING WHO KEPT TALKING ABOUT BEING AUTHENTIC % AND YOU
MEET ALL OF THESE OTHER CREATORS AND CONNECTING WITH THE
SAME LEVEL OF AUTHENTICITY IS
IMPORTANT. >> I LIKE IT STARTS AT A YOUNG
AGE BECAUSE THAT IS THE AGE % WHERE THINGS GET REAL, WEIRD AND
AWFUL. IT REALLY IS.
THINGS START AT THAT AGE WHERE IT IS LIKE I TO LIKE GUYS OR
GIRLS NOW. >> GIRLS, WHAT NOW?
>> YOU ARE FEELING LIKE YOU HAVE TO LIKE OTHER PEOPLE AND THAT IS
WHEN YOU GET OUT OF DATING. WHEN YOU GET OUT OF BEING A KID
THAT IS WHEN THE BAD STUFF STARTS HAPPENING.
EVERYTHING GETS REAL
AND WORSE. IT IS NICE TO START VERY YOUNG
AND SAY LEADING BY EXAMPLE, I LIKE THESE HUMANS.%
I LOVE THESE WOMEN AND I AM
PROUD OF THEM.% >> FINDING YOUR TRIBE.
>> THAT IS IMPORTANT. >> MY TRIBE IS VERY MALE-HEAVY.
>> YOU DON'T WANT TO COME OFF -- IT IS DANGEROUS SAYING SOUND
YOUR TRIBE BECAUSE THAT CAN SOUND CLICKY BUT YOU NEED A %
COMMUNITY SO YOU HAVE TO BE LIKE WE ARE LIKE-MINDED.
>> I GUESS IT IS LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE WORKING AND BEING WITH %
THEM. THAT IS WHAT IT IS?
>> THAT IS GOOD. >> IT I
S A LITTLE LONGER THAN
TRIBE. SORRY, I GOT VERY DISTRACTED.
THERE IS A BUNCH OF PEOPLE. HI.
>> IF YOU ARE JUST JOINING US, WE ARE HERE AT THE CONVENTION
HALL. >> YEAH, THIS IS A CONVENTION
HALL, ELLIOT. >> IT IS PAUL C, I THINK? LAST NIGHT, FUNNY STORY.
WE WERE HANGING OUT AND LEE WAS LIKE WHERE ARE YOU AND THEY HAVE
PARTIES WHEN THE WHOLE EVENTS START AND LEE WAS LIKE WHERE IS
IT I WAS IN BALL ROOM C IN THE HOTEL BUT I ACCIDENTLY TOLD LEE
% THE PARTY WAS IN HALL C.
>> SO I TREVERSED ALL TH
E WAY
OVER HERE AND I WAS ALONE AND HE IS LIKE IT IS WHERE EVERYONE IS.
JUST FIND EVERYONE. >> I GET ON THE PHONE WITH LEE
AND SHE IS LIKE I AM IN THE
CONVENTION HALL. >> I WAS VERY UPSET ABOUT IT.
>> WE MADE IT THROUGH. THAT IS WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT.
YOU FIND FRIENDS. >> AND DON'T PROPAGATE NEGATIVE
STEREOTYPES. >> IT WASN'T EVEN BALL ROOM C. IT WAS CALLED THE CALIFORNIA
PROMENADE. >> YOU KNOW WHAT IT WAS, THEY
KEPT GIVING ME TICKETS FOR BEVERAGES SO AT SOME POINT I WAS
LIKE IT IS WHERE EV
ERYBODY IS. COME TO THE PEOPLE.
>> I AM GIVING A SHOUT OUT ON TWITTER TO BEN JOHNSON, ONE OF
MY FAVORITE PEOPLE.% IF YOU WANT SHOUT OUTS YOU CAN
USE THE #
vidconlive.% AND THIS IS @ @ELLIOTC.
>> SOME BODY BUILDER HAS LEE NEWTON.
AND HE CONTACTED ME I KEEP GETTING TWEETS FOR YOU.
HE GOT VERY UPSET. >> ANYWAY, TWEET AT US AND WE
WILL TELL YOU WHAT YOU SAID TO YOU EVEN THOUGH YOU ALREADY
KNEW. REAL FAST, BRENT SAT DOWN WITH
ONE OF MY FAVORITE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD NAMED MICHAEL BUCKLEY TO
LEARN
THE ENDS AND OUTS OF BEING A HOST.
>> #vidconlive LIVE STREAM HAPPENING NOW.
I AM HOSTING STUFF AND BROUGHT ALONG A FRIEND TO TEACH ME THE
WAYS OF HOSTING. EVERYBODY, MICHAEL BUCKLEY.
>> HI, EVERYBODY, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
IT IS AN HONOR TO BE HERE. WHERE AM I?
WE HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR
YEARS. >> BACK IN THE DAY AND THE NEXT
TOP THING I SAW YOU AT AND WE HAVE BEEN ON.% LOOK HOW WONDERFULLY
YOU ARE DOING NOW.
I WANTED TO BRING YOU LIVE IN FRONT OF THE PEOPLE.%
I AM HOSTING THIS STUFF
AND BEEN ON THE PLATFORM BUT I WANT TO
LEARN FROM THE BEST. I AM THE EYES AND EARS FOR ALL
OF THE PEOPLE WHO CAN NOT BE % HERE. WHAT HOSTING TIPS DO YOU HAVE?
>> TAKE OFF YOUR BADGE. I WOULD NOT WEAR A HAT THERE IS
A SHADOW ON YOUR FACE.% YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE A HAT ON
BECAUSE OF THE SHADOW. IN TERMS OCH F HOSTING YOU WANT
TO ENGAGE THE AUDIENCE AND MAKE
THEM FEEL LIKE THEY ARE HERE BECAUSE IT IS WONDERFUL IF YOU
ARE ARE HERE BUT MOST PEOPLE ARE NOT HERE AND WATCHING ON THE
INTERNET. SO I
T IS YOUR NUMBER ONE JOB TO
MAKE THEM FEEL LIKE THEY ARE HERE AND PART OF THE ACTION.%
>> IT IS THE NIGHT BEFORE SO THE ACTION --
>> IS NOT A LOT BUT THIS IS IT. WELCOME.
YOU ARE NAILING IT. WHAT DO I DO WITH MY HANDS?
>> LOOK AT YOUR BODY. YOU ARE LIKE WHAT DO I DO WITH
MY HANDS. POSTURE UP, AND ALWAYS REMEMBER, I ALMOST FORGOT, PEOPLE FORGET WHEN INTERVIEWING THEY GO TELL
ME ABOUT THE LATEST MOVIE AND DON'T FORGET TO PUT THE MIC IN %
FRONT OF THEIR MOUTH. DON'T MAKE IT ABOUT THEM .
HOW LON
G HAVE YOU BEEN GROWING THIS BEARD?% >> IT HAS BEEN A MONTH.
SHOULD I HAVE CUT IT? >> NO, YOU LOOK HANDSOME.
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO %
AT VidCon? >> DOING THIS
>> WHAT WILL BE YOUR BIGGEST %
CHALLENGE % CHALLENGES?
>> GETTING THROUGH THIS INTERVIEW.
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST VICTORY? GETTING THROUGH THIS.
>> WHAT DO YOU WISH YOU KNEW ABOUT THIS?
>> DON'T. >> THANKS FOR TUNING IN.
SEE YOU NEXT TIME. >> YOU KNOW, WE LAUGHED AND
REMINISCED BUT I TOOK WHAT HE
TOLD ME TO START. #vidconlive
IS A BIG DEAL FOR
PEOPLE WHO CAN NOT BE HERE AT ANAHEIM AND EXPERIENCE THE
CONVENTION THROUGH MY EYES AS IF%
THEY WERE HERE. >> HI, EVERYBODY.
WELCOME BACK. >> HEY, EVERYBODY.
>> THAT WAS BRENT AND MICHAEL BUCKLEY LEARNING THE ENDS AND
OUT. I MISSPOKE, I SAID BRENT SAT
DOWN WITH MICHAEL BUCKLEY BUT HE%
WAS STANDING. >> ON THE MAIN STAGE AT ONE
O'CLOCK AND WE ARE MC AND THERE %
ARE PERFORMANCES BY LILY AND
JIMMY KIMMEL MEAN TWEETS WILL BE
GOING ON. >> THAT IS REALLY EXCITING.
>> ARE YOU FEE
LING WORN OUT? TIRED? >> I MEAN IT WAS A LOT OF SOUND
CHECKING, STARRING OFF INTO THE AN EMPTY ROOM WITH A BUNCH OF %
LIGHTS AND A WEIRD MAN IN THE BACK YELLING THINGS.
I FELT AT HOME. IT IS WHAT I
IMAGINE HEAVEN TO BE LIKE WITH A VOICE AND JESUS
SOMEWHERE WE CANNOT JUST SEE % HIM.
>> I AM EXCITED TO SEE YOU DO THAT.
I WON'T SEE THAT. I WILL BE HERE.
>> CAN YOU SNAPCHAT IT AND SEND IT TO ME? >> IF I SNAPCHAT ON STAGE AT
VidCon?% YOU COULD SNAPCHAT RIGHT NOW.
>> I AM NOT GOING TO TELL YOU WH
AT TO DO.%
>> USE THE #vidconlive WHICH IS
THE HASH TAG WE CAN SEE.% ONE SAID I LOVE, LOVE, THIS.
#vidconlive. SNAPCHATTING AND HOSTING A LIVE
STREAM. META IS THE
VOCAB WORD OF THE DAY.
>> WE ARE HANGING OUT NOW BECAUSE IN A LITTLE BIT WE ARE GOING TO KICK TO A Q&A WITH
SOURCE FED WHICH IS HILARIOUS % BECAUSE WE USED TO WORK FOR
SOURCE FED. YOU COULD SAY WE WERE THERE
EARLY ON.% >> YOU COULD SAY WE WERE THE
BEGINNING OF SOMETHING GREAT. >> WE HANDED THEM THE BATON AND
THEY DROPPED IT. >>
HOW DOES IT WORK?
IT IS LIKE THE VIEW? I KNOW WHAT SOURCE THAT IS.
>> DO YOU MEAN IS THERE A HANDING OF A BATON?
YEAH, I DON'T KNOW, IF WE ACTUALLY EVERY HANDED ANYONE A
BATON. >> THE BATON?
I GOT DISTRACTED. >> ME, TOO.
I WAS FEELING IT. >> THIS CONVERSATION WAS FUN BUT
I STARTED HAVING MORE FUN -- >> IT IS A LOT OF VERY INTENSE
MUSIC. I CAN FEEL IT IN MY FOOD.
>> IT IS VERY AGGRESSIVE. >> WHILE YOU WERE GONE WE WERE
TALKING ABOUT THE GirlLove PANEL.
>> HOW WAS THAT? >> IT WAS REALLY GOOD.
IT WAS SUPER INSPIRING AND LEE BROUGHT UP A FEW GOOD POINTS.
I SAID FIND YOUR TRIBE. >> I KIND OF WALKED PAST IT ON
THE WAY TO REHEARSAL. >> IT IS LIKE SQUAD GOALS BUT
NOT. >> BUT REAL. >> MAKE SURE YOUR TRIBE ISN'T
CLICKEY AND RUDE ALSO. THAT IS ME, I AM THERE. USING THE #VIDEO -- #vidconlive
AND HOPEFULLY I WILL SEE MY PICTURES.
WE WILL BE HERE AND TRYING TO BE AS ENTERTAINING AS POSSIBLE AND
IT SHOULD BE GOOD.% A HUNDRED PERCENT.
WE ARE DOING GirlLove AND -- LOOK AT THAT.
TAKE A LOOK. >>
I CANNOT
IMAGINE HAVING SOCIAL MEDIA IN HIGH SCHOOL.%
I WOULD BE A MESS. I SALUTE ALL OF YOU WHO DO BUT
DON'T FORGET REAL LIFE IS HERE.% HAVE RELATIONSHIPS OUTSIDE OF
SELFIES AND SNAPCHATS AND ALL OF THAT.
REALLY BE PRESENT IN THE MOMENT IS WHAT I WOULD SAY. >> ALONG WITH THAT, I REMEMBER
NO ONE KNEW I WENT TO THE JUNIOR HIGH I WENT TO BECAUSE I WAS SO SHY AND QUITE AND LOOKED LIKE I
WAS FIVE YEARS OLD. THE NEXUS OF THIS IS GUYS,
NUMBERS DON'T COUNT. I STILL HAVE TO REMIND MYSELF OF
THAT.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE QUOTES IS FROM A MOVIE CALLED COOL
RUNNINGS. >> IS THAT BEFORE YOUR TIME? >> BACK ON MSN MESS ENGER AND MY
SPACE. >> IT IS ABOUT A JAMAICAN BOB
LED TEAM AND THE COACH CHEATS TO GET ANOTHER FIFTH MEDAL AND THEY
ASK WHY HE CHEATED AND HE SAID A MEDAL IS A WONDERFUL THING BUT NO MATTER THE NUMBER YOU WILL
NEVER BE ENOUGH WITH IT IF YOU
ARE NOT ENOUGH WITHOUT IT.
>> COOL RUNNINGS FOR THE WIN. >> IF YOU DIDN'T GET TO SEE THE
ENTIRE PANEL THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT.
I ENJOYED IT. I
LEARNED A LOT.
>> I DID, TOO. >> I AM A BIG FAN OF LINDSEY
STERLING'S WORDS. >> WE ARE LIVING IN THE MOMENT. >> NO, YOU HAVE TO NOT BEAT
YOURSELF UP. BE FIND KIND TO YOURSELF. I REALLY COUNT ON BOTH OF YOU.
BUT YOU WILL BE DONE, TOO. >> I WILL FIGHT BUT I MIGHT LAY
BACK AND SAY TAKE ME. WE HAVE THE TAG BOARD WITH
#vidconlive. DERRICK SAID HE CANNOT STOP
WATCHING. IF YOU WANT TO INTERACT WITH US,
GET AHOLD OF US, LET US KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS OR %
YOUR FAVORITE PIZZA TOPPINGS USE O
UR #.
>> DILLION SAYS THIS LIVE STREAM IS SO LIT.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT LIT? >> I DON'T SAY IT BUT IT IS FUN.
>> I STARTED SAYING STUFF LIKE THAT.
I STARTED SAYING BRO, MAKING FUN OF THE WORD, AND NOW I SAY
BRO ALL OF TIME. >> I DID THAT WITH SICK.
I STARTED SAYING, OH, SICK AS A
JOKE AND NOW IT EN IN THERE. >> I DID THAT WITH DOPE.
>> WE HAVE LIT, AND FOR
TRENDS THAT TOOK OVER.
>> EVERYBODY WAS SICK OF THEM BUT I WAS ON BOARD. >> ALEX WAS CONSTRUCTED BY
TARGET AND ALAN TOGETHER TO MAKE A
N AD CAMPAIGN.
>> THAT IS A BRILLIANT IDEA. >> IT IS LIKE A CONSPIRACY IT
WAS SETUP. >> THAT IS THE THEME SONG. >> THAT IS EXACTLY IT.
PERFECTLY. ANYWAY, WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE
PART OF VidCon SINCE YOU HAVE BEEN HERE?
YOU HAVE BEEN HERE 12 HOURS? >> I THINK MY FAVORITE PART WAS
WITNESSING THE GirlLove PANEL FROM BACK STAGE.
THEY HAD SCREENS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE WALKWAY AND I HEARD THEM
TALKING ABOUT FINDING THE TRIBE -- I WAS ABOUT TO SAY PIT
CREW. >> I LIKE HOW YOU ARE LIKE FIND
THE PIT C
REW. >> TOO MUCH RUE PAUL DRAG SHOW.
BEHIND US, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY CAN SEE IT, BUT THERE IS AN
AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR
CONTRAPTION I PLAN TO GET ON. >> YOU ARE
GOING TO TRY IT? >> IT LOOKS VERY INTENSE.
MY AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR COURSE WOULD HAVE TO BE STAIRS LEADING
TO A CROOKED WALKWAY. >> YOU WOULD HAVE TO ROLLOVER A
COUCH. >> IT WOULD BE EASY STUFF FOR
NORMAL PEOPLE BUT IT IS CHALLENGING FOR ME.
YEAH, GRABBING THE REMOTE WITH YOUR FOOT AND GRABBING THE BOWL OF POPCORN AND LICK THE POP
CORN
AND CHANGE THE CHANNEL WITH OUR ELBOW. WE NEED TO DO THE NETFLIX NINJA
WARRIORS. THAT IS LIKE TWO MILLION VIEWS.
>> AT LEAST. ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT
VidCon WE EXPERIENCED, BECAUSE WE ARE GOING ON ANY TIME WE ARE NOT ON THE AIR, LEE AND I WILL
RUN AND GRAB COFFEE AND KINGSLY
REHEARSES. WE ARE ALL KIND OF IN THE SAME BOAT, US YOUTUBERS, FROM GETTING
TO POINT A TO B. IT IS A LITTLE SCARY BUT ONCE
YOU FIGURE OUT IT IS GREAT. I SAW GLOW POP OUT OF THE
CURTAINS AND SHE LOOKED STRE
SSED.
>> I HAVE NEVER SEEN HER STRESS. >> SHE LOOKED AROUND AND WAS
LIKE THIS ISN'T IT. THIS IS THE WRONG GROUP OF 700
PEOPLE. >> IT IS GREAT.
>> IT IS NICE TO BE LIKE THERE IS A SENSE OF COMMUNITY WHEN WE
DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. >> WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS GOING
ON. >> I EASILY GET DISTRACTED BY
MOST THINGS.% SHINY AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
SO I AM WALKING SOME PLACE AND I AM LIKE, OH, THERE IS A COVER
GIRL BOOTH. OH, AND THEN I AM LOST. THIS IS KATIE PERRY'S LIPSTICK.
I AM GOING TO GET IT.
IT IS A MATT LIPSTICK.
>> ARE YOU ABOUT THE MATT LIFE? >> I AM A HUNDRED PERCENT ABOUT
THE MATT LIFE. I ALSO DON'T WANT TO BE LOOPED
IN WITH THOSE GIRLS BECAUSE THEY HAVE REALLY GOOD -- LIKE THE
POUTY. I FEEL LIKE A LITTLE BIT UGH.
#GirlLove THOUGH. >> HAVE YOU DONE THE THING --
>> I DID IT. I DID THE THING WHERE YOU SUCK
ON IT AND I GOT HAD -- A HICKEY
AROUND MY MOUTH. IT WAS THERE FOR THREE DAYS AND
I HAD TO USE CON SEALER.%
>> THAT WAS A TERRIFYING TIME ON THE INTERNET.
>> MY FAVORITE
WAS WHEN PEOPLE DID IT AND IT WAS LIKE OH, MY,
GOSH. >> IT IS DANGEROUS.
I HAD A FRIEND DO IT. SHE DID IT AND WAS LIKE THIS
WORKS SO GOOD. AND THEN SHE KEPT DOING IT AND %
EVERYTHING WENT PURPLE AND SHE WAS IN PAIN AND FOR THE REST OF
% THE DAY SHE WAS LIKE I HAVE
KIDS. I AM AN ADULT.
I HAVE A JOB. LOOK AT MY MOUTH.
>> THAT IS EXACTLY IT. LOOK AT MY MOUTH.
I AM WAITING FOR THEM TO COME OUT WITH PROSTHETICS.
>> LIKE EYELASHES? >> I SAW A VIDEO ON INSTAGRAM AND IT WAS TALKING ABOUT CONTOUR
AN
D THAT IS WHAT IS HAPPENING ON MY FACE. BUT CONTOUR IS MAKING IT
HAPPENING. I SAW A GIRL CONTOURING HER
FEET. >> HOW DID IT STAY ON?
>> SPRAY SOME STUFF ON IT TO MAKE A STAY MORE.
>> I AM IMPRESSED. >> IT WAS ONE OF THOSE WHERE IT WAS LIKE I CANNOT GO THAT FAR AND BE THAT INTENSE ABOUT
CONTOURING YOUR FEET. THERE IS ALREADY 75 THINGS ON MY
FACE. >> IT IS TERRIFYING, GUYS AND
GURMS, SEEING YOU TAKE THE MAKE-UP OFF AND SEEING IT COMING
FROM YOUR FEET THAT IS ALARMING. >> WAY TOO MUCH.
>> DO YO
U WAVE?
>> I WAVED. I AM
LIVING IN THE MOMENT. >> I AM LIVING IN THE PAST.
IT IS NICE. 1800S.
IT IS BEAUTIFUL. BEFORE ELECTRICITY.
>> WHAT KIND OF WAGON DO YOU HAVE?
WHAT MAKE OF WAGON? >> IT IS NOT COVERED.
I AM LOWER MIDDLE CLASS. IT IS A BIG MIDDLE CLASS.
THE ECONOMY HASN'T NARROWED LIKE IT HAS NOW.
>> OH, MY, GOD, WAIT. YOU ARE SERIOUSLY MY FAVORITE
PERSON EVER. SOMEONE SAID LEE NEWTON YOU ARE
MY FAVORITE PERSON EVER. >> THAT IS AMAZING.
YOU ARE THEIR FAVORITE PERSON EVERY.
>> SOMEONE SAI
D VidCon LOOKS FUN.
I WISH I WAS THERE. PLEASE COME. AT TRASH CALLED EVA.
HARSH NAME THERE. >> SOMEONE SAID THE SOURCE FED
Q&A IS GOING TO BE STREAMED? I AM VERY EXCITED.
>> THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE EXCITED ABOUT IT.
>> WHAT KIND OF QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE FOR THE SOURCE FED CREW? >> I MEAN, DO YOU MISS ME?
>> DO YOU REMEMBER ME? >> THE HARD
HITTING TOPICS. YOU SHOULD GO DO LIKE A TABLE
TALK OVER THERE. WOULD I BE ABLE TO HANDLE IT?
>> I AM FLUFFY. >> I DON'T THINK YOU ARE VERY
FLUFFY. YOU HA
VE OPINIONS AND LIVE IN
THE MOMENT. >> IT WOULD BE YOU TALKING, BEING FLUFFY AND DELICIOUS. >> JOE SAYS I COULD NOT ASK FOR
BETTER HOSTS. >> HAVE YOU READ THIS?
IT IS VERY SWEET. YOU ARE MAKING ME FEEL LIKE I AM
THERE. >> I THINK THE FACT WE HAD A
CONVERSATION ON FEET CONTOURING IS MAKING IT AS REAL AS WE COULD
GET. I FEEL LIKE THAT IS WHAT
HAPPENS. IT ENDS UP BECOMING SILLY
CONVERSATIONS SO WHY NOT BE >> I FEEL LIKE THERE IS A LOT OF
PEOPLE THAT CANNOT MAKE IT. >> AND THERE ARE SO MANY
IN
TERNATIONAL CREATORS ALL OVER THE PLACE.
>> OH, YEAH. >> THAT CANNOT MAKE IT HERE SO
THAT IS EXCITING FOR THEM. >> VERY EXCITING.
TO SEE THESE PEOPLE AND KNOW IT HAS GROWN SO MUCH.
THIS IS THE SEVENTH YEAR THEY HAVE DONE IT.
THERE IS SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE 25,000 PEOPLE.
>> I HEARD 30,000. >> OH, OKAY.
I HEARD 30 SHE SAID. >> 30,000.
>> WERE YOU AT THE FIRST ONE? >> I WASN'T AT THE FIRST ONE BUT
THE THIRD ONE. >> WAS IT SUPER TINY?
>> IT WAS TINIER. I THINK AFTER THAT, THE EARLY
AFTER THAT WAS WH
EN IT GOT REALLY REAL.
>> ANY TIME YOU WAVE, I AM GOING TO START WAVING DIRECTLY BACK AT
YOU WRCHLT LIKE YOU ARE WAVING
AT ME. % ANOTHER THING I SEE I NEED TO
SIT UP MORE. >> I NEED TO SIT UP AND EAT
BETTER IN GENERAL. >> WE ARE LOOKING AT A TAG
BOARD. YOU CANNOT SEE IT BUT WE CAN SEE
YOUR TWEETS AND INTERACT LIFE. WE HAVE THE Q&A WITH SOURCE FED
COMING UP. YOU WILL SEE THAT AND THAT WILL
BE SUPER COOL. WE HAVE A LOT OF STUFF COMING UP
ON THIS vidconlive. SO GET EXCITED.
>> IT IS GOING TO
BE FUN. WE WILL PROBABLY EAT AT SOME
POINT. >> NOT ON HERE.
>> NO, VERY RUDE. >> WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT FOOD.
>> I AM ALWAYS EXCITED ABOUT FOOD.
>> KINGSLY HAD BACON, PANCAKE AND STRAWBERRIES.
>> YOU CANNOT PLAY AROUND. WE ARE HERE ALL DAY, TALKING ALL
DAY, WE NEED ENERGY. >> LAST NIGHT, FOUR TIMES LEE
WAS LIKE I AM GETTING UP AND GETTING BREAKFAST AND IF I GET
STARTED WITH A GOOD BREAKFAST I HAVE A GOOD DAY.
>> I SAID YOU HAVE TO START
WITH BREAKFAST AND I WOKE UP 7 A.M. AND SAID GOOD NIGHT.
>> I DID THE 6:45-7:00. I HAD A MOMENT WHERE I ORDERED
ROOM SERVICE, WENT BACK AT A SLEEP, AND IT NEVER HAPPENED.
>> I HAVE A MORNING DREAM WHERE IT IS LIKE I AM GETTING READY
AND YOU WAKE UP AND YOU ARE LIKE I HAVEN'T BEEN GETTING READY.
>> YOU HAVE DREAMS WHERE YOU ARE GETTING READY?
THAT MEANS YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS IS LIKE --
>> LEE, GET UP. >> I THINK YOU ARE SELF
SABOTAGING. >> I AM A PERPETUALLY LATE
PERSON. TODAY I WAS HERE BEFORE YOU.
>> YOU WERE HERE, BUT I WAS RIGHT ON YOUR HEEL.
>>
YOU ARE RIGHT. I AM NOT GETTING CARRIED AWAY.
>> THOSE OF YOU COUNTING THAT IS FIVE WAVES AND ONE PEACE SIGN.
>> SOMEBODY IS AT HOME WITH A WHITEBOARD.
>> I WANT TO KNOW BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND, HOW MANY WAVES AND
HOW MANY PEACE SIGNS WE WILL GET FROM KINGSLY. >>
HUFF AND PUFF. >> YOU ARE RAVEN CLAW.
>> I AM STRAIGHT. I AM GOOD.
>> ELLIOT WANTED TO BE GRIFFIN DOOR BUT -- DID YOU WANT TO BE
RAVEN CLAW? >> ABSOLUTELY.
RAVEN CLAW FITS ME. I HAVE NO DESIRE TO BE GRIFFIN
DOOR. >> WHAT IS YOUR B
EEF WITH THAT
NAME? >> IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK TO BE
SUCH. >> RAVEN CLAWS HAVE TO BE LIKE
INTELLIGENT AND SHARP. >> THAT IS EASIER THAN COMPETING
WITH HARRY POTTER. >> NO ONE IS COMPETING WITH
HARRY POTTER. HE IS THE CHOSEN ONE.
>> EVERYONE THINKS SLITHER IS EVIL.
THEY ARE HOUSES. THEY ARE -- IT DEPENDS ON THE
PERSON WITHIN THE HOUSES. I COULD BE A HERO RAVEN CLAW BUT
I WILL BE TOO BUSY READING UP ON POTIONS. >> I FEEL LIKE I WANT TO BE A
HUFF PUFF SO I CAN BY LIKE HOG WARTS.
>> I AM INTERN
ALLY DYING. WE ARE DEAD SERIOUS. >> THERE IS A SERIOUSNESS IN MY
TONE. I FEEL LIKE THAT IS WHAT IT IS.
I CAN BE LIKE DESSERTS EVERY
DAY. >> HAVE YOU BEEN TO THE
WIZARDING WORLD? >> I WENT TO THE ONE IN FLORIDA.
>> THAT IS THE BIG ONE. >> THE ONE IN UNIVERSAL IS DOING
IT GOOD. NOT GREAT.
BUT GOOD. SAY HI.
THERE ARE BARS HERE. I FEEL LIKE WE ARE CAGED HOST.
>> I LIKE TO IMAGINE THEY ARE CAGED BUT THAT IS ME USING MY
IMAGINATION. I LIKE TO IMAGINE
WE ARE CAGED AND THEY ARE TAKING A PICTURE.
>>
BUTTER BEER IS SO EXCITED. >> GO TO THE UNIVERSAL STUDIO
ONE. I HAVE A SEASON PASS.
I BOUGHT A WAND AND THEY ARE INTERACTIVE.
I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU HAVEN'T DONE IT. NEXT TIME, I WILL GO AND WEAR MY
HUFFLE PUFF OUTFIT. >> WHAT IS THAT? >> IT IS A BEAUTIFUL SHAW THAT I
SEWED A PATCH ON. IT ISN'T A BIG DEAL.
>> YOU MADE YOURSELF A PREFECT?
WHAT DOES IT DO? >> IT MEANS THEY HAVE ALL OF IT TREATS AND CANDY.
>> WHAT OTHER YOUTUBERS WOULD BE IN HUFFLE PUFF?
>> I MADE GRACE TAKE THE QUIZ. SHE IS A GRIF
FIN DOOR. >> THAT CHECKS OUT AND MAKES
SENSE. >> JARRED SLEEPER, I MADE HIM. I FEEL LIKE JOE BERATA WAS A
GRIFFIN DOOR. >> THAT WAS THE OLD ONE.
THEY CHANGED IT A LITTLE. >> HE WAS AND THEN GOT KICKED
OUT AND HAS TO COME BACK. >> I THINK YOU KNOW IN YOUR
HEART ALREADY AND I THINK IF YOU GET THE WRONG ANSWER. IF ICE SAW RAVEN CLAW AND
SLITHER, I KNOW I AM A RAVEN CLAW SO I AM GOING WITH THAT.
>> I HAVE SAID THIS AND I MEAN IT.
I HAPPEN IT IS INSANE BECAUSE I AM A 31-YEAR-OLD WOMEN BUT
PEOPL
E THAT GET SLITHER I DON'T GET ALONG WITH.
>> DOES ANYONE? >> DID WE EVERY SEE ANY SLITHER
IN THE SEVEN INSTALLMENTS? >> I AM SO GLAD YOU ARE ON BOARD
WITH THIS CONVERSATION. >> HAVE YOU READ THE NEW BOOK?
>> THERE IS A BOOTH OVER HERE FOR THE FANTASTIC BEAST.
>> I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT IS. >> I AM MESSING IT UP AND I FEEL
HORRIBLE ABOUT IT. BUT THERE IS A BOOK AND A BOOTH
HERE THAT IS INTERACTIVE ABOUT IT.
I HAVE TO STOP BY. >> I HAVE TO WORK MY WAY UP TO
IT. I AM STURB STUBBORN.% >>
IF IT IS JK ROWELING I'M
READING IT. >> LEE AND ELLIOT ARE AWESOME
WITH KINGSLEY. >> JAMES IS WATCHING AT 2 A.M.
IN THE PHILIPPINES. >> THAT IS AMAZING.
SEE, THE INTERNET IS GREAT. >> IT IS BACK.
PERFECT % PERFECT.
>> JAMES, THAT IS ABSOLUTE DEDICATION.
A HUNDRED PERCENT. >> I AM SO GLAD YOU GET TO WATCH
THIS. THERE IS SO MUCH THAT HAPPENS
AND SO MUCH THAT GOES ON AND IT MAKES ME HAPPY EVERYONE GETS TO
BE A PART OF THIS. >> IT IS REALLY COOL.
>> IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US, BY THE
WAY, YOU CAN FEEL
FREE USE THE HASH TAG AND WE CAN
CONSIDER. IT IS #
vidconlive OR #VidCon2016. >> IF YOU WANT US TO SEE IT IS A
#vidconlive. >> THAT IS THE ONE WE ARE
FEEDING IN. #vidconlive.
>> FROM SWEDEN. I LOVE SWEDEN.
I WENT TO STOCKHOLM THIS SUMMER AND HAD THE TIME OF MY LIFE >> I HAVE NEVER BEEN ANYWHERE
EXCEPT LONDON. I AM NOT COMPLAINING.
>> YOU HAVE TO GET OUT MORE. >> I JUST GOT MY PASSPORT THIS
YEAR. THERE ARE SO MANY
OVERSEAS PEOPLE.
>> GUYS, WE ARE RUNNING A TAD BIT LATE.
BUT
THE GREAT NEWS IS WE CAN NOW WATCH A LITTLE BIT OF THE SOURCE
FED Q&A. OUR FRIEND OVER THERE.
HELLO! ENJOY.
>> NOT WHITE KID. IS HE A WHITE KID?
I WOULD SAY TO EXPERIENCES. ONE, THE GOOD.
WHEN YOU GET TO ACTUALLY MEET EVERYONE IN PERSON AND IT
BECOMES A REAL THING IT IS THE MOST MIND BLOWING THING. WHETHER IT IS HERE, A FOOD COURT
OR AIRPORT. IT IS AMAZING.
THE OTHER EXPERIENCE IS LIVING IN MY CAR FOR A MONTH BECAUSE
THIS WAS SOMETHING WHERE LOVED AND WANTED TO DO BEFORE WE COULD
MAKE MONEY.
KNOW THERE IS UPS AND DOWN.
THAT IS THE NUMBER ONE THING BEFORE CREATING CONTENT ON
YOUTUBE. IT SEEMS AWESOME, AND IT IS, BUT
THERE IS A SCARY SIDE TO IT. >> MY ADVICE IS THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS BEING GOOD ANYMORE. YOU CANNOT GET BY WITH GOOG
BEING GOOD BECAUSE SO MANY A GREAT.
IF YOU ARE GOING TO DEDICATE YOUR TIME AND ENERGY TO YOUR
CHANNEL YOU HAVE TO BE GREAT. THE BEST THING IS EACH ONE OF
YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE GREAT BUT YOU NEED DETERMINATION,
MOTIVATION AND DEVELOPING YOUR SKIL
L SET.
MEANING, ANYTHING YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO, LEARN.
WE ARE ON THE INTERNET THE ANSWERS ARE THERE. IF YOU WANT TO LEARN HOW TO DO
EDITORIALS OR GRAPHICS THERE IS VIDEO FOR THAT.
THAT IS DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CONTENT
CONTENT CREATORS AND PEOPLE DOING IT FOR A LIVING.
>> I THINK THERE IS ALSO A LOT OF CONSISTENCY INVOLVED BECAUSE
YOUTUBE IS VERY MUCH ABOUT REPRESENTING YOURSELF GENUINELY.
YOU HAVE TO CONTINUE DOING THE SAME THINGS OVER AND SKW AND
OVER.% THE MORE HONEST AND GENUINE YOU
ARE IS SCARY BECAUSE YOU ARE VULNERABLE BUT THAT IS WHAT
WORKS. YOU HAVE TO BE OKAY YOU HAVE
CRINGING. YOU GET USED TO AND SUDDENLY YOU ARE NOT CRINGING ANY MORE AND IT IS A BEAUTIFUL THING.
>> I WOULD SAY NEVER FORGET WHO YOU ARE.
THERE IS A GREAT DESIRE I THINK WHEN YOU WANT TO BE ON YOUTUBE
OR A YOUTUBER FOR THINGS TO GROW FAST.
YOU WANT TO SEE RETURN ON INVESTMENT.
BUT THE BEST BEST PIECE OF ADVICE I
GOT IS YOU ARE LEARNING SOMETHING NEW FOR EVERY DAY OF
YOUR CAREER. YOU NEVER STOP
LEARNING. YOU ARE NEVER NOT A STUDENT.
START SMALL, DO SOMETHING THAT WILL NOT BURN YOU OUT
CONSISTENTLY AND THINGS WILL COME AS THEY COME.
YOU CANNOT RUSH ANYTHING. JUST MAKE GOOD AND GREAT STUFF.
>> I AGREE. >> I LIKE -- OKAY.
HERE IS THE THING. YOU GOT TO MAKE THINGS FOR
YOURSELF. RIGHT NOW, YOU PROBABLY CONSUME
A LOT OF MEDIA. YOU WATCH A LOT OF THINGS AND
BECAUSE OF THAT YOU HAVE A HEIGHTENED SENSE OF WHAT IS GOOD
AND BAD. IF YOU PLAY TO YOUR OWN SENSES
AND SAY THIS THING I MADE I WOUL
D LIKE IT YOU ARE DOING A
GOOD JOB. IF YOU MAKE SOMETHING AND DON'T
LIKE IT THAT MEANS SOMETHING. YOU KNOW WHAT YOU LIKE AND DON'T
LIKE. ALWAYS PLAY YOUR SENSIBILITIES
TO YOURSELF. DON'T WORRY ABOUT WHAT EVERYBODY
ELSE IS DOING. AS LONG AS YOU STAY TRUE TO
YOURSELF AND YOU KNOW THE THING YOU ARE MAKING IS GOOD TO YOU
YOU WILL DO GOOD. >> THANK YOU FOR CLAPPING FOR
ME. I AM JUST GOING TO REPEAT WHAT A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE ONCE TOLD
ME. TOM HANKS.
HE SAID WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING IN MY AP
ARTMENT?
HOW DID YOU FIND MY APARTMENT? AND I SAID
STAR MAPS. AND HE SAID I DON'T CARE YOU
NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE RIGHT NOW OR I WILL CALL SECURITY.
AND I SAID CAN I GET ONE PIECE OF ADVICE FROM YOU, MR. HANKS. AND HE SAID HURRY UP, THE COPS
ARE ALMOST HERE. AND I SAID WHAT IS YOUR ADVICE
FOR SOMEONE TRYING TO BREAK INTO THE INDUSTRY AND HE SAID STOP,
THERE ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE IN THE INDUSTRY ALREADY.
DON'T TRY. I SAID THANK YOU AND LEFT AND I
WAS ARRESTED. >> GET FRIDAY THIS, KIDS.
TAKE
OUT OUR PHONE AND START RECORDING.
WHAT YOU WANT TO DO IS NEVER GIVE UP. MY ADVICE WOULD BE DON'T DO THIS
FOR ANY OTHER REASON THAN THE FACT YOU LOVE IT.
THAT IS IT.
[APPLAUSE] >> YOU GUYS ALL MAKE STUFF.
RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU MAKE VIDEOS?
YEAH. HELL YEAH.
EVERYONE'S HAND SHOULD BE UP. AT SOME POINT YOU WILL MAKE
SOMETHING AND IT WILL BLOW UP AND GET HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
VIEWS. YOU GO THROUGH YOUR PHONE AND
CALL EVERYONE ONE BY ONE AND SAY I DON'T NEED YOU ANYMORE. FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
NEX
T QUESTION? CHEYENNE SAYS WHO IS THE FUN %
FUNNIEST YOUTUBER? >> I HAVE SEVEN PEOPLE THE THINK
ABOUT. I JUST EVERYBODY UP HERE IS
REALLY FUNNY. SO
YOU CANNOT SAY THAT. A TON OF PEOPLE. I THINK STEVE IS ONE OF THE
FUNNIEST PERSON I KNOW. ELLIOT MORGAN IS FUNNY. BREE SAYS FUN A NY THINGS ONCE
IN A% WHILE.
>> THAT WASN'T A GUNSHOT, WILL.
>> EVERYBODY OKAY? >> I THOUGHT WE HAD HEIGHTENED
SECURITY. >> WE CANNOT BE PROTECTED BY THE
MIKE. >> I THINK THE FUNNIEST PERSON
ON YOUTUBE IS MIKE BELL Z
ONE. THAT IS IT.
>> I MEAN, I HAVE NEVER BEEN INTO WATCHING COMEDY PEOPLE ON
YOUTUBE EVER. I DON'T LIKE TO LAUGH EVER.
BUT STEVE IS PRETTY GOOD. HE IS PRETTY
GOOD. DON'T GET UP ABOUT IT.
>> THERE IS ROSS EVERATE.
I THINK HOW TO BASIC. HOW TO BASIC IS THE FUNNIEST
MOTHER FUCKER ON THE INTERNET.
>> I WILL SAY FOUL ZONE. THERE IS NO OTHER COMEDIAN THAT
DOES IT FOR HIM. EVERYBODY LOOK AT HIM.
IT IS FOUL ZONE. >> OBVIOUSLY MIKE FOUL ZONE.
IS THERE ANY OTHER ANSWER? >> NO. >> THE HARDEST I LAUGHED
-- I AM
LIKE SAM. I DON'T WATCH TOO MUCH.
I WATCH A LOT OF "GAME OF THRONES" THAT IS KIND OF IT.
WHEN I WANT TO LAUGH, I LISTEN TO THESE LOVELY PEOPLE. THE FUNNIEST MOMENTS I HAVE EVER
HAD WAS WHEN WILL TOLD ME HIS TEETH >> WHY THE HELL DOES CRUNCHY
PEANUT BUTTER EXIST? IT'S LIKE PEANUT BUTTER EXCEPT
IT HURTS YOU. >> IT'S CRUNCHY OR GO HOME.
>> IT'S CREAMY OR GO TO BED. >> IT'S CRUNCHY OR GO HOME . >> IT'S CREAMY OR GO TO BED. >> WE AGREE TO DISAGREE.
>> MIKEY FILL-A-PIE. >> NOW SOMEONE IS PREG
NANT. >> THAT'S HOW IT HAPPENS.
>> IT'S EASY TO CHOKE ON. THAT'S JUST MY 2 CENTS.
>> I'M SO CONFUSED. MY ANSWER IS NOT FALZONE THOUGH I THINK I LOVE
YOU. THIS NEW GUY, JOE
SANTAGADO. ON youtube I GENERALLY HAVE
AMAZING THINGS WHERE ALL OF A SUDDEN SOMEONE IS MY FAVORITE
youtuber. RIGHT NOW IT'S JOE ACCIDENTALLY
ON PURPOSE FUNNY, BRENT LINK WITH GOOD MYTHICAL MORNING.
>> I SAW THEM DRINK PEE RECENTLY.
>> BUT DID YOU LAUGH? CAN YOU FILL IN WITH A FAKE
QUESTION WHILE I LOOK FOR ANOTHER
ONE? >> WH
AT'S OUR FAVORITE DANCE
MOMENT? >> SHOULD I DO THIS? >> TAKE A RISK, WILL, JUMP DOWN. >> THAT SEEMS INCREDIBLY UNSAFE,
BUT IT'S WHATEVER YOU WANT. $10 SAYS THIS ENDS IN HORRIBLE
FEEDBACK. >> IF WILL TOUCHES OF ANY YOU
INAPPROPRIATELY, JUST RAISE YOUR HANDS
. >> I JUST WANTED TO KNOW HOW OFTEN DO FART JOKES GET MADE.
>> WHAT'S YOUR NAME? >> DANIELLE.
>> HI, DANIELLE. THE QUESTION WAS FART JOKES? >> HOW OFTEN DO FART JOKES GET
MADE? >> IT'S CONSTANT FART JOKES ALL
DAY . >> YOU HAVED THE MOST
FART
JOKES. >> THAT'S BECAUSE I HAVE A
DIGESTING PROBLEM. >> WHY ARE PHIL AND MIKE WEARING
THE SAME THING? >> FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT,
FIGHT, FIGHT. >> MIKE, I LOVE YOU, PLEASE
DON'T GO. >> HEY, MIKE, TAKE IT OFF, TAKE
IT OFF, TAKE IT OFF . >> CAN WE KEEP STEVE AUSTIN
MUSIC ON STANDBY? THE REASON WHY THEY BOTH ARE
WEARING THE SAME THING IS THEY BOTH SHOP AT ROSS.
>> BILL SHOPS AT ROSS MILLIONAIRE.
>> I LOVE YOU, STEVE, YOU ARE SO WEIRD.
THIS IS A QUESTION FROM SOMEONE, THEN I LOST THEIR NAME.
WHE
N YOU HAVE A KID, HOW SOON WILL YOU LET THEM BE ON youtube IN CONTROL OF THEIR OWN
CHANNEL? TRYING TO MAKE MONEY.
>> THIS IS A THING I STRUGGLE WITH. AS FAR AS IN CONTROL, I HATE IT
BECAUSE I KNOW SOME OF YOU ARE PROBABLY YOUNGER THAN THIS. BUT I PROBABLY WOULDN'T HANDOFF
UNTIL 16, 17. I'M A HELICOPTER PARENT.
BUT I'LL RUN IT FOR HIM IF HE WANTS TO.
I HAVE SEEN TO MANY EXAMPLES OF THE PAST TWO MONTHS OF YOUNG
KIDS KINDS OF LOSING IT WHEN THEY GET ANY SORT OF FAME.
>> YOU PUT UP PHOTOS AND ALL OF
A SUDDEN THEY ARE MEMES OTHER
PEOPLE ARE USING. YOU DON'T HAVE CONTROL OF THAT.
>> WHENEVER YOU PUT YOURSELF OR ANYONE OUT YOU NEED TO KNOW
SOMEONE MIGHT GRAB IT. THE ONLY CREEPY ONES ARE WHEN
PEOPLE TAKE PICTURES OF MY SON OR KIDS OF OTHER youtuberS AND
THEY ACT LIKE THEY ARE THAT KID OR ACT LIKE THEY ARE THAT
PARENT. THAT MAKES ME FEEL
UNCOMFORTABLE. YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT
PEOPLE ARE JUST GOING TO TAKE STUFF.
ONCE YOU THROW SOMETHING OUT ON THE INTERNET YOU NEED TO BE
READY FOR A ROLLERC
OASTER RIDE. >> AS SOON AS YOU PUT SOMETHING
OUT THERE YOU ARE INVITING PEOPLE TO HAVE AN OPINION ON
THAT. WHEN YOU ARE QUITE YOUNG IT'S
HARD TO HAVE STRANGERS TELL YOU WHAT THEY THINK OF YOU.
I WAS TALKING TO SAM ABOUT THIS WHERE THERE ARE KIDS PLAYING
AROUND ON OUGHT COMPUTER AND THE VIDEOS ARE GOING VIRAL FOR ALL
THE WRONG REASONS. A GIRL THAT ACCIDENTALLY RIPPED
SOME OF HER HAIR OUT WHILE SHE WAS CURLING.
AND ANOTHER ONE THE MOTHER WALKED IN AND SAID "WHO LEFT THE
SHUT IN THE TOILET?" YOU HA
VE GOT TO FLUSH IT DOWN. >> WHO ALOUD THAT TO GO -- WHO
ALLOWED THAT TO GO UP? WHAT'S EVEN WORSE IS THOSE KIDS
CAN'T FLUSH THE TOILET FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES BECAUSE THEN
IT'S OFF BRAND AND THEY WILL LOSE THEIR SPONSORSHIP. >> NO MORE
POOPOURRI. IT'S GONE. DARREN, WHERE YOU GOING?
YOU BORED? ARE YOU GOING BACK TO THE CALVIN
KLEIN THING? WHAT IS THAT, JOE BERETTA OVER
THERE? HE DOES IT BETTER.
HE'S NOT ON PAYROLL. HE CAN'T COME UP HERE. >> JOE SPENT MUCH OF LAST NIGHT
TELLING US HOW MUCH BET
TER HIS CAST WAS THAN US.
DO YOU REMEMBER THAT? >> I'M GOING TO HAVE A VASECTOMY
LIVE ON USTREAM. CHECK MY TWITTER FOR
INFORMATION. >> WHAT BAD MOVIE WILL BE
PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND. >> HOWARD THE DUCK.
>> WHEN YOU ARE TWEETING YOU CAN ASK A QUESTION FOR ONE SPECIFIC
PERSON LIKE DR. McLEAN. HE SAYS MIKE I KNOW YOU ARE A
WRESTLING FAN. WHAT ENTRANCE MUSIC WOULD YOU
USE WHEN YOU ENTERED A ROOM? >> IF THEY ALL PLAYED
SIMULTANEOUSLY THAT WOULD BE THE BEST.
>> DO THAT KICK YOU DO EVERY SINGLE MORNI
NG. >> OH, NO, HIT THEM IN THE CHIN.
JUST DO IT. >> SHALL WE TAKE A QUESTION FROM
THE AUDIENCE AGAIN? >> WHILE HE'S WALKING DOWN, A
QUESTION FOR WHOEVER IS WORKING FOR HIM DIRECTLY. HOW IS HE HELPING YOU GUYS WITH
CONTENT AND SHOWS. JOE IS AN INCREDIBLY SMART GUY. HE HAS A DOG, SHEEP DOG. >> THEY JUST SAID DOLL HAD THE
BEST DOG. HE'S GOING OFF STAGE TO ARGUE. >> RIGGS IS THE BEST DOG.
>> I'LL FIND YOU. >> I CAN'T UNDERSTAND ANYTHING
THAT'S BEING SAID. I HAVE GOT A QUESTION.
I DON'T WANT TO HAVE
TO DO THAT AGAIN, OKAY?
I WOULD BE LEARNING A LESSON. >> IS THAT WHAT THE FIGHTING IS?
>> THAT WAS HOT. >> MY QUESTION WAS HOW DO YOU GO
FROM A IDEA OR CONCEPT OF A SERIES ON YOUR CHANNEL LIKE
B & B TO ACTUALLY EXECUTING IT. >> WHAT WAS YOUR NAME?
>> SAHARA. >> I HAVE BEEN PLAYING DUNGEONS
AND DRAGONS FOR FOUR YEARS NOW BECAUSE I GET LAID.
AND I LOVE IT. IT'S SO IMMERSIVE.
I CAME TO THIS JOB AND WE ARE ALL A BUNCH OF STORY TELLERS.
EVERYONE IS A CLOSET NERD WHETHER THEY ADMIT IT OR NOT. THE ADVI
CE WAS SHE HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET IT OVER FOREVER.
I ENDED UP DOING SOME OF THESE CAMPAIGNS THAT ARE GOING REALLY
WELL. BUT YOU HAVE GOT TO HAVE A SOLID
IDEA AND INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE TO BACK IT SO WHEN YOU
BRING IT TO THE TABLE YOU DON'T SLIP AND FALL.
YOU CAN JUST CHARGE. >> I THINK D & -- IS A GREAT
EXAMPLE. FIGURE OUT LIKE HOW IS IT
DIFFERENT THAN SOMETHING ELSE. WHAT MAKE IT BETTER THAN
SOMETHING ELSE? WITH D & D, THERE ARE A LOT OF D & D SHOWS OUT THERE.
TABLE TOP SHOWS, BUT LET'S COM
E UP WITH A GREAT STORY THAT'S
REALLY FUNNY. FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU WANT IT TO
DO, THEN JUST TRY IT. IF YOU DON'T LIKE HOW IT CAME
OUT, FIGURE OUT WHY AND TRY IT
AGAIN. THEN JUST START REPLICATING THAT
THING. >> I'M NOT ON D & D.
BUT IN TERMS OF MAKING A SHOW. IF YOU HAVE FUN DOING IT AND YOU
FEEL LIKE -- >> IF I FEEL LIKE I'M ADEQUATELY
USING MY VOICE TO EXPRESS AN OPINION THAT ISN'T OBEY SICK
THEN I WANT TO DO IT MORE. THAT'S HOW I START ON A SHOW.
>> YOU HAVE GOT TO HAVE SOME SOLID IDEAS.
BUT YO
U ALSO HAVE TO HAVE TINY IDEAS.
THAT'S WHAT SAM'S TINY PLACE. JUST -- I MEAN, I'M FULL OF
STUPID IDEA. I WANT TO TRY TO EXECUTE THEM AS
MUCH AS POSSIBLE. I FOUND A BATHTUB AROUND THE
OFFICE AND MADE A SHOW OUT OF IT.
IS IT OKAY? IT'S A B PLUS IF WE ARE BEING
HONEST. DON'T OVERTHINK IT.
I WAS IN YOUR POSITION WHERE YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.
YOU LOOK UP TO THEM AND SAY I WANT TO BE LIKE THEM.
YOU CAN, BUT YOU CAN ALSO BE YOU.
I WOULD RATHER WATCH YOU GUYS BECAUSE YOU PROBABLY HAVE A BUNC
H OF AWESOME IDEAS.
>> I FEEL LIKE I'M THANKFUL TO HAVE AN OUTLET WHERE WE CAN DO
SOME OF THE MOST INSANE SHUT WE CAN THINK OF, ESPECIALLY ON
NUCLEAR FAMILY WHERE THEY LET US DO INSANE STUFF. AND I THINK -- I GUESS I'M JUST
THANKFUL THEY LET US DO ALL THAT.
WE CAN ACTUALLY MAKE IT AND YOU GUYS LIKE IT.
THEN WE MAKE MORE. WASH, RINSE, REPEAT. >> WHO LIKES DAVID ROSS A LOT?
>> THANK YOU, SAM. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> MITCH AT VidCon WANTED TO
POINT OUT, THERE IS A PROBLEM. NOW SAM AND MIKE ARE WEA
RING THE
SAME THING. >> OH, NO.
TAKE IT OFF, MIKE. [FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT
FIGHT FIGHT] >> PLEASE COME BACK WITH YOUR
SHIRT OFF. >> I NEED A COUCH BUDDY. >> COME BACK, COMMIT, COMMIT,
COMMIT. >> IF HE'S GONE CAN I PULL A
COUCH BUDDY? >> OH, NO. >> BLUE DRESS, YES, YES, YES. >> THIS IS WHERE IT WENT OFF THE
RAILS. >> WHAT'S HAPPENING?
>> I WAS DOING HALF AND HALF. >> IT WORKED.
>> YOU ARE NOT NAKED IS WHAT THAT WAS.
THAT'S WHAT THEY JUST DID. >> SHE CAN STILL COME UP HERE. >> HE CAN STILL
COME UP HERE. WHEW!
>> I'M COVERED. >> ALL
RIGHT! >> SO WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED, WHAT WERE YOUR FIRST THOUGHTS?
>> I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN, HANGING AROUND SAM WAS A
REALLY WEIRD EXPERIENCE. YOU THOUGHT HE WOULD BE FUNNY IN REAL LIFE, NOT JUST WHEN HE'S
SCRIPTED. BUT -- >> HOW MUCH MONEY DID
SAM VENMO
YOU? >> DO WE HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION? WE'LL GO -- WE'LL HASHTAG ONE
MORE TIME. #AskSFPhillyD.
RIGHT ON THE SCREEN. #AskSFPhillyD. >> RUBEN SAYS WHERE DO YOU DRAW
THE LINE ON LEAVING COMMENTS OR DELETIN
G THEM.
I RECENTLY HAVE GOTTEN A TON OF HATE TRY TO FIGURE IT OUT. >> IF SOMEONE IS BLINDLY HATING AND SPEWING OUT THE WORST
GARBAGE EVER, WITHOUT AN OPINION, THAT'S A MUTE.
IF SOMEONE JUST HATES ME BUT THEY HAVE AN ARGUMENT BEHIND IT,
I'LL LEAVE IT. I LIKE TO HAVE THOSE PEOPLE TO
BOUNCE OFF OF. IT'S EASY, ESPECIALLY IN L.A. OR
ANYWHERE TO GET IN THIS ECHO CHAMBER WHERE EVERYBODY THICK
THIS. BUT THAT'S NOT THE CASE.
THAT'S ONE OF THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS ABOUT U TUBE AND ONE OF
THE REASONS I TRY TO
SEE BOTH SIDES.
EVERYONE HAS A DIFFERENT OPINION.
EVERYONE WAKES UP THINKING IT'S A VALID ONE, AND THEN LET'S HAVE
A CONVERSATION. SOMETIMES PEOPLE GET THAT ACROSS IN A DICKISH WAY SO I DON'T
BLOCK THOSE PEOPLE. >> A LOT OF PEOPLE TALK ABOUT
CENSORSHIP IN THESE COMMENTS. I HAVE THE SAME -- I TREAT THE
COMMENT HOW I WOULD TREAT SOMEONE COMING UP TO ME IN REAL
LIFE. IF SOMEONE IS GOING TO COME UP
TO ME AND THREAT' RAPE AND I SHOULD DIE OF CANCER AND MY
FAMILY NOT MISS ME, THAT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE TO
SAY TO SOMEONE'S
FACE SO IT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE IN THE COMMENTS.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO LISTEN TO THAT.
IF SOMEONE CAME UP YELLING THAT, WOULD YOU SAY WHAT ELSE?
DID YOU WANT TO ADD INSULT? NO, YOU WOULD WALK AWAY SAYING
THAT'S NOT COOL. I DON'T HAVE TO LISTEN TO THAT.
BUT IF SOMEONE IS HAVING A CONSTRUCTIVE ARGUMENT WITH YOU,
I DON'T LIKE THIS BECAUSE ... THAT'S A CONVERSATION YOU COULD
HAVE TO MY FACE. I'LL TAKE THAT POINT ON.
YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE LIKE ANYTHING NEGATIVE DOESN'T EXIST
BECAUSE THAT'S
NOT REALITY. BUT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY A LINE YOU CAN CENSOR AND SAY, NOT
COOL, DELETE. >> THE SUPER RAINY -- RAGEY THINGS ARE
FEW AND FAR BETWEEN. GENERALLY FIT WAS MEAN ABOUT US
WE WOULD KEEP IT UP THERE. BUT IF THEY WERE MEAN THE EACH
OTHER WE WOULDN'T. WE SUCK SHIT SO WE KEEP IT UP
THERE. >> IF YOU ARE JUST STARTING OUT
WITH A CHANNEL, ONE THING THAT I LEARNED EARLY ON AT
SourceFed, DON'T RESPOND TO NEGATIVE COMMENTS.
LIKE EVER. IT'S LIKE FEEDING THE TROLLS.
THE MORE YOU RESPOND TO SOMEONE'S
NEGATIVE COMMENT BE EVEN IF A WHOLE THREAD OF PEOPLE
ARE DEFENDING YOU, IT BUMPS THE COMMENT UP TO THE TOP.
SOMETIMES WHEN PEOPLE ARE WATCHING YOUR VIDEO AND THEY
HAVEN'T MADE AN OPINION ABOUT YOU OR OUR CONTENT AND THEY SEE
A LOT OF PEOPLE HATING ON IT, THEY MIGHT STOP WATCHING AND
THINK THAT THAT'S THE TRUTH ABOUT YOU.
SO JUST IGNORE IT IF YOU CAN. THAT'S WHAT I WOULD SAY. >> IT'S LIKE HOW DO WE RESPOND
TO NEGATIVE COMMENTS. >> HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT
CENSORING NEGATIVE COMMENTS, LIKE REMOVING T
HEM.
>> I WAS THINKING OF THIS TODAY WHEN I WAS IN THE HALLWAY.
IF YOU HAVE AN ISSUE WITH PEOPLE SAYING, I HATE YOU, DON'T DO
THIS. IT'S JUST SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE
THAT. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH
THAT, YOU ARE IN THE WRONG ROOM. >> Reporter: DOES ANYONE IN
THE ROOM HATE WILL? >> AT LEAST THEY ARE DOING IT TO
YOUR FACE. >> FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT'S THE SAME ABOUT ALL EIGHT THOSE DUDES?
>> WHITE MEN? I LIKE TO TAKE ALL THE NEGATIVE
COMMENTS ABOUT ME AND I DECORATE MY WALLS WITH A
LL THE COMMENTS.
I LIKE IT. KEEPS ME ON MY TOES.
THERE IS AN ACCOUNT CALLED I HATE MATT LIEBERMAN, AND AS FAR
AS I KNOW I'M THE ONLY SUBSCRIBER. >> DUDE, PUT UP NEW VIDEO.
I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY IN THE LONGEST TIME.
>> DO WE HAVE ANY MORE? >> BABY TRAY.
>> JUST THINK ABOUT HIM. THINK ABOUT YOUR SON.
>> THIS CAME FROM LYNN@LYNN
DEFRANG CO-. -- DEFRANCO.
MY DAD WANTED ME TO BE A DOCTOR. AND I WAS HORRIBLY EQUIPPED FOR
THAT JOB SO LUCKILY I FOUND youtube.
HE GOT OR IT, THOUGH. >> MINE WANTED ME TO BE
E
DUCATED. IT DIDN'T MATTER WHAT I STUDIED AS LONG AS I WEREN'T TO COLLEGE
AND GOT A DEGREE. >> DID YOU GET A DEGREE?
>> HELL NO. I DON'T WANT TO SPEND THAT MUCH
MONEY FIGURING OUT WHAT I WANTED TO DO.
BY 19 I GOT A JOB AT A TELEVISION STATION.
AND I WAS MAKING MORE THAN THE LECTURERS AT COLLEGE.
BUT THAT WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR MY MOTHER BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE
A DEGREE. THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING.
>> MY MOM WANTED ME TO BE AN ARTIST OF SORTS BECAUSE SHE IS A
FLORAL ARRANGEMENT DESIGNER. AND SHE WANT
ED ME TO WORK WITH
COLORS AND WANTED ME TO PAINT STUFF.
I WAS NOT ABOUT THAT AT ALL. I WANTED TO WORK IN THE
SCIENCES. I COMPLETELY WENT AGAINST THAT.
BUT I'M KIND OF DOING ART. I FEEL LIKE SHE SHOULD RESPECT
THAT. BUT SHE ALSO WANTS ME TO BE A
CHEF WHICH IS NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN.
>> MY FOLKS BASICALLY SAID YOU CAN BE ANYTHING YOU WANTED, BUT
YOU CAN'T BE AN ACTOR. IT'S LIKE THAT KIND OF LIKE
DOUBLE MESSAGE. I THINK MY DAD WANTED ME -- HE
WAS A BANKER AN WANTED ME TO DO THE SAME THING
. WHEN I W
AS 17, I GRADUATED HIGH
SCHOOL, AND I WANTED TO BE A JOURNALIST.
BECAUSE I WANTED TO BE JON STEWART MORE THAN ANYTHING.
I TOLD MYSELF I WOULD GO TO SCHOOL FOR JOURNALISM AND LEARN
HOW TO BE A SMART PERSON, THEN WORK FOR THE MEDIA. BUT MY DAD WAS LIKE, NO, HE MADE
ME GO TO FILM SCHOOL. COINCIDENTALLY THE FILM SCIEL WENT TO WAS CLOSE TO WHERE --
THE FILM SCHOOL I WENT TO WAS CLOSE TO WHERE
DEFRANCO WAS AT. I WANTED TO BE A JOURNALIST AND
I FEEL I FOUND SOMETHING IN BETWEEN.
AND I RECENTLY MESSED
IT UP AND DID SOMETHING ELSE. BUT SO FAR, DADDY PROUD.
MOMMY PROUD. CATACOMB PROUD.
BABY TREY PROUD OF YOU? >> NO.
>> MY PARENTS WERE ALWAYS EXTREMELY SUPPORTIVE.
THEY DIDN'T CARE WHAT I DID AS LONG AS I LEFT MY ROOM.
SO THEY WERE JUST ALWAYS LIKE YOU WANT TO DRAW?
DO THAT. YOU WANT TO DIRECT, DO THAT.
YOU WANT TO DO SKETCHES, DO THAT.
YOU WANT TO PLAY WITH PUPPETS IN YOUR ROOM AT 3:00 A.M., DO THAT.
THEY WERE ALWAYS SUPPORTIVE. MY MOM IS STILL SUPPORTIVE, AND SHE CALLS ME UP AND SAYS,
UH-HUM, S
ANTA. IT'S WEIRD MY MOM WATCHES THAT.
IT'S A LITTLE INAPPROPRIATE. >> MY MOTHER DOESN'T WATCH.
EVER SINCE SHE SAW ME AND JOE TALK ABOUT JESUS, SHE IS DONE.
>> I'M JUST HAPPY SHE DOESN'T THINK I'M RACIST ANYMORE.
>> SHE WANTED TO GET A PHOTO WITH YOU LAST TIME SHE WAS HERE.
I SAID YOU CAN'T BE TAKING PHOTOS WITH MY FRIENDS. >> WHAT DID YOUR MOM SAY ABOUT
STEVE? >> DON'T LET THAT BEARDED MAN
TOUCH YOU. >> THAT WAS LIKE THREE YEARS
AGO. >> WE TOUCH A LOT.
>> WE TOUCH TOO MUCH. >> I'M THE THIRD OUT
OF LIKE A
LITTER OF KIDS. I COULD DO WHATEVER I WANTED.
THEY FORCED MUSIC WHICH IS THE OPPOSITE EVERY PARENT FORCES THEM TO DO, SO I PLAYED VIOLIN
AND SAXOPHONE. DITCHED ALL THAT AND ENDED UP
HERE. SO LIFE IS CLIEFNEDS A CLUSTER
FUCK -- LIFE IS KIND OF A CLUSTER FUCK. >> THANK YOU, STEVE AND NOT SAM.
MY PARENTS WANTED ME TO BE HAPPY WHICH IS WHY I SPENT MOST OF MY
LIFE REAL, REAL POOR. I DO A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE
CREATIVELY FULFILLING. BUT MY PARENTS WERE LIKE IF YOU
CAN PAY YOUR BILLS, THEY W
ERE HAPPY.
THEN THEY WILL SUPPORT WHATEVER YOU DO BECAUSE YOU ARE ABLE TO
PAY YOUR OWN BILLS AND WORK YOUR OWN WAY.
>> I GOT ONE. WHEN I WAS 9 I TOLD MY PARENTS I WANTED TO BE A MECHANIC, AND MY
DAD BOUGHT ME A TOOL KIT. HE WAS MORE SUPPORTIVE OF THAT
THAN WHEN I SAID A YEAR LATER THAT IT WANTED TO BE AN ACTOR.
HE SAID DO WHATEVER YOU WANTED, JUST NOT ACTING, JUST LIKE
MATT'S PARENTS. MY DAD WAS AN ACTOR AND GOT
REJECTED A LOT. AND HE WASN'T WRONG.
IT'S ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS TO DO, BUT I LOV
E IT SO MUCH.
I DON'T CARE, DAD. >> GROWING UP MY MOM WANTED ME
TO BE A STRAIGHT CHRISTIAN FEMALE AND I'M NOW A PAGAN GAY
TRANSMAN. SO ...
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] IT'S BEEN AN INTERESTING
EXPERIENCE . >>
WHENEVER STEVE STARTS I NEVER KNOW HOW IT'S GOING TO END.
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. WILL, ROUGH OKAY TO GO INTO THE
CROWD REAL FAST. AMBER SAYS I HAVE A PIE FOR YOU,
CAN I PLEASE GIFT TO YOU? >> WHAT KIND OF PIE?
>> AMBER, IT'S YOU? >> IS IT POISON PIE?
THAT'S MY FAVORITE. >> WILL, THIS WAY.
>> IS
THAT YOU? >> WHAT IS THAT PIE FILLED WITH? >> I DEFINITELY MET YOU BEFORE. >> WHAT KINDS IS IT?
WHAT HAPPENED? >> [INAUDIBLE]
>> THE TOONTS QUESTION, IT'S HER.
THE ONE IN THE PICTURE. >> OKAY.
>> THE FACT THAT SHE IS IN THE BANNER, DOES THAT MAKE YOU LESS
WEIRDED OUT BY POTENTIALLY EATING THIS FOOD?
>> I'M NOT EATING IT UP HERE. SHE TOLD ME THERE IS A DRAKE
BUILD-A-BEAR IN HERE. AND SHE ALSO TOLD ME THERE IS A BUTTON ON IT I NEED TO PRESS,
AND I'M SCARED. >> OPEN IT.
SHOW US. >> OH, MY GOD, THAT
'S SO
ADORABLE. >> FEED THE BEAR. I DON'T THINK THAT'S GOING TO
WORK. I WAS LIKE WHY ARE YOU GOING LOWER WITH THE MICROPHONE.
IT'S DISTURBING. >> FROM BEHIND THAT WAS
HORRIBLE. >> MAYBE IT NEEDS A BATTERY. >> SANTA, WHAT ELSE IS IN THE
SACK? >> CHOCOLATE. >> SO A SINGLE QUESTION TO MIKE FALZON TERKS, HAVE YOU EVER --
TO MIKE FALZONE. HAVE YOU EVER STRAIGHTENED YOUR
HAIR? >> YES. MY FIANCE DOES IT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE AND SHE SAYS IT'S A
RELAXING EXPERIENCE. BUT I HATE IT.
>> IT'S HOT WHEN YOU S
TRAIGHTEN YOUR HAIR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WISH I HAD MORE TO SAY, BUT I
DON'T. >> THIS IS A FUNNY ONE.
10% ETHANOL SAYS HAVE YOU EVER HAD A MOMENT OR PERIOD OF TIME
WHERE YOU WANTED TO GIVE UP MAKING VIDEOS?
>> I HAVE HAD FIVE IN THE COURSE OF 10 YEARS.
IT'S EASY TO GET DOWN STOP YOURSELF.
I THINK I HAVE DONE THIS LONG ENOUGH TO REALIZE THERE ARE UPS AND DOWNS OF MY EMOTIONS.
WHETHER IT'S youtube OR ANYTHING, THAT HELPED ME.
BUT I DON'T KNOW. I LOVE IT TOO MUCH. I HAVE HAD LOTS OF OPPORTUNI
TIES TO JUMP SHIP BUT UNLESS
SOMETHING DRASTICALLY CHANGES WITH THE WEBSITE I DON'T THINK I
WILL DO THAT. >> THERE IS ONLY SO MUCH THAT A
PERSON CAN TAKE. WHEN YOU PUT YOURSELF OUT THERE
SO MUCH AND YOU ARE CONSTANTLY GETTING THAT FEEDBACK, POSITIVE
AND NEGATIVE AND YOU ARE GIVING YOURSELF AND YOUR TRUTH, IT'S
VULNERABLE. SOMETIMES YOU JUST SAY HAVE I
GIVEN EVERYTHING I HAVE, AND AM I EMPTY NOW?
IN PHIL'S CAPACITY, IT'S TWO YEARS BY THE SOUNDS MUCH IT.
THAT'S REALLY IMPRESSIVE. >> I THINK IT HAP
PENS IN EVERY
CAREER OR EVERY MOMENT. I REMEMBER IN COLLEGE I
WANTED -- IN HIGH SCHOOL I WANTED TO PLAY. I REMEMBER TRAINING TO BE A
PASTRY CHEF AND I QUIT .
>> IT'S HAPPENING .
>> WHAT YOU CALL ME ? >> LAST FALL I GOT REALLY BURNT
OUT. I WAS MAKING VIDEOS FOUR DAYS A
WEEK AND HAD BEEN MAKING VIDEOS 4 TO 7 DAYS A WEEK FOR OVER A
YEAR. THAT'S TOO MUCH WHEN YOU HAVE A
FULL-TIME JOB THAT'S ALSO MAKING VIDEOS.
I NEEDED TO TAKE A BREATHER. IT HAPPENS, SOMETIMES YOU GET
BURNT OUT. YOU NEED TO FIGURE O
UT EXACTLY
HOW MUCH OF YOURSELF AND YOUR LIFE YOU CAN GIVE TO MAKING
VIDEOS. >> I THOUGHT ABOUT QUITTING
RECENTLY. LIKE A COUPLE MONTHS AGO I WAS
BATTLING WITH MYSELF ABOUT THE LEGITIMACY OF THIS INDUSTRY.
I REALIZED NO MATTER WHERE I GO, I'M GOING TO BE TOLD WHAT TO DO.
AND WHERE I AM NOW, IT IS THE LEAST.
THIS IS THE MOST CREATIVE FREEDOM I WILL HAVE IN MY ENTIRE
LIFE. SOW I DECIDED TO LIVE IN THE
PRESENT -- SO I DECIDED TO LIVE IN THE PRESENT AND DO WHATEVER I
CAN. I DON'T HAVE PLANS OF QUITT
ING
THE REST OF MY LIFE, SO THAT'S WHERE I AM.
>> SOMETIMES THEY GET RID OF THE SHOWS YOU LOVE DOING BECAUSE YOU GUYS DON'T WATCH THEM, LIKE COMFORT ZONE, AND COLLECTIBLES
CORN, AND TABLE TALK, AND BETWEEN THE PAGES, AND TABLE
TALK, AND MORNING CULLED. MORNING HUDDLE WITH BILL.
THAT WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SHOWS.
BUT THROUGH ALL THE DISCOURAGEMENT FROM PEOPLE MAYBE
NOT WATCHING THE VIDEO OR WHAT NOT.
YOU STILL KINDS OF REALIZE THAT YOU ARE MAKING REALLY DUMB
VIDEOS FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE HA
PPY ABOUT THAT AND LAUGH
AT THAT. AND THAT'S ENOUGH FUEL FOR ANY
BAD THING THAT HAPPENS IN THIS JOB. SO THAT'S MY 2 CENTS.
>> I'M CLOSER TO ALL YOUR GUYS'
AGE SO IT HITS ME A LOT. I FEEL LINING THAT QUARTER
LIFE -- I FEEL LIKE THAT QUARTER LIFE CRISIS THAT PEOPLE TALK ABOUT ON TUMBLR, I LOSE FAITH,
BUT I WORK WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE TALENTED.
SO WHEN I LOSE FAITH IN WHAT I'M DOING, I CAN LOOK AT STEVE OR
MATT OR PHIL, THEY ARE ALWAYS MAKING COOL STUFF EVERY SINGLE
SECOND OF EVERY SINGLE DAY. THESE G
UYS HELP KEEP ME GOING. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 10 YEARS NOW.
AND I NEVER WANTED TO STOP COMPLETELY.
WHATEVER IT IS. I HAVE THIS THING IN ME THAT
WANTS TO MAKE STUFF AND MAKE PEOPLE HAPPY.
A LOT OF PEOPLE GET DISCOURAGED ABOUT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WATCHING THE VIDEOS, AND THAT'S
RIDICULOUS. EVEN IF YOU HAVE 100 PEOPLE
WATCHING YOUR VIDEOS, 50 PEOPLE WATCHING YOUR VIDEOS.
PICTURE DOING SOMETHING TO 50 REAL PEOPLE AND YOU WILL NEVER
GET DISCOURAGED. IF IT'S NOT FUN AN
YMORE YOU
DON'T DO IT. I WANTED TO DO LESS BUT I NEVER WANTED TO STOP DOING EVER. >> I THIS THING SOMETIMES WHERE
I HAVE BAD DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY.
I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE 2009. I WANT TO GIVE UP A LOT. I CAN ONLY LAUGH ABOUT IT.
IN LIKE QUESTIONING SEXUALITY IS SOMETHING I HAD TO DEAL WITH FOR
A LONG TIME. THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT
HAPPEN AS A HUMAN BEING. BECAUSE WE CHANGE SO MUCH OVER
THE YEARS. WE HAVE TO COME TO TERMS WITH
WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE MAKE ON THE INTERNET REFLECTS WHO W
E ARE
AT THE TIME. SO A LOT OF CHANGES HAPPEN.
SO IT'S A LOT OF COMING TO TERMS WITH THAT.
SO I WANT TO GIVE UP ALL THE TIME. MY LOVE OUTWEIGHS IT 100%.
THAT'S WHY I'M STILL HERE. NO JOKE, I HAVE BEEN DOING U
TUBE FOR SIX YEARS. I NEVER WANTED TO QUIT EXCEPT
ONE TIME THIS PAST YEAR BASICALLY PEOPLE AT MY SCHOOL
FOUND MY CHANNEL AND FOUND A SEMI CONTROVERSIAL VIDEO AND I
ENDED UP GETTING PEOPLE WHO SAID THEY WOULD LEAK MY ADDRESS
ONLINE AND DEATH THREATS AT MY SCHOOL.
I HAD HALF OF MY SCHOOL WEAR
A CERTAIN TYPE OF CLOTHING TO
BOYCOTT ME. EVEN WHEN THAT WAS IN MY FACE,
IT WASN'T JUST INTERNET HEIGHT,
INTEREST -- WASN'T JUST INTERNET HATE, BUT
REAL LIFE. IT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP DOING
WHAT YOU ARE DOING IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY.
>> WHAT'S YOUR CHANNEL? WHERE CAN THEY FIND YOUR
CHANNEL? >> YOU
KNOW, IT'S ACELANDALXANDER.
I MAKE MUSIC ON THAT CHANNEL AND I HAVE ANOTHER CHANNEL WHERE I
TALK ABOUT GENDER AND SEXUALITY. >> WE HAVE 4 FOUR MINUTES. CAN DAVE ROSS DO HIS CREEPY
LAUGH LIVE? >> HIS
CREEPY LAUGH?
IS IT LIKE --
>> HERE WE GO. IF YOU HAD TO SWITCH OUTFITS
WITH THE PERSON ON YOUR RIGHT. HOW GOOD WOULD YOU LOOK ON A
SCALE OF 1-10. >> DO IT!
ANYWAY. HORRIBLE.
I WOULD BE 1. >> I DON'T UNDERSTAND. >> YOU WOULD SWAP OUTFITS WITH
THE PERSON TO YOUR RIGHT. I WOULDN'T FIT ANY OF THAT.
ESPECIALLY THE SHOES. WE HAVE DIFFERENT FEET SIZES.
BUT I WOULD GIVE IT A RED HOT GO.
>> YOU WOULD LOOK GREAT. >> THAT'S A THONG. THAT WOULD BE SO FAR UP MY ASS I
WOULD NEED TWEEZERS TO GET THEM OUT. >>
I WOULD SO WEAR IT. >> I FEEL LIKE IF YOU DID IT, IT WOULD LOOK LIKE YOU ARE PLAYING
LIEBERMAN. >> THESE FUCKIN' SHOES BANGING. >> I DIDN'T KNOW YOU MADE SHOES. >> WILL IS AN INCREDIBLY STYLISH
PERSON. OH, YEAH. >> I THINK I WOULD NEED HIS
T-SHIRT IN TWO EXTRA SIZES BIGGER.
MAYBE THE JEANS THE SAME. I WOULD WEAR THAT OUTFIT.
>> I'M EXCITED TO PICTURE WILL IN STEVE'S CLOTHES RIGHT NOW.
>> NEON JUNGLE. >> I COULD DO THE FOREVER 21
LOOK. >> SHOP AT H & M.
CALM DOWN, SIT DOWN. >> I'M THROWING SHOTS
AT HIM,
NOT YOU. [FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT] >> WE HAVE TWO MINUTES, YOU
SILLY BASTARDS.
HOW ARE YOU DOING OVER THERE? >> I'M GREAT.
>> I MEAN WITH HIS CLOTHES. >> I WOULD WEAR SAM'S CLOTHES.
SAM IS A STYLISH MAN AS WELL. HE HAS SOME GOOD SHIRTS THAT I
COVET. THAT'S ABOUT IT.
I WOULD WEAR YOUR PANTS. >> THANK YOU.
SOME NICE PERSON POINTED OUT THIS.
I THINK WE'LL DO PRETTY WELL. >> LOOK HOW COOL HIS SHOES ARE.
CLAP REALLY QUICK FOR HIS SHOES.
>> WE LOOK GOOD. >> CAN WE SWITCH PLACE
S? >> WE L
OVE DOPE.
>> THE LAST QUESTION IS FROM
SUSANNA, WILL YOU EVER COME TO AUSTRALIA?
WE COULD USE THIS AS A WAY TO ANNOUNCE IT.
WE'LL DO IT WHEN DEFRANCO DOES AUSTRALIA.
IT WILL BE BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.
THEN WE ARE OVERSEAS STUFF. WE'LL DO THE NEW VidCon IN
AMSTERDAM. IT WILL BE AWESOME. I DECIDED TWO HOURS AGO.
>> OH, YES! >> ARE YOU TAKING ME OR WHAT?
>> YOU WILL FIND OUT. ALSO, BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN TOLD
WE HAVE TO DO IT. WE'LL DO IN THE SAME WEEK
DEFRANCO DOES NEW ZEALAND. >> DO I NEED TO ST
ART WRITING
SOME SONGS? >> YES.
>> SON OF A BITCH. >> YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS IF YOU
ARE GOING TO AUSTRALIA. >> YOU HAVE TO GO CENTER STAGE.
WE HAVE 8 SECONDS. WAYS THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO
SAY TO ALL THESE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE?
>> EVERY SINGLE LAST ONE OF YOU IS A SPECIAL AMAZING PERSON, AND
I LOVE EVERY FREAKING ONE OF YOU.
THANK YOU FOR COMING. YOU ARE ALL
AMAZING! >> THANK YOU FOR COMING.
BYE-BYE [ MUSIC ] >> WELCOME TO THE LIVE STREAM
#vidconlive. IT TAKES AN ARMY TO BUILD UP
EVERYTHING INSIDE
THE EXPO HALL HERE AT THE ANAHEIM CONVENTION
CENTER. IN 2010 THE FIRST VidCon WAS HELD AT A HOTEL IN CENTURY CITY. EVEN THE NIGHT BEFORE VidCon
VENDORS ARE COMING TO CELEBRATE EVERYTHING AMAZING ABOUT OUR
COMMUNITY. ANYTHING WE ARE SHOWING TODAY
DURING OUR LIVE STREAM, ELLIOTT, LEE AND KINGSLEY WILL BE USING
THE TAG BOARD TO FIND POSTS ON
#vidconlive. STAY TUNED.
THE FUN HAS JUST BEGUN. >> ELLIOTT: WELCOME BACK TO THE
CONVENTION HALL. I'M HERE WITH A PERSON KNOWN AS
KINGSLEY AND LEE NEWTON. I H
AD IT WRITTEN ON MY PALM. >> Lee: HE CONTOURED IT ON HIS
PALM. SO ANY GAMERS OUT THERE.
WE JUST WATCHED THE Q & A WITH THE SourceFed CREW.
WE'LL PROBABLY HANG OUT WITH THEM LATER.
YOU KNOW WHAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT?
THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW YOU HANDLE QUOTE-UNQUOTE MEAN
INTERNET COMMENTS. THAT'S ALWAYS A FUN COMMENT.
KINGSLEY, HOW DO YOU HANDLE IT, ASSUMING YOU GET ANY.
>> Kingsley: I DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO MEAN INTERNET
COMMENTS. WHEN I FIRST STARTED OUT I DID.
I WOULD DRAG THEM BACK INTO
AN INTERNET FIGHT.
BUT NOW I JUST IGNORE THEM . IF THEY ARE REALLY RUDE, BLOCK
IS GOOD. >> Lee: IT'S A REMINDER IN MY OPINION, MONICA SAID IT IN THAT
Q & A, IF SOMEBODY WERE TO SAY THAT TO YOUR FACE, YOU WOULD BE
LIKE, GO AWAY, I'M LEAVING OR I'M PRESSING LEGAL THINGS.
I WOULD ACTUALLY TAKE ACTION. SO BLOCK IS A NICE REMINDER TO
BE LIKE, HEY, YOU CAN'T BEHAVE THAT WAY. THAT'S NOT A WAY TO BEHAVE.
I THINK SO MUCH OF IT IS, ESPECIALLY LIKE TROLLS, AND SO
MANY OF THE VICIOUS COMMENT. AS A WOMAN ON
youtube.
>> YOU CAN PUT ME AS A WOMAN ON youtube.
>> Lee: THERE ARE THINGS YOU GET THAT YOU ARE LIKE, OH, MY
GOD. THIS IS INSANE
. SOME OF THE STUFF IS SO DARK, I
THINK IS THIS AN EPISODE OF "DEXTER"?
IT'S SO INSANE. >> ELLIOTT: HOW DO YOU HANDLE
THE SERIAL KILLER COMMENT? >> YOU KNOW IF YOU ARE GOING TO
SEE THAT PERSON IN REAL LIFE THAT STUFF WOULDN'T BE SAID.
>> YOU CAN DO THE WHOLE MUTING THING.
HOME COUNTING KINGSLEY'S WAYS. THOSE AT HOME. YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE NIGHT AT
ROXI. JOIN THE FUN, JO
IN THE CROWD.
>> I MUTE PEOPLE ALL THE TIME. >> Lee: YOU GUYS CAN'T SEE IT,
BUT IT'S SO PACKED AND SO WONDERFUL.
EVERYONE IS SO HAPPY HAVING THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES.
THIS IS THE BEGINNING. >> Kingsley: SOME PEOPLE ARE
WAKING UP NOW. >> Lee: IT'S SO NOON.
>> ELLIOTT: NORMALLY I WOULD BE WAKING UP.
>> Lee: I STILL HAVE 45 MINUTES ON MY WAKING UP.
YOU PUT ALL OF YOUR LIFE INTO YOUR DAY, DON'T YOU?
>> Kingsley: I DON'T PUT ALL OF MY LIFE INTO MY DAY.
BUT I CAN'T SLEEP THAT LATE UNLESS I'M CUDDLING.
I JUST GET UP EARLY. >> Lee: WHAT TIME DO YOU GET
UP? >> Kingsley: BETWEEN 8:00,
9:00. >> ELLIOTT: THAT'S AN ADULT
TIME TO WAKE UP. I WILL SET MY ALARM FOR
7:45. >> Lee: LIKE A SAMSUNG CAMERA. I LOVE JUST LIKE, BOINK.
>> Kingsley: IF ANYONE KNEW WHO I WAS. >> Lee: I'M A NIGHTOWL 100%.
BIOLOGICALLY SPEAKING. I SAW A MEME, SOME PEOPLE ARE
NIGHTOWLS, SOME PEOPLE ARE CONSTANTLY TIRED PIGEONS.
IF YOU I WAS THE OTHER DAY. >> Kingsley: I'M ONE OF THOSE.
>> Lee: I WAS UP 2:00 A.M. AND 3:00 A.M. WATCHIN
G TV.
MY BOYFRIEND CAME IN AND BLEW MY MINDS AND SAID YOU HAVE KNOW,
YOU CAN WATCH THIS IN THE MORNING.
I HAD NEVER THOUGHT OF IT. >> ELLIOTT: I WOULD NEVER THING
TO D I WOULD NEVER THINK TO DO THAT, TO TURN THE TV ON IN THE MORNING.
>> Kingsley: THAT'S A WEIRD THING TO DO, WATCH THE TV DURING
THE DAY. >> Lee: I WAS WATCHING THE
PROGRAMS. JUST WATCHING THE PROGRAMS.
>> ELLIOTT: REMEMBER WHEN YOU WERE A KID BEING SICK AND YOU WOULD WATCH TV DURING THE DAY.
>> Lee: THERE WAS A TIME WHEN I GOT SO L
OAD INTO GENERAL
HOSPITAL. >> Kingsley: IT WAS "ALL MY
CHILDREN" AND "GENERAL HOSPITAL" IN A ROW IT WAS SO DEPRESSING.
>> Lee: I THOUGHT WHAT IS FERNANDO GOING TO DO?
>> ELLIOTT: EVEN AS A KID YOU CAN TELL IT'S FILMED WEIRDLY AND
DIFFERENT AND DARK. IT'S TIME FOR ME AND MY GRANDMA
WOULD SAY TIME FOR BED. >> Lee: I'M WATCHING THE
STORIES AND PROGRAMS. USELESS JACK SAYS I'M WATCHING
#vidconlive. MERKS RV SAID I'M LEARNING SO
MUCH TODAY, #vidconlive. YOU CAN USE THE #vidconlive.
YOU CAN SEE YOU ARE
INTERACTING WITH US.
IT'S FUN TO SEE. ALSO, I HAVE GOT A BEAUTIFUL
MAKEUP ARTIST THAT BEAT MY FACE UP GOOD, SO IT'S NICE TO SEE
PICTURES. I DON'T WANT TO DO IT.
BUT THAT'S WHAT I NOTICE. >> I HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT
GRABBING POWDER AND PUTTING
MAKEUP INTO MY EVERYDAY ROUTINE. >> Kingsley: DO YOU DO IT FOR
YOUR VIDEOS? >> ELLIOTT: I DID, BUT I
STOPPED CARING. IF I'M SHINY, THIS IS THE TRUTH
OF WHO WE ARE. >> Kingsley: I WANT TO GET ON
THE MAKEUP TRAIN. I START PERSPIRING.
I ALWAYS WONDERED HOW
SOME OF YOU GUYS LOOK SO GREAT FOR THE
ENTIRE TIME. >> Lee: LOOKING SUPAFLY.
237. >> ELLIOTT: I NEED
LESSONS. THERE IS A BEAUTY PREMIERE.
YOU DOWNLOAD IT, AND IT WILL MAKE YOU LOOK --
>> Lee: A SECOND SNAPCHAT FILTER.
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE ONE THAT WIPES YOU
? >> ELLIOTT: I'LL USE IT AND I
WISH THE FLOWER THING WASN'T THERE.
IT'S LOOKING GREAT. >> I DON'T WANT THE FLOWERS
THERE. >> Lee: I LOVE IT.
WE HAVE A CLIP FROM THE HEARTFELT MOMENT FROM THE
SourceFed PANEL. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS WONDERF
UL
HEARTFELT MOMENT FROM THE SourceFed PANEL.
>> I WANTED TO BE A MECHANIC AND MY DAD BOUGHT ME A TOOL KIT.
AND HE WAS MORE SUPPORTIVE OF THAT THAN WHEN I SAID A YEAR
LATER THAT IT WANTED TO BE AN ANG ACTOR.
HE SAID DO WHATEVER YOU WANT, JUST NOT ACTING.
JUST LIKE MATT'S PARENTS. MY DAD USED TO BE AN ACTOR.
AND HE WASN'T WRONG. IT'S LIKE ONE OF THE HARDEST
THINGS TO DO. BUT I LOVE IT SO MUCH, I DON'T
CARE. BYE DAD.
>> GROWING UP MY MOM WANTED ME TO BE A STRAIGHT CHRISTIAN FEMALE, FAN I'M NOW A P
AGAN GAY
TRANSMAN, SO ... [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
IT'S BEEN AN INTERESTING EXPERIENCE .
>> Lee: THAT'S NICE. >> ELLIOTT: LEE, WHAT DID YOUR
PARENTS WANT YOU TO DO? >> Lee: THEY ARE THE MOST
INCREDIBLE HUMAN BEINGS I HAVE EVER MET.
YOU MET THEM. EVERY DAY I FEEL LIKE SO #blessed THAT THEY ARE MINE.
I'M BLOWN AWAY. I GET TO SAY THEY ARE MINE.
THEY ARE STRONG, WONDERFUL
PEOPLE. AS THE 16, I WAS LIKE I WANT TO
DO ACTING. THEN THEIR WHOLE LIVES WERE
MAKING SURE CITY FOUND A WAY TO LIKE BE SUPPORTED AND
DO
WHATEVER I WANTED TO DO. THEN I WAS LIKE I WANT TO BE A
TEACHER, THEY WERE LIKE GREAT. I WAS LIKE I WANT TO BE A
HAIRDRESSER, THEY WERE LIKE GREAT.
I SAID I WANT TO BE A MASSAGE THERAPIST, AND THEY SAID GREAT.
EVERYTHING WAS LIKE -- THEY WANTED ME TO BE GROUNDED. SO EVEN WHEN I WAS YOUNGER AND THEY SAID NOT YET WHEN I WANTED
TO AUDITION. THEY SAID YOU NEED A CHILDHOOD.
>> Kingsley: I STARTED ACTING WHEN I WAS 9 IN FLORIDA. THEN WE WERE NEAR ANYONE
NEAR ANYONE . THE FIRST AUDITION I WENT ON
NICKELODIAN CAST ME IN THE
COMMERCIAL. >> Lee: IF YOU CAN FIND THAT
COMMERCIAL, FIND IT AND PUT IT ON #vidconlive.
>> ELLIOTT: I LOOK 9, BUT I'M 13 IN IT.
>> Lee: YOU LOOK LIKE A BABY. >> ELLIOTT: I HAVE IT TO MY
CHANNEL. THEN IT'S ME DANCING.
I WENT TO THE AUDITION -- >> Lee: IT'S SO CUTE. >> IT LITERALLY MADE A SERIES OF
COMMERCIALS THAT WAS CALLED BECAUSE WE CAN. I REMEMBER FILMING THE
COMMERCIAL AND THEY SAID WE HAVE THIS NEW SHOW COMING OUT.
AND I THOUGHT WHATEVER. WE'LL SEE.
IT WAS VERY EX
CITING. >> Lee: CAN WE GET NICKEL NICKELODIAN
AS A MYTH TRENDING. >> Kingsley: MY PARENTS WANTED
ME TO BE COLLEGE. I CAN'T FIND MY PASSION UNTIL I
FOUND JOURNALISM. I WENT TO SCHOOL FOR JOURNALISM
AND THEY WERE SUPPORTIVE AND THEY WERE GLAD I FOUND SOMETHING
I LIKED TO DO. IT'S TAKEN A WHILE FOR THEM TO
UNDERSTAND THIS, BUT THEY HAVE COME AROUND.
>> Lee: WE WERE AT SOMETHING RECENTLY.
LIP-SYNC BATTLE. YOU SAID I WISH MY PARENTS COULD
WALK INTO MY EYES AND SEE. I WISH THEY COULD SEE THE STUFF
AND
BE LIKE THIS IS THE LIFE THAT I GET TO LIVE .
I HAVE. >> SHOW THEM PICTURES.
THE BEST THAT I SAW, IT WAS LE MISSA.
SHE SAID MY MOM TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO USE SNAPCHAT IS AKIN
TO THE RAPTORS FIGURING OUT HOW TO OPEN DOORS.
>> Kingsley: THAT'S THE BEST COMPARISON I HAVE EVER HEARD IN
MY LIFE. >> IT'S AKIN TO RAPTORS OPENING
THOSE DOORS. >> ELLIOTT: DID YOU SEE THE NEW
SNAPCHAT FILTER THAT LOOKS LIKE A SEA MONKEY?
>> Lee: WE HAD A STRONG DEBATE.
>> Kingsley: IT'S STRAWBERRY, THOUGH.
>> ELLIOT
T: THERE IS A THING CALLED TRICK 0
TRICK PHOBIA. IT'S A WEIRD PATTERN OF HOLES.
DON'T GOOGLE IT, IT'S HORRIFYING.
>> Kingsley: IT'S LIKE A BLACK CIRCLE BUT A FIST OR SOMETHING
IS MOVING. >> ELLIOTT: THAT SOUNDS
HORRIBLE. >> Lee: I JUST PICTURED IT AND I HAD TO HOLD IT ALL IN.
>> ELLIOTT: THAT'S WHAT THE STRAWBERRY THING LOOKS LIKE. IT MAKES YOUR FACE LOOK DIMPLY.
TOO MUCH. I DO LIKE TO SEE THE MONEY -- I THINK IT' SEA MONKEY.
>> Lee: KINGSLEY IS NOT EVEN ON BOARD.
HE HAS BEEN SNAPCHATTING THIS
WHOLE THING AND HE HAS YET TO
SEE THE SEA MONKEY. THIS IS A FILTER.
>> Kingsley: THERE ARE TOO MANY.
YOU WALK IN ONE SPOT AND THERE ARE DIFFERENT FILTERS OVER
THERE. >> Lee: YOU CAN'T SEE IT.
IT'S TERRIFYING. I'M ON BOARD WITH IT.
IT'S KIND OF CUTE. >> Lee: THERE IS A LOT OF
STUFF I WOULD GET. THERE IS A LOT OF STUFF I GET IN
TROUBLE WITH BECAUSE I THINK IT'S CUTE, AND IF I WERE TO
FOCUS ON THE REAL LIFE.
>> Kingsley: YOU KNOW WHAT'S TERRIFYING?
THE FACE SWAP. IT MAKES ME
SELF-CONSCIOUS. ARE WE
NOT CUTE?
>> Lee: IT'S ALL YOU. THERE IT IS.
>> ELLIOTT: YOU FOUND IT. LIKE 12 OR 13 IN ALL MY GLORY.
>> Lee: THIS IS SO MUCH FUN. I'M HAVING THE TIME OF MY LIFE
RIGHT NOW. >> ELLIOTT: OCCASIONALLY
SOMEONE WILL STUMBLE ON IT. >> Lee: THEY SPELLED YOUR NAME
WRONG. IT'S ELLIOTT WITH TWO Ts
MORGAN. 30 SECONDS. I'M SO GLAD WE COULD SHOW THAT.
WHOEVER FOUND THAT CLIP, THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL. LOOK AT THAT TINY SWEET ANGEL
BABY. ON THAT LIKE YOU PEAKED.
YOU HAVE GOT TO GO. JOINING US.
>> Elliot: I WILL BE
IN MY ROOM CRYING.
>> Lee: I WOULD LIKE TO REDO THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO PUT YOU SAME
OUTFIT. >> Lee:
I WANT TO GET THOSE UNIFORMS.
>> Lee: YOU SAY I AM ELLIOT AND
I AM SURE YOU KNOW. >> Lee: I'M HAVING A TOUGH TIME.
YOU GUYS LOOK GREAT, SARAH SAID. WHAT IS UP FROM ROMANIA, ONE DAY
I WILL BE AT VidCon. >> Kingsley: ROMANIA IS A REAL
PLACE? >> Lee: YES, I WENT.
>> Kingsley: YOU HAVE BEEN ALL OVER THE PLACE.
>> Lee: YOU HAVE TO DECIDE TO GO.
YOU HAVE A PASSPORT NOW. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HARRY
POTTER HOUSES EARLIER AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT
DIFFERENT YOUTUBERS YOU THINK ARE IN WHAT HOUSES.
HEART I FEEL LIKE IS A HUFFLE PUFF.
>> Kingsley: I WENT TO HAWAII WITH HER.
WE SWAM WITH DOLPHINS. >> Kingsley: CAN THEY BE
SPLIT UP?
>> Elliot: I DON'T REMEMBER. >> Lee: ALL OF THE WEASLIE'S
WERE THE SAME. WE WILL CUT TO A THREE-DAY VIDEO
OF US AT HARRY POTTER LAND. >> Kingsley: THIS IS THE END OF
THE STREAM. >> Lee:
SORRY ABOUT VidCon. >> Elliot: SOMEONE IS GRADUATING
HIGH SCHOOL AND ANY
ADVICE FOR
COLLEGE? >> Kingsley: I WENT TO MOORE.
>> Lee: I SAW AND MADE MY OWN DETERMINATION BUT DIDN'T FINISH. ELLIOT IS THE ONLY ONE THAT
FINISHED. >> Kingsley: I WOULD SAY HAVE
DISCIPLINE. IT IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN HIGH
SCHOOL. YOU WILL HAVE FREEDOM AND YOUR
PARENTS WON'T BE ALL OVER YOU. YOU HAVE TO BE DILIGENT, FOCUS
AND HAVE CONTROL OF YOURSELF.
SOMETIMES I WOULD NOT GO TO CLASS BECAUSE I HAD AN 8 A.M.
SPANISH CLASS. I DON'T THINK THAT SHOULD BE
ALLOWED. LIKE WHY AM I SPEAKING ANO
THER
LANGUAGE BEFORE I HAD BREAKFAST ?
>> Lee: FOOD, FOOD, FOOD. I CANNOT WAIT FOR YOUR NEW
BIOGRAPHY. >> Kingsley: I LIKE THE
TITLE. JUST QUESTIONS.
YEAH, I DID ZOOLOGY SO IT WOULD BE 7 A.M. AND IT WAS LIKE
PHYSICS TWO OR ORGANIC CHEMISTRY. AT SOME POINT, I REMEMBER
THINKING I THINK I AM GOING TO LOS ANGELES AND TRY TO BE AN
ACTOR AND WORK IN HOLLYWOOD. >> Lee: YOU WERE A VET TECH
FOR A LONG TIME.
>> Kingsley: MY FRIEND KELLY DID ZOOLOGY. SHE WAS INTO HORSES AND WOULD
RIDE, AND FEED, AN
D THAT STUFF. >> Elliot: WHAT WAS HER NAME?
>> Kingsley: KELLY. >> Elliot: I THOUGHT YOU SAID
HER NAME WAS ELLIOT. >> Kingsley: I WOULD HAVE BEEN
MORE ANIMATED.% >> Lee: I WOULD HAVE GIVEN IT MY
ALL. >> Elliot: WE HAD A CLASS IN
FLORIDA WHERE WE LEARNED TO WRESTLE CROCODILES.
THEY TOOK US TO A CROCODILE FARM AND THEY SAID YOU WILL JUMP
ALONG IT AND STAY ALONG THE CENTER BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T IT
COULD EAT YOU. SO IN COLLEGE, I LIKE LEARNED
HOW TO GRAB IT AND YOU GRAB IT AND WAKE IT UP AND MA
KE SURE THE
CROCODILE IS AWARE OF YOUR PRESENCE.
YOU HAVE TO STARTLE IT ESSENTIALLY AND THEN DIVE ON ITS
BACK AND GRAB IT AND HOLD IT. >> Kingsley: WAS THIS CURVED? WAS THIS LIKE 60% OF THE CLASS?
I WOULD NOT HAVE DONE THAT IF IT WERE NOT REQUIRED.
>> Elliot: LIKE THE GRADE LEVEL? YOU KNOW WHAT? IT WAS OPTIONAL, I THINK.
I LIKE TO THROW IN A LITTLE CROCODILE WRESTLING.
I WANT MY BRAND ON YOUTUBE BEING THE LEAST LIKELY YOU WOULD IMAGINE TO HAVE GRABBED A
CROCODILE WHICH I THINK I AM NAILING.
>>
Lee: I HAVE BEEN TO BLACK FRIDAY AND I THINK I COULD
WRESTLE A CROCODILE BECAUSE I WRESTLED FOR A CEIL
ING FAN. >> Kingsley: IN COLLEGE, I
WORKED FOR TOYS R US AND MY FIRST DAY WAS BLACK FRIDAY. >> Elliot: IT IS LIKE THE PURGE BUT ACCIDENTLY KILLING PEOPLE.
>> Lee: COLLEGE TIPS, BE DILIGENT IS GOOD ADVICE.
IT IS A HUNDRED PERCENT UP TO YOU TO GO TO CLASSES AND DO
EVERYTHING RIGHT. ON THE OTHER SIDE, THIS IS THE
TIME TO FIGURE OUT WHO YOU ARE. THIS IS THE TIME HIGH SCHOOL IS
SO FULL OF WEIRD
STUFF AND A LOT OF HIERARCHY AND WEIRD THINGS.
IT IS INSECURITY. I DON'T KNOW.
HIGH SCHOOL IS ONE OF THOSE PLACES LIKE THAT.
COLLEGE IS THE TIME YOU GET TO FIGURE OUT WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT
YOU LOVE. IF YOUR MAJOR HAS TO CHANGE, LET
YOUR MAJOR CHANGE. YOU ARE 18.
>> Elliot: I KNOW THEY ARE LIKE YOU ARE 18 NOW.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO WITH THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?
>> Lee: I WENT TO A COLLEGE AND I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE A
PROFESSOR, MIDWAY THROUGH MY COLLEGE EXPERIENCE, I WENT TO %
CAL-STATE A
ND I GOT OFFERED A REAL ACTING JOB AND SHE WAS LIKE
YOU HAVE TO GO. I WAS DOING THEATER ARTS AS MAY
MAJOR AND I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT WOULD HAVE HELPED ME BECAUSE IT DOESN'T GUARANTEE YOU A JOB IN
ANYTHING. >> Elliot: THAT IS TRUE.
>> Lee: SHE WAS ON THE PHONE WITH MY PARENTS AND WAS LIKE SHE
SHOULD LEAVE, SHE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY AND YOU HAVE TO GET
HER OUT. IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST THINGS
THAT HAPPENED. >> Elliot: WE WILL TALK MORE
ABOUT THIS. BUT FIRST WE HAVE A VIDEO OF
BRENT OUT AND ABOUT H
AVING A GREAT TIME AND WE WILL TALK TO
HIM AND SEE WHAT HE IS SAYING. >> Lee: HOW FUN!
>> HI, EVERYBODY. IT IS BRENT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TUNING IN TO #vidconlive.
STAY TUNED FOR MORE AMAZING PANELS AND KEYNOTE SPEAKERS.
BUT THERE IS MORE HAPPENING HERE AT THE SEVENTH ANNUAL VidCon
THAN THAT. THERE ARE INCREDIBLE EXHIBITS BEHIND BE ON THE EXPO FLOOR
WHICH IS A HUGE PART OF WHAT VidCon IS ABOUT.
WE WILL WANDER AROUND AND SEE THE
BOOTHS. >> WHAT IS GOING ON HERE? >> WE ARE CELEBRATING THE
A
NNIVERSARY OF M &MS.
IN CELEBRATION, THERE IS A REMIX AND HERE YOU CAN REMASTER IT
YOURSELF BY USING ACTUAL
M&MS. YOU ARE GOING TO DRAG EACH COLOR
TO THE SCREEN AND IT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENT SOUND.
IT CORRELATES WITH A DIFFERENT SOUND.
THE RED IS THE SINGER. >> WE DON'T HAVE TO LEARN TO
PLAY INSTRUMENTS. YOU PLAY
M M&M. QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU.
HOW DO YOU SAY THAT WORD? >> HOW IS IT GOING?
HOW DO YOU SAY THIS WORD? >> BOOTHS. THIS IS @ STRAWBERRY17'S BOOTH.
#SHEWONTMIND. SEEMS LIKE THE MOST
U
NCOMFORTABLE COUCH BUT I LIKE THIS BOOTH.
HOW DO YOU SAY THIS WORD? >> BOOTHS. >> HOW DO YOU SAY THIS WORD?
>> BOOTHS? >>
BOOTHS? >> IT DOESN'T SAY WHAT BUT IT
SAYS BOOTHS.
BOOTHS. I WAS HOPING HE WOULD BE HERE,
YOU KNOW?% I WAS WONDERING WHAT HIS HAIR
LOOKED LIKE IN PERSON. MAYBE WHAT HE SMELLED LIKE.
HE IS BUSY. BOOTHS.
>> BOOTHS? >> THAT IS FINE.
AS YOU CAN SEE, IT IS ORGANIZED CHAOS HERE ON THE SHOWROOM
FLOOR. KEEP USING #vidconlive AND TWEET
AT ME AT ITSBRENT. TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT TO
SEE ON
THE FLOOR. THERE IS TONS OF STUFFS AND
EXHIBITS AND BOOTHS TO SHOW YOU. WHY CAN'T I GET AN ANSWER TO
THIS QUESTION? IT IS FINE.
#vidconlive. I AM MOSTLY STRESSED ABOUT JOEY.
I WANTED TO SEE HIM. JUST WANTED TO SEE HIM.
BACK TO YOU, GUYS. >> Lee: I HAVE TO GRAB MY
MICROPHONE WHEN I SAW THINGS. >> Kingsley: YES, YOU DO.
THAT IS VERY CRUCIAL. >> Lee: I KEEP FEELING LIKE YOU
CAN HEAR ME WHEN I AM TALKING. >> Kingsley: NO, WE HAVE
DEMANDS. >> Lee: WE HAVE SERIOUS DEMANDS,
DON'T WE? EVERY
ONE IS FREAKING OUT BECAUSE WE SHOWED THAT VIDEO OF NICKO NICKOLODEAN DANCE AND THEY WANT YOU TO REINACT THAT.
>> Kingsley: I DON'T THINK I REMEMBER IT.
IT IS VERY COMPLEX. >> Lee: MAYBE I CAN GIVE YOU A
BEAT? >> Kingsley: I DON'T THINK IT IS
WORTH TRYING. >> Elliot: I DON'T THINK I
SHOULD DO IT. [MUSIC]
>> Lee: ARE YOU READY? >> Kingsley: I FEEL LIKE I AM
WITNESSES HISTORY. >> Lee: ELLIOT MORGAN IS GOING
TO REACT THE NICKELODEON DANCE.
GO. GO.
>> Kingsley: I AM TAKEN BACK. OH, MY, GOSH.
OH,
YES. >> Lee: I DON'T LIKE THE TEARS.
>> Kingsley: WHY ARE YOU CRYING? >> Elliot: IT FEELS SO GOOD.
>> Lee: IT IS A GOOD THING? IT FELT LIKE A SAD THING.
>> Kingsley: I LOVED EVERY SECOND OF THAT.
THAT WAS VERY GOOD. LEJ IF YOU COULD JUST TAKE THAT
AND MAKE IT ABOUT FOUR AND A
HALF MINUTES LONG. >> Elliot: MAKE IT LIKE A GAME
OF THRONES EPISODE. >> Kingsley: IF SOMEONE CAN MAKE
A GIF OF THAT.
>> Elliot: I GET IT. WOW. >> Lee: LOOK AT KINGSLEY.
>> Elliot: THE BEAT HELPED A LOT. I DO LOOK LIKE
GUMBY, DON'T I?
LIKE A HUMAN GUMBY? >> Lee: THAT IS A HUNDRED
PERCENT TRUE. ALL %
>> Elliot: OF ALL PEOPLE TO LOOK LIKE I WILL TAKE
IT. SOMEBODY COMPLIMENTED MY HAIR
EARLIER. >> Lee: SOMEONE COMPLIMENTED MY
SKIN. >> Elliot: I HAD TO GIVE
MYSELF A COMPLIMENT.
>> Kingsley: SOMEONE DID. >> Lee: I FORGET.
WHO COMPLIMENTED YOU?
>> Kingsley: I DON'T THINK I HAVE GOTTEN ANY COMPLIMENTS. >> Lee: PLEASE SEND KINSLEY SOME
COMMENTS. >> Kingsley: I AM JUST KIDDING. I WAS TOLD MY OUTFIT IS ON
POINT. >
> Elliot: I WAS ADMIRING YOUR
SHIRT. >> Kingsley: THANK YOU.
# I LOVE YOUR FASHION, YOUR
SECURITY -- SKIRT AND SHOES.
>> Elliot: I WAS THINKING IT YESTERDAY BUT I LIKE TO
INTERNALIZE MY COMMENTS. CAN I TELL YOU A VidCon
CONFESSION? I FORGOT TO PACK ANY OTHER PANTS
OTHER THAN WHAT I AM WEARING. SO AFTER THIS WE ARE GOING TO,
IN A FEW MINUTES WE WILL HEAD OVER AND I WILL TRY TO GET SOME
PANTS FROM THE CALVIN KLEIN.
>> Lee: I PACKED WITH A VERY STRICT THEME IN MIND.
I AM GOING TROPICAL. SO TH
IS IS A TROPICAL TOP.
>> Elliot: LET'S SEE WHAT IS GOING ON HERE.
>> Lee: YOU CANNOT SEE BUT THERE IS LEMON AND OLD TIME CAMERA,
MIXED TAPE. >> Elliot: THE WORDS CHILL OUT.
>> Lee: I HAVE BANGLED TIGERS ON MY FEET.
I HAVE SICK BANGLE TIGERS ON MY FEET. IT IS THE TROPICAL THEME I AM
GOING FOR. >> Elliot: THESE SHOES WERE
GIVEN TO ME BY MIKE AND HE HAS
THE SAME SHOES AND WE COORDINATE TO MAKE SURE WE ARE NOT WEARING
THEM AT THE SAME TIME. NOW HE HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT
WHERE HE DOESN'T WEAR
HIS BECAUSE I ALWAYS
WEAR MINE.
>> Lee: THAT IS HEART BREAKING. HE GAVE YOU A GIFT AND NOW HE
CAN'T WEAR HIS. JUST TO SPITE HIM.
ELLIOT AND KINGSLEY YOU ARE SO
FUNNY. SO HAPPY TO BE WITH YOU.
>> Elliot: DONUT 32 SAYS I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE TIME DIFFERENCE
BECAUSE I CAN WATCH VidCon AFTER WORK.
WELCOME HOME. I HOPE WORK WENT WELL.
>> Lee: HOW WAS WORK? WHAT DID YOU DO?
HOW WAS IT? >> Elliot: CAN WE GET REAL?
WHY IS THERE THREE Y'S IN YOUR HANDLE?
>> Kingsley: YOU WANT TO GET THAT REAL?
THAT IS
WHERE YOU WANT TO GO? >> Lee: I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW AS
WELL. >> Kingsley: IF YOU MUST KNOW, THE OWNER OF KINGSLEY WITH ONE
GUY L IS SOME GUY WHO HASN'T TWEETED SINCE 2014. AND TWO I'S THE GUY HASN'T
TWEETED IN YEARS EITHER. SO
THREE IS A CHARM. >> Elliot: HAVE YOU CHECKED TO
SEE IF THERE IS A KINGSLEY WITH FOUR YS?
>> Kingsley: I DIDN'T BOTHER.
ONCE I GOT TO THREE I PRESSED THE BUTTON.
>> Lee: DO YOU HAVE A MIDDLE NAME?
>> Kingsley: I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT TO TELL THE WORLD.
>> Lee: KEEP IT.
IT IS YOURS.
>> Kingsley: YOU ARE MAKING ME TELL YOU?
IT STARTS WITH AN A. >> Lee: ANGERS?
>> Kingsley: WHAT? >> Lee: I AM JUST SAYING THINGS.
>> Elliot: YOU KNOW THAT POPLAR NAME.
>> Kingsley: I THINK THAT NAMED >> Lee: KINGSLEY
ANGERS. WE ARE GOING WITH THAT.
>> Elliot: WHAT ARE YOU SAYING? SWEET WORDS FROM STEVE HERE.
>> Lee: SOMEONE SAID I LIKE YOUR SHIRT A LOT TO KINGSLEY.
>> Elliot: YEAH, I LOVE THE CIRCLES.
THEY ARE A REALLY GOOD SIZE. >> Kingsley: SOMEONE WAS SAYING
THEY HOPE THEIR CHA
NNEL IS BIG ENOUGH NEXT YEAR TO COME HERE.
THERE IS NO CRITERIA. YOU JUST BUY YOUR PASS.
I THINK THERE IS CREATORS AND OTHER PASSES AS WELL.
THERE IS FEATURED CREATOR, REGULAR CREATORS --
>> Elliot: MY PERSONAL FAVORITE IS JUST SNEAKING IN.
MOW, YOU CAN'T DO THAT.
>> Lee: THEY HAVE BEEN DILIGENT ABOUT NOT SNEAKING IN THIS YEAR.
WITH WAS WEARING MY PASS ON MY SIDE AND SOME GUY WAS LIKE KEEP
THAT ON YOU. >> Elliot: I HAVE
GOTTEN IN TROUBLE FOR FOUR YEARS.
THEY PRINT OUR NAME AND USUALLY WHY WRI
TE IT WITH A SHARPY AND
DECORATE IT. >> Lee: I AM WAVING.
>> Kingsley: DID YOU WAVE? >> Lee: THOSE KEEPING THE WAVE AND PEACE SIGN COUNT ADD ANOTHER
ONE TO KINGSLEY. THIS IS ANOTHER DESIGN THEY DID.
IT FEELS MEGABYTE-Y.
LIKE THE INTERNAL HARDWARE OF A COMPUTER.
MAYBE I AM CRAZY. >> Kingsley: NO, I SEE IT.
>> Lee: THERE IS A STAR IN THERE.
SYMBOLISM. ILLUMINATI. >> Elliot: SHE IS JOKING.
WE ARE NOT IN THE ILLUMINATI. >> Lee: NOW WE ARE NOT INVITED.
>> Elliot: HAVE YOU FELL DOWN AN ILLUMINATI WOR
M HOLE AND CAME
OUT BELIEVING? >> Kingsley: TOTALLY.
IT IS MY BIOGRAPHY. TELL ME YOU HAVE SEEN INTER
STELLAR? MY BOYFRIEND HASN'T SEEN IT.
I AM UPSET. >> Elliot: IT IS ON HULU.
>> Lee: YOU HAVE TO WATCH IT. IT IS ONE OF THOSE WHERE IT IS
VERY MUCH LIKE MIXING UP YOUR WHOLE WORLD.
YOU ARE LIKE I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO BELIEVE ANYMORE.
NOW WHENEVER I SEE A PIN DROP OR A WEIRD THING AT A PLACE -- WHEN
I SEE SOMETHING FALL OFF A SHELF OR ANYTHING I AM LONG SOMEONE IS
IN A DIFFERENT TIME TRYING TO COM
MUNICATE. >> Elliot: HE HAS COME BACK FOR
ME. >> Kingsley: SPEAKING OF HULU DO YOU BINGE WATCH TELEVISION?
>> Lee: ABSOLUTELY. >> Kingsley: I HAVE BINGED BUT
EVERYBODY IS TALKING ABOUT ORANGE IS THE NEW BLOCK AND I DON'T WANT TO WATCH IT ALL IN
ONE DAY. >> Lee: I HAVE A LOVE OF
TELEVISION. IT IS BEYOND ESCAPING.
IT INSPIRES ME. I LOVE DIVING IN THE THINGS I
WOULD NOT NORMALLY GET INTO. I RECENTLY GOT INTO THIRD ROCK
FROM THE SUN AND IT IS SUCH A GOOD SHOW. I BINGE OLDER THINGS WITH FULL
S
EASONS. I DID THE NINE SEASONS OF THE
OFFICE. STOP AT SEASON EIGHT.
>> Elliot: I SAY STOP AT SEASON SEVEN BUT THAT IS A DEBATE FOR
ANOTHER TIME. >> Lee: I BINGE HARD. ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK I BINGE.
AND BINGED THE
SHOW LADY DYNAMITE.
>> Elliot: YOU DON'T HAVE TO BINGE IT BUT WATCH IT FOR SURE.
>> Lee: IT IS SO GOOD. >> Elliot: LEE AND I DO A
PODCAST CALLED SHOOTING STARS AND TRY TO MAKE IT POP CULTURE.
WASN'T THAT GOOD? SO SUBTLE. BUT WE TRY TO MAKE IT POP
CULTURE BUT WE DID ONE AND MENTIO
NED LADY DYNAMITE AND THE
ENTIRE PODCAST WAS ABOUT IT. >> Lee: IT WAS US TALKING ABOUT
IT. I LOVE IT.
I LOVE IT, TOO. >> Kingsley: THAT IS THE BEAUTY
OF PODCASTING. YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT.
>> Lee: YOU CAN DO A TANGENT.
I DO BINGE WATCH AND WISH I DIDN'T BECAUSE THINGS END AND I
AM DEVASTATED. >> Elliot: DID YOU THAT?
>> Lee: I HOPE THAT CAME THROUGH.
KINGSLEY, WAVE. >> Elliot: YOU KEEP GETTING
SCREENSHOT SCREEN SHOTS.
THAT IS A NICE CANDID. >> Kingsley: SAY YOU ARE
FLIPPING YOUR HAIR
AND SOMEONE CAPTURES THE MOMENT.
I LOVE THOSE MOMENTS. >> Lee: WHAT I PERSONALLY LIKE
IS THAT MY NECKLACE IS SHINING IN THE LIGHT AND THIS IS A
NECKLACE WITH MY DOG'S NAME ON IT BECAUSE I LOVE HIM MORE THAN
LIFE ITSELF. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO
WITHOUT HIM. >> Kingsley: I HAVE BEEN TRYING
TO GET A DOG FOR FIVE YEARS. >> Elliot: THEY ARE
EVERYWHERE. >> Kingsley: I AM GONE ALL OF
THE TIME. I WANT TO TRAIN MY PUPPY.
>> Lee: I HAVE HELPED THREE FRIENDS GET DOGS.
>> Kingsley: WHAT IS GOIN
G TO HAPPEN IS YOU WILL HAVE HIM, I AM GOING TO BE GONE, AND IT WILL
THINK YOU ARE ITS MOMMY. WE WILL DISCUSS THIS LATER.
>> Lee: I FEEL YOU WILL BE A GREAT DOG OWNER AND YOU NEED IT.
>> Kingsley: I DO NEED IT. IT IS TIME.
>> Elliot: I WISH YOU WOULD STOP ARGUING SO MUCH.
IT IS HARD. >> Lee: WE ARE ARGUING ABOUT YOU
GETTING A PUPPY. >> Kingsley: WHAT KIND ARE YOU
THINKING? I WANT A SHETLAND BUT THAT IS A
MEDIUM BREED AND I AM IN AN APARTMENT.
ANY SMALL DOG I CAN FALL IN LOVE WITH WHEN I VISIT
THE SHELTERS WHICH I HAVE BEEN GOING TO.
>> Elliot: YOU CAN FOLLOW A THOUSAND DOG ACCOUNTS ON
INSTAGRAM AND THAT HELPS. >> Lee: THAT IS WHAT I DO TO.
>> Elliot: WE ARE GOING TO LOOK
AT THE HASH TAG BOARD HERE AND SEE WHAT EVERYONE IS SAYING.
AT L SHAW SAYING ANYONE WHO WANTS TO GET INSPIRED AND KNOW MORE ABOUT YOUTUBE WATCH VidCon.
CREATIVITY IS ALL OVER THE PLACE.
WE HAVE MORE COMING UP AS WELL THAT IS INSPIRING AND FUN.
>> Lee: IT IS VERY COOL. WE ARE HERE FROM 9-5.
ALL DAY. >> Kingsley: ALL
DAY.
>> Lee: YOU WILL GET VERY SICK OF US.
>> Kingsley: IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY TASTE.
>> Lee: ANYONE WANT TO BRING IT UP YOU CAN TAG US.
WE HAVE A LOT YOU CAN ENGAGE WITH. >> Elliot: WE WILL SEE YOU GUYS IN A LITTLE BIT.
>> Lee: BYE. [MUSIC] [MUSIC] >> HELLO.
HELLO. WHAT IS UP, VidCon?
WE WILL GET STARTED IN A MINUTE AND BY MINUTE I MEAN RIGHT NOW.
LET'S GIVE A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE AS THEY COME
OUT ON STAGE.
[APPLAUSE] >> YOU GUYS HAVE NAME TAGS, TOO.
>> HELLO. OH, WE ARE NOT TOGETHER?
>> GUES
S NOT. >> HELLO.
>> HI! >> THANKS.
I LIKE YOUR HAT, TOO. >> I AM GOING TO HOLD THIS.
THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY. THIS IS A TOPIC THAT I THINK IS
VERY COOL AND I AM REALLY EXCITED TO GET INTO IT WITH THE
PANELIST UP HERE. IT IS ONE THAT I DON'T THINK IS
NECESSARILY BEST FITTED FOR A GROUP CONVERSATION.
I THINK IT IS THESE INDIVIDUALS ON STAGE
TELLING THEIR OWN GENIUS STORY OF HOW THEY GOT
STARTED AND WHERE THEY ENDED UP. AND HEARING ABOUT YOU FROM WHAT
YOU WANT TO KNOW FROM THEM. WE WILL HA
VE A LOT OF TIME FOR
AUDIENCE QUESTIONS AT THE END OF IT. THIS IS ALL ABOUT DEFINING
VERTICAL LIMITS AND PEOPLE BREAKING OUT OF THE BOX AND
GROWING AS AN INDIVIDUAL AND CREATOR FROM THAT POINT IN TIME
TO NOW. EXCITED TO GET INTO THE STORIES.
WE WILL GO DOWN THE LINE AND EVERYONE WILL TELL ABOUT THEIR
ORIGIN STORY AND HOW THEY ENDED UP WHERE THEY ARE NOW.
GEORGE, WANT TO KICK US OFF? >> I GUESS I HAVE NO CHOICE.
BEING NEXT TO YOU I HAVE TO. THIS IS NEW TO ME SO IF YOU HEAR
VOICE BREAKS IT WA
SN'T BECAUSE I WAS DRINKING.
MY NAME IS GEORGE BENSON AND I HAVE TWO
CHANNELS ONE CALLED HEAD BUFFALO THAT MEANS
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING PERSONAL TO ME.
IT IS LIKE A FEED FOR FOOTBALL CHANNEL. AND I DO A DAILY BLOG AND
STARTED THAT EIGHT MONTHS AGO. IT IS GOING REALLY WELL.
I REALLY ENJOY IT. SHOULD I PASS THE MIC LONG? >> TELL US HOW YOU GOT STARTED,
YOUR CONTENT AND HOW YOUR TRAJECTORY ON YOUTUBE HAS
CHANGED. >> SURE.
WHEN I FIRST STARTED, UNLESS YOU HAVE AN AMAZING IDEA, I WAS
WATCHING OTHER
YOUTUBERS AND THOUGHT THIS IS COOL.
I LIKED PLAYING VIDEO GAMES A LOT.
I DON'T DO THAT MUCH ANYMORE BUT I SAW PEOPLE DOING THAT AND I
THOUGHT I WANTED TO GIVE IT A GO MYSELF. I WAS MAKING FEED FOR VIDEOS.
I DID A FEW OTHER FUNNY ACCENT AND IMPRESSION VIDEOS
THAT HIT HARD.
I WATCHED THE BLOGS AND SAW PEOPLE LIVING LIFE AND TRAVELING
AND EXPERIENCING STUFF AND I THOUGHT YOUTUBE IS A GREAT
PLATFORM TO MEET PEOPLE AND GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITIES TO GO TO
THESE PLACES. THAT IS HOW I
TRANSITIONED
INTO BLOGS.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO START WITH SOMETHING YOU ARE PASSIONATE
ABOUT BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T YOU CAN BIG YOURSELF INTO A HOLE.
SOME PEOPLE THINK CREATING CONTENT IS EASY AND ANYONE CAN
DO IT. BUT I THINK IF YOU WANT TO
PROGRESS AS AN INDIVIDUAL AND TAKE IT SERIOUSLY AS A CAREER IT
IS IMPORTANT YOU ALWAYS FOLLOW WHAT YOU ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT
AND THAT CAN CHANGE. >> WAS THAT A CONSCIOUS EFFORT?
I DON'T LIKE WHAT I AM DOING OR YOU JUST KEPT GOING AFTER WHAT
YOU LIKED? >> I THINK OBVIOUSL
Y YOUTUBE HAS
PROGRESSED SO MUCH OVER THE YEARS THAT NORMAL PEOPLE COME IN
AND NORMAL PEOPLE GET INVOLVED AND YOU SORT OF SEE A SATURATION
IN ALL FIELDS OF YOUTUBE.
WHATEVER THE GENRE YOU ARE
INTERESTED IN THERE IS MORE PEOPLE DOING IT THIS YEAR THAN
LAST YEAR. I THOUGHT IF I WANT TO MAINTAIN
THIS AS A YEAR, AND NOT ONLY LOOK AT IT AS A JOB BECAUSE IT
IS AMAZING AND I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE I WOULD
RATHER DO, BUT FOR ME THE MAIN THING IS ENJOYMENT AND HAPPINESS
IN YOURSELF. IF Y
OU ARE NOT HAPPY IN YOURSELF
IT WILL REFLECT ON THE CONTENT AND THAT REFLECTS ON THE
AUDIENCE AND THE MESSAGE YOU PUT ACROSS TO THEM.
>> VERY COOL. THANK YOU, GEORGE.
MIKEY, WHAT IS UP? >> HELLO, I AM A FILMMAKER,
BLOGER, YOUTUBER. I DO A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING.
I STARTED YOUTUBE MAKING VIDEOS EXPERIENCED AND DOING THINGS FOR
THE FIRST TIME. IT WASN'T HUNDRED PERCENT WHAT I
WAS PLANNING ON DOING YET IT WAS SOMETHING I KNEW WOULD WORK SO I
WAS DOING IT. I STARTED TO REALLY ENJOY IT.
BUT THEN THER
E WAS A POINT WHERE I STARTED TO MAKE VIDEOS THAT I
PUT A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF EFFORT INTO.
VIDEOS THAT TOOK ME DAYS TO SHOOT AND DAYS TO EDIT AND THOSE
VIDEOS ARE THE ONES I FOUND WERE MORE FUN TO MAKE AND I WAS MORE
EXCITED ABOUT THOSE. THAT LED ME MORE INTO THE
FILMMAKING SIDE OF THE YOUTUBE CHANNEL ITSELF.
NOW I MIX IT UP. IT IS A VLOG WHERE I SIT DOWN
AND TALK AND TELL A STORY OR DO SOMETHING MY AUDIENCE CHALLENGED
BE TO DO AND THEN I BREAK IT UP AND MAKE FILM OR NARRATIVE THAT
TELLS A ST
ORY. A WAY FOR ME TO GET WHATEVER IT
IS ON MY CHEST OFF MY CHEST. THAT TRIGGERED A LOT OF THINGS AND LED ME TO FILMMAKING AND
ACTING IN THE TRADITIONAL SENSE AND IT IS JUST SOMETHING YOUTUBE
BROUGHT INTO MY LIFE JUST THROUGH DOING SOMETHING I WAS
PASSIONATE ABOUT AS GEORGE SAID. >> DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE A
DIFFERENT AUDIENCE FOR DIFFERENT KINDS OF VIDEOS?
OR ONE AUDIENCE THAT FOLLOWS YOU ALL ALONG? >> I THINK IT IS
PARTIAL. THERE IS A PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE
THAT WATCH EVERYTHING AND THERE
IS A PERCENTAGE THAT WANT TO JUST SEE THE FILM-ORIENTED
VIDEOS AND THERE IS A LARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT WANT TO SEE
THE VLOGS.
THERE IS YOUTUBE VIDEOS AND THERE IS FILMS.
FILMS ARE NOT A HUGE PART OF
YOUTUBE. YOUTUBE IS FUN STORIES AND SHORT
CONTENT YOU CAN RELATE TO AND RELAX WHILE WATCHING AND I THINK
FILMS OR NARRATIVES OR THINGS THAT INVOLVE STORY SOMETIMES
TAKE MORE EFFORT THAN WHAT IS WANTED WHEN WATCHING YOUTUBE.
SO I THINK THAT IS WHERE MY AUDIENCE SPLITS.
>> GOT IT. SMOOTHIE, HOW I
S IT GOING?
>> THINGS ARE GOOD. GETTING STARTED ON YOUTUBE? I ACTUALLY GOT CAST FOR A TV
SHOW ON DIRECTV AND I DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD LAST.
IT WAS A VIDEO GAME SO IT IS WHO WANTS TO BE A
MILLIONAIRE MEETS SURVIVOR. ON THE WEEKENDS, I WOULD FLY TO
LOS ANGELES AND WE WOULD SHOOT AND WHEN THE SHOW WAS OVER I
THOUGHT I WOULD GO BACK TO BEING A LIFEGUARD AND I WAS ALWAYS
LATE BECAUSE HOUSEKEEPING OR FRONT DESK FOUND OUT I WAS ON
TV. AND I WAS COMING OUT OF THE LUNCH ROOM THEY WOULD SAY STOP,
I
WANT TO BE ON TV AS WELL. SO I WAS LIKE, STOP, I WILL FILM
MY VIDEOS AND UP LOAD IT AND YOU CAN LEAVE ME ALONE.
THE NEXT TOURNAMENT WAS IN NEW YORK.
THE FIRST VIDEO ON MY CANNEL IF YOU GO BACK TO THE STONE AGE IT
IS UP THERE. I FILMED THE GREEN ROOM BEHIND
THE STAGE, THE VIDEO VILLAGE AND THE TRAILER. AND LIKE EVERY TV SHOW WE HAVE
OFF SEASONS AND I STOPPED MAKING VIDEOS AND HOUSEKEEPING WAS LIKE
YOU GOT US HOOKED, WE WANT TO SEE MORE CONTENT.
NOBODY WAS SETTING UP CAMERAS BACK THEN. THIS WAS
BACK WHEN YOUTUBE
STARTED. I WAS LIKE I AM GOING TO DO THIS
EVEN THOUGH MY EX-GIRLFRIEND IS
GOING TO LAUGH AT ME FOR SETTING UP A CAMERA IS TALKING TO.
I WANTED TO TREAT MY AUDIENCE LIKE THEY WERE
INTIMATE FRIENDS. I FIGURE IF I WANT AN AUDIENCE I
AM GOING TO BE GENUINE WITH YOU.
I AM LIKE THIS GIRL GAVE ME A HICKEY AND I WOULD NOT NORMALLY
PEOPLE BUT I AM TRYING TO STAY TRUE TO THE TREND OF BEING %
HONEST. I WANT TO GIVE YOU GOSSIP WORTHY
STUFF. I WANTED MY CHANNEL TO STAND OUT
IN THAT SEN
SE. SO I STARTED THAT AND KEPT GOING
AND STARTED TALKING ABOUT MY LIFE, WORKING AT DISNEY AND HARD
ROCK AND STILL DOING THIS WHILE WORKING AT HARD WORK.
THEN I MET CHRIS BROWN. HE CAME THROUGH THE POOL AND
GIRLS WENT NUTS.
LE LEGIT.
ALL OF THE GIRLS WERE GOING CRAZY AND I WAS LIKE I WANT
THIS. WHATEVER HE HAS GOING ON, I WANT
IT. SO I WAS LIKE I HAVE TO BE
FAMOUS AT THAT POINT. I STARTED PUTTING ALL OF MY
ENERGY INTO YOUTUBE AND HERE WE ARE NOW.
>> WAS THAT AN INFLECTION POINT WITH THE CONTE
NT CHANGING, TOO?
>> YES AND NO. I TOLD THE STORY ABOUT MEETING
CHRIS BROWN AND EVEN THEN A LOT OF BLACK GIRLS STARTED SUB SUBSCRIBING TO MY CHANNEL.
NATURALLY I STARTED TWERKING ON MY VIDEOS.
NO, BUT I DID PAY ATTENTION MORE.
AT A CERTAIN POINT IT IS LIKE EVERYBODY HAS TALKING ABOUT IT.
I REALIZE THERE IS A STRATEGY BEHIND THIS. AFTER MEETING HIM, IT OPENED MY
EYES TO THE POWER THAT CELEBRITY-ISM HAS ESPECIALLY
WITH YOUTUBE. >> WHAT ABOUT THE ANIMATION
COMPONENT OF YOUR VIDEOS? HAS THAT CHA
NGED OVER TIME?
>> I LOVE TO DRAW BUT MY PROBLEM IS I EDIT.
AND EDITING TAKES UP A GOOD PORTION OF YOUR LIFE.
I FELT LIKE I WAS EDITING AND YOUTUBE-ING SO MUCH WHERE DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO FEED THE HABIT OF
DRAWING. MY FIRST ART VIDEO WAS PROM
NIGHT. IT WAS A TWO-PART VIDEO AND THE
REACTION WAS NUTS. AND I REALIZE I CAN TELL A STORY
IN A WAY I NEVER COULD. I CAN TALK ABOUT SOMETHING
EXPLODING AND I COULD DRY IT VERSUS LIKE I KISSED AND FLOATED
ON A CLOUD AND THERE WAS FIREWORKS.
ME SAYING THAT
IS ONE THING BUT DRAWING IT IS DIFFERENT.
WHEN I SAW REACTION FROM MY FIRST ANIMATED VIDEO I KNEW
WHAT I HAD TO DO. >> I STARTED FIVE AND A HALF
YEARS GO DOING BEAUTY AND FASHION AND LIFESTYLE BUT I HAVE
ALWAYS COME AT IT FROM THE POINT OF I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I AM
DOING. I AM CANADIAN AND MOVED TO
ENGLAND TO BE WITH MY BOYFRIEND. I HAD NO FRIENDS AND I DDED TO
GO SHOPPING TO FEEL BETTER AND GOOGLED WHAT IS THE BEST LIP
STICK TO BY AND I DISCOVERED A GROUP OF GIRLS AND AS I STARTED
MAKING
THE VIDEOS I REALIZED THIS ISN'T ABOUT THE MAKE-UP OR
THE CLOTHES. THIS IS YOUR BIG SISTER AND BEST
FRIEND. THESE ARE PEOPLE YOU CONNECT
WITH. THAT IS WHEN I REALIZED IT WAS
NEXT LEVEL. I GUESS I HAVE BEEN DOING THAT
FOR FIVE AND A HALF YEARS NOW. KIND OF CRAZY.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY ABOUT THAT.
BUT THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED. >> SO HOW IS YOUR CONTENT
DIFFERENT TODAY THAN WHEN YOU FIRST HAD THAT REALIZATION?
>> I THINK TODAY A LOT OF PEOPLE
-- PEOPLE PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY IN THE BEAUT
Y
COMMUNITY, A LOT OF GIRLS COME AND SAY HOW CAN I BE A FAMOUS
BEAUTY YOUTUBER? THEY WANT TO DO IT FOR A CAREER AND WHEN I STARTED THERE WAS NO CAREER.
IT WAS JUST TALKING TO EACH OTHER.
THE WAY BRANDS ARE TAKING NOTICE AND INTEGRATING PRODUCTS INTO A
VIDEO. THEY HAVE A DIRECT LINK TO AN
AUDIENCE THAT WANTS TO BUY THE STUFF. IT IS BECOMING A BIT MORE >> YOUR BIG MOMENT WAS WHEN YOU
REALIZED YOU ARE THE BEST FRIEND OR BIG SISTER. >> WHEN YOU MAKE VIDEOS YOU ARE
TALKING TO THEM LIKE YOU THEY
ARE YOUR BROS. YOU ARE TALKING TO THEM IN A
DIFFERENT WAY THAN YOU WOULD A HUGE CROWD. >> EVERYONE THINK OF QUESTIONS
BECAUSE WE WILL OPEN IT UP RIGHT AFTER LUKE. >> HEY GUYS, MY NAME IS LUKE
KORNS. I KIND OF GREW UP ON YOUTUBE.
I STARTED WATCHING YOUTUBE WHEN I WAS 11.
I ALWAYS HAD THIS PASSION TO CREATE.
I WOULD BEG MY PARENTS LIKE CAN I MAKE A YOUTUBE VIDEO AND THEY
WOULD SAY WAIT UNTIL YOUR 13. FOLLOW THE RULES. FINALLY ON MY 13TH BIRTHDAY --
NO, BUT AROUND THAT TIME I UP LOADED THIS ST
OP MOTION VIDEO
AND THOUGHT IT WOULD BE VIRAL. MAYBE.
BUT IT NEVER DID. I HAD THIS PASSION TO BE A
FILMMAKER AND I WAS STARTING TO GAIN SUBSCRIBERS AND FROZE UP
BECAUSE CREATING A SHORT FILM EVERY WEEK WAS OUT OF MY REACH.
I COULD NOT DO THAT. I DISCOVERED THIS THING CALLED VLOGGING
VLOGGING. I TRANSITIONED MORE INTO A
% VLOGGING THING. I THINK MY ROOTS ARE STILL IN
FILMMAKING, THOUGH. THROUGHOUT THERE GROWTH OF MY CHANNEL AND THE LAST COUPLE
YEARS. >> Elliot: WELCOME BACK TO
vidconl
ive. I AM ELLIOT MORGAN AND EVERYONE
LEFT. IT WAS SAD.
I WILL PUSH THROUGH AND WE WILL GO STRAIGHT OVER TO THE
CI KIA ARENA AND THERE IS A TRIBUTE TO
CHRISTINA GRIMSLEY. WE WILL SEE PEOPLE FROM THE
THIRST PROJECT. AND ZACH DOUGLAS AND
GIGI GORGEOUS.
I THINK I SAID THEM CORRECTLY. IF I DIDN'T, PLEASE FORGIVE ME.
THEN WE WILL HAVE A Q&A WITH STAY THERE.
DON'T GO ANYWHERE. POP SOME POPCORN, DON'T GO
ANYWHERE, AND WE WILL SEE YOU IN JUST
A LITTLE BIT. >> HI, GOOD MORNING.
[APPLAUSE] >> WELCO
ME TO THE SEVENTH ANNUAL
VidCon. [APPLAUSE] >> MY NAME IS JOHN GREEN AND
THIS IS MY BROTHER, HANK GREEN WHO STARTED THE CONFERENCE, BUT
I WAS ON THE PHONE WITH HIM SO I AM THE CO-FOUNDER.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT YOU HAVE GIVEN ME OVER THE YEARS.
YOU ARE A GREAT BROTHER. >> OH, MAN, DON'T MAKE ME CRY.
>> I AM EMOTIONAL ANYWAY. BEFORE WE START THE SHOW, IF I CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE MAY
CAMCORDER WORK WHICH IS AN OPEN QUESTION.
>> WE ABOUT TO CELEBRATE OUR TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY ON YOUTUBE
AND
SOMEHOW I AM STILL INCOMPETENT. IF YOU COULD SAY GOOD MORNING,
HANK, IT IS TUESDAY. I REALIZE IT IS NOT TUESDAY BUT
IT WILL BE IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME.
SO GOOD MORNING AND GOOD TUESDAY ON THREE.
ONE, TWO, THREE. >> GOOD MORNING AND GOOD
TUESDAY. >> GREAT.
THANK YOU! [APPLAUSE]
>> GOOD MORNING, I FEEL LIKE I
HAVE TO SAY THAT. WELCOME, THANK YOU FOR COMING TO
THE SHOW. THANK YOU FOR COMING TO THIS
SHOW. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
IT AS A WONDERFUL THING TO HAVE. >> WE STARTED VidCon BAC
K IN 2010 BECAUSE WE WERE AND REMAIN OBSESSED WITH THE EXPLOSION IN
CREATIVITY AND COMMUNITY THAT ONLINE VIDEO HAS MADE POSSIBLE.
VidCon HAS GROWN SINCE THEN. YOU MIGHT THINK SEVEN YEARS ON WE LOOK BACK AT 2010 AS THE GOOD OLE DAYS AND WE ARE NOSTALGIC
FOR WHEN YOUTUBE WAS SMALLER AND WE COULD BE SILLY AND FUN AND
GAMES. >> AND MAYBE WE ARE.
BUT MAYBE THAT IS MORE TO DO WITH US BEING OLD GUYS. >> HANK SAID BEFORE SILLY IS NOT
THE OPPOSITE OF THOUGHTFUL. I THINK ONLINE VIDEO EMBODIES
THAT. MY
FAVORITE CREATORS ARE GOOFY
AND SERIOUS. WE GET TO SEE THEM BE BOTH
HILARIOUS AND HEART FELT. WE GET TO LAUGH WITH THEM BUT
ENGAGE IN THE BIG QUESTIONS OF BEING A PERSON WITH THEM.
THAT IS WHAT THIS CELEBRATES FOR
ME. >> THIS MONTH OUR COMMUNITY
EXPERIENCE EXPERIENCED --
>> HANK IS NOT MAKING IT THROUGH THAT.
CHRISTINA GRIMY, A PASSIONATE YOUTUBE CREATOR WAS KILLED AFTER
HER CONCERT AND THE NEXT DAY 49 PEOPLE WERE MURDERED AT A GAY
CLUB IN ORLANDO. >> AT VidCon, WE HAVE THESE
WRISTBANDS,
SORRY I ONLY HAVE TWO HANDS.
IF YOU GIVE ANY DONATION OF ANY AMOUNT THEY WILL GIVE YOU ONE.
IT IS TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BOOTH.
I HOPE TO SEE LOTS AROUND. THE MONEY WE RAISE AT VidCon WILL BE GIVEN TO THE FAMILIES
OF THE VIMZ CTIMS OF THE KILLINGS
AT % PULSE. THEY SAY LOVE IS LOVE IS LOVE. BEAUTIFUL SPEECH AT THE
TONY'S THAT IS COMING FROM. CHRISTINA WAS -- HER INNOVATION
AND GENEROSITY WILL AFFECT THIS
COMMUNITY FOREVER. HER MEMORY IS ALWAYS WITH US.
BUT A BUNCH OF HER FRIEND REACHED OU
T BECAUSE THEY
WANTEDED TO SHARE A TRIBUTE THEY WERE PUTTING TOGETHER FOR HER
MEMORY. PLEASE JOIN US IN LISTENING AND
WATCHING TO DOZENS OF YOUTUBERS AND HER FRIENDS WHO WORKED WITH HER PERFORMING ONE OF HER SONGS.
>> THANK YOU. [MUSIC] WHEN I'M DOWN. WHEN I'M COMIN' WHEN I'M READY TO FALL
YOU'RE THE ONE ALWAYS HOLDING ME UP [MUSIC] >> THANKS TO ALL THE PERFORMERS
ON THAT AMAZING VIDEO. TRADITIONALLY IN MOMENT OF THESE
WE TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO HONOR
CHRISTINA'S ME
MORY IN WHATEVER >> SHE WAS A TALENTED AND
INNOVATED PERFORMER AND WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR A MINUTE OF
APPLAUSE FOR CHRISTINA.
>> FOR WHO SHE WAS AND WHAT SHE DID.
>> AND FOR ALL OF THE GIFTS SHE GAVE US.
THANK YOU, CHRISTINA.
[APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
AND FOR THE SUPPORT OF THIS WONDERFUL COMMUNITY AND FOR
BEING A THOUGHTFUL PART OF IT. THANK YOU FOR COMING TO VidCon.
>> NOW AS PART OF THE AMAZING THINGS THIS COMMUNITY CAN DO
TOGETHER WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE TO THE STAGE TH
E THIRST PROJECT.
>> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]
>> HELLO, VidCon. >> MY NAME IS EMILY RUSSET.
GL I AM EMILY CRUISE. >> AND I AM SETH VIOLET. >> ON OUR PLANET, 663 MILLION
PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO BASIC SAFE, CLEAN DRINKING
WATER. >> 4100 CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE
OF FIVE WILL DIE FROM WATER BORNE DISEASES.
>> THE THIRST PROJECT IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST YOUTH
ORGANIZATION PROJECT. >> WE ARE NOT THE OLDEST BUT THE
LARGEST YOUTH WATER ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD BECAUSE OF THE
SUPPORT OF SO MANY PEOP
LE IN THIS ROOM.
A HUNDRED PERCENT OF ALL PUBLIC AND STUDENT DONATIONS IS USED
DIRECTLY TO FUND PROJECTS ON THE GROUND WITHOUT TAKING OVERHEAD
OR AD MIN TO OPERATE ON. >> THE ONLINE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN
A HUGE PART OF MAKING THE THIRST PROJECT'S WORK POSSIBLE.
>> JOHN AND HANK DID AN AMAZING JOB TALKING ABOUT
CHRISTINA. I THINK IT CAN FEEL FRIVOLOUS TO
COME TOGETHER IN THE WAKE OF THE SUFFERING THE NATION HAS SEEN
BUT I THINK THE BEST WAY TO HONOR OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS
IS TO NOT LET THE LO
VE AND LIGHT OF THE WORK BE PUT OUT BY THE
DARKNESS AND HATRED OF OTHERS. CHRISTINA PERFORMED A CONCERT
FOR THIRST PROJECT TO RAISE MONEY AND AWARENESS FOR THOSE
WHO NEED IT AND A FEW DAYS WE WOKE TO THE NEWS OF THE GREATEST
MASS SHOOTING IN OUR NATION'S HISTORY.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS EVERYONE IS SAYING, EVEN PRESIDENT OBAMA,
WAS THAT SHOOTING AFFECTS THE LGBT COMMUNITY MORE THAN ANY
OTHER. THE THING I STRUGGLE WITH IS I
THINK HE IS RIGHT BUT I WISH HE WASN'T.
I WISH IT AFFECTED EVERYONE EQ
UALLY.
WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE WORK WE DO WITH THIRST PROJECT THE
GREATEST MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY OF OUR GENERATION
WASN'T THE DISCOVERY -- IT WAS THE SEQUENCING OF THE HUMAN
GENOME THAT REVEALED EVERYTHING THAT MAKES YOU DIFFERENT IS
DETERMINED BY LESS THAN POINT FIVE PERCENT OF YOUR GENES. WHETHER YOU ARE STRUGGLING FOR
SURVIVAL IN A REFUGE CAMP OR A MOVIE STAR IN LOS ANGELES 99.5
PERCENT OF YOUR GENES ARE EXACTLY THE SAME.
ISN'T IT FUNNY THAT WE SPEND 99.5% OF OUR TIME FOCUSIN
G ON
THE POINT FIVE PERCENT THAT MAKES US DIFFERENCE WHEN WE
SHOULD SPEND 99.5 PERCENT OF THE TIME FOCUSED ON WHAT MAKES US
THE SAME. NO MATTER THE GENDER OR SEXUAL
ORIENTATION YOU IDENTIFY WITH, THE PEOPLE SUFFERING IN ORLANDO
AND THE SUFFERING OF SOMEONE ATTACKING SOMEONE LIKE CHRISTINA
ARE OUR ISSUES. THE WATER CRISIS IS OUR ISSUE NO
MATTER WHERE YOU COME FROM. THE THING THAT STRIKES US THE MOST IS A TRAGEDY LIKE THAT CAN
SHRINK YOU IN AN INSTANT. ONE BAD PERSON WITH A GUN CAN DO
MORE D
AMAGE IN A MINUTE THAN YOU CAN DO GOOD IN A LIFETIME.
THERE ARE PEOPLE IN COMMUNITIES THAT CHRISTINA NEVER MET ON THE
OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD WHO AS A RESULT MOTHERS NEVER HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT THEIR KIDS DYING OF WATER BORNE DISEASES.
THESE BASIC WATER BORNE DISEASES ARE BEING ADDRESSED AND THE BEST
WAY TO HONOR THEM AND HER IS SAYING WE BRING OUR BEST TO THEM
TONIGHT. [APPLAUSE] >> LAST YEAR, WE AS A VidCon COMMUNITY FUNDED TWO FRESH WATER
WELLS THROUGH THE THIRST PROJECT.
>> WE ARE MAKING PR
OGRESS. >> CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO OF ONE
OF THE ACTUAL WELLS THAT YOU GUYS
FUNDED LAST YEAR. [MUSIC] >> THAT IS A REAL WATER PROJECT
THAT WAS FUNDED BY YOU GUYS LAST YEAR.
THE WORK YOU ARE DOING HERE MATTERS.
THIS YEAR WE ARE SUPER EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE A BRAND NEW
INITIATIVE. ON WORLD WATER DAY WE LAUNCHED AN INITIATIVE CALLED THE G-20
AND THIS GROUP OF 20 CAME TOGETHER TO HOST FUNDRAISERS AND
COLLECTED AGREED TO RAISE 1.2 MILLION TO HELP END THE WATER
CRISIS. I AM EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT
I
NITIATIVE AND SOME OF THE INAUGURAL CLASS OF THE G-20.
>> ALL OF US STANDING ON THIS STAGE ARE MEMBERS OF THE G-20
AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO THIS FIGHT. >> YOU ME WANT YOU GUYS TO JOIN
THE FIGHT. >> TEXT VidCon TO 97999.
IT IS A PLEDGE FOR YOU TO COMMIT TO START YOUR OWN FUNDRAISING
COMMITMENT. >> BETWEEN NOW AND SATURDAY WE
WILL SELECT ONE PERSON TO RECEIVE A FREE TELEVISION FROM
OUR PARTNERS AT VIZEO. >> TEXT VidCon TO
97779 TO JOIN AND BE ENTERED TO WIN A SWEET
TELEVISION FROM VIZEO. >>
WHAT WE DO MATTER AND YOU
MATTER. >> WATER IS A HUMAN RIGHT.
JOIN THE FIGHT. >>
THANKS, GUYS. [APPLAUSE] SEE AT REHEARSAL THEY TOLD US
THERE WOULD BE THIS LOUD DRAMATIC VOICE AND THAT DIDN'T
HAPPEN. IT IS VERY SILENT.
>> THEY WERE LIKE GO!
>> THANKS. HOW ARE YOU GUYS DOING TODAY?
[APPLAUSE] >> I DIDN'T COME OUT TO
JAPAN FOR THAT. WE WILL DIVIDE YOU LIKE THE
HUNGER GAMES. IT IS GOING TO BE THIS SIDE AND
THIS SIDE AND THAT SIDE. HOW MANY OF YOU ARE EXCITED TO
SEE THE VARIETY SHOW TODAY?
[
APPLAUSE] >> EXCUSE ME, SIR. HOW MANY OF YALL ARE READY FOR
THE VARIETY SHOW TODAY? THEY KNOW WHAT IS UP.
>> THEY DO. BUT HOW ABOUT YOU
GUYS IN THE MIDDLE? THAT WAS GREAT. THIS WEEKEND I WAS AT EDC.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU -- YEAH, YEAH.
SO I'M IN PAIN. MY EARS ARE BUSTED.
I WAS WEARING THESE RAGGEDY BOOTS AND I DON'T KNOW WHY MY FEET ARE IN PAIN.
TELL THEM WHERE YOU WERE. >> I JUST CAME PACK FROM JAPAN.
MY FEET ARE CALLUSED. >> THE CLUBS WERE BANGING.
IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN TO JAPAN YOU NE
ED TO GO.
>> HOW LONG WERE YOU THERE? >> I WAS THERE FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS BEFORE THAT WHERE WAS IN
KOREA. >> OH, JUST ALL OVER THE PLACE. >> I AM A TRAVELING GIRL.
I LIKE TO TRIED THROUGH THOSE STREETS. WE HAVE A REALLY AMAZING SHOW
PLANNED FOR YOU. >> LILY SING IS HERE.
[APPLAUSE] >> DO ANY OF YOU
GUYS KNOW HER? SHE IS AMAZING, TALENTED AND
BEAUTIFUL. HER HAIR IS REALLY LONG.
SHE IS FROM TORONTO AND
INDIA AND HAS
DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES.
>> YOU WANT TO GET RIPPED IN THE HAIR BY LILY?
>> BY
THE FACE. >> OH, MY, GOD, I SAID WHIPPED
IN THE HAIR. ANNA MCCONA IS HERE.
SHE IS MY FAV. I LOVE HER.
10-SECOND SONGS. >> AND THEN A BUNCH OF PEOPLE
ARE COMING OUT TO DO SOMETHING REALLY FUN LATER.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW WHO THEY ARE BUT I WANT TO SURPRISE
THEM. I DON'T KNOW IF WE SHOULD TELL
THEM WHO THEY ARE. THEY ARE GOING TO DO A
CHALLENGE. THEY SHOULD GET SNAPPED.
SPEAKING OF VARIETY, WE WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THIS YEAR ON THE INTERNET.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU PARTICIPATED IN ANYTH
ING WE TALKED ABOUT BUT IF SO YOU MIGHT NEED MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE. IT IS LIT.
WHO STARTED IT? WHY DID YOU PARTICIPATE IN IT IN
>> THE DEFINITION OF LITMUS IS IT IS ON FIRE. THE TERM MEANING THAT IT IS HOT
WHICH MEANS THAT IT IS -- >> OKAY.
OKAY. >> YOUR SHOES, YES, ARE LIT.
>> YES, THESE SHOES ARE LIT. >> THAT SIDE OF THE AUDIENCE IS
LIT. [APPLAUSE]
>> I DON'T THINK THEY ARE LIT. THAT WAS LIKE PRETTY COLD.
>> THE FIRE WAS OUT AND I DON'T THINK THEY WERE.
WHAT ABOUT THEM? [APPLAUSE]
>> THEY LI
T OVER HERE. YOU ALL LIT?
YES. >> ONE PERSON WAS LIT BY
THEMSELVES. THE DAB.
PEOPLE WERE DOING THIS. YOU KNOW HOW WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO SEE IF YOUR ARMPIT SMELLS
LIKE [BEEP]
THAT IS WHAT I THOUGHT PEOPLE WERE DOING BUT APPARENTLY IT IS
A DANCE. >> TWO AND ONE KINGSLEY.
WHY NOT CHECK OURSELF AND LOOK FREQUENCY.
-- YOURSELF. >> FAIR ENOUGH.
THE KYLIE JENNER LIP CHALLENGE
KIT. >> OH, THAT IS NOT LIT, EVERYONE
WENT OHHH. >> YOU GUYS WERE SUCKING BOTTLES TRYING TO GET KYLIE JENNER'S
LIPS AS THO
UGH IT IS NOT MAKE-UP.
WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE?
I COULD HAVE SETTLED WITH THE ALTERNATIVE AND DRAWN CIRCLES
AROUND YOUR LIP. IT WAS A MESS.
>> FINALLY PROM POSALS. DID ANY OF YOU GO TO PROM THIS
YEAR? OKAY.
DID ANY OF YOU HAVE ANY PROM PROPOSALS AT YOUR SCHOOL OR ON
TWITTER? THAT WAS EXTRA.
THAT WAS REALLY EXTRA. I DON'T REMEMBER, I AM
JEALOUS. WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL I
DIDN'T HAVE MONEY. PEOPLE ARE RENTING OUR
COURTYARDS AND STUFF JUST TO ASK SOMEONE OUT FOR ONE NIGHT.
IT IS
CUTE BUT WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
>> THE MOST AND THEIR BEST. >> THEY ARE DOING THEIR BEST
KINGSLEY. BUT PERSONALLY, YOU KNOW, PROM
POSAL? I FEEL LIKE IF YOU CAN DO IT YOU
DO THAT. JUST MAKE IT ALL EXTRA SPECIAL. >> WHAT IS THIS READING RAINBOW
VOICE? WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
IT IS SCARY. >> I JUST THINK IT IS REALLY
NICE THEY ARE ALL BEING VERY ENCOURAGING AND BRINGING IT OUT
IN PEOPLE, YOU KNOW WHAT I AM SAYING, KINGSLEY?
>> I DON'T KNOW HIM.
I LITERALLY JUST GOT HERE. >> I JUST SNUCK IN.
I AM NOT
SUPPOSED TO BE HERE. WE ARE ACTUALLY REALLY, REALLY
CLOSE TO STARTING.
I THINK THE FIRST ACT ARE THESE AMAZING GROUP OF GUYS.
I FEEL LIKE THE NAME OF THEIR GROUP EXPLAINS IT.
I THINK IT IS LIKE TWO SECONDS? >> LIKE FIVE?
FOUR? >> NO, I THINK IT IS MORE
THAN THAT.
THERE IS FOUR GUYS. >> OH! >> BUT THEY ALL DO THIS THING
WHERE THEY WRITE. [WHISPERING] >> TEN SECOND SONGS!
>> YEAH. JESUS.
SORRY ABOUT THAT. [APPLAUSE] >> YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW THESE
ARTIST DEPENDING ON YOUR FRAME OF REFERENCE.
I AM JOINED WITH MY BAND. WE ARE NORMALLY CALLED SETH
CHARGE BUT TODAY WE ARE GOING BY THE NAME ANTHONY AND THE
PIP-SQUEAKS. >> I ASKED THE FIRST TIME AND I
WILL ASK AGAIN. HOW ARE YOU ALL FEELING, VidCon? [MUSIC] [MUSIC] >> THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.
WE ARE TEN-SECOND SONGS. >> THAT WAS A LOT.
YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING. >> THAT WAS LIKE FIGHTING WITH
OUR FRIENDS OVER THE OFF CORD BUT I LIKED IT.%
THAT WAS GREAT. >> GIVE ANOTHER ROUND OF
APPLAUSE. >> MILES LOVES THE NEXT PERSON.
I AM GOING TO STAND H
ERE LIKE A KINDERGARTEN. I LOVE THIS GIRL. MS. 2059? WITHOUT FURTHER A DO, GET READY.
>> WHAT ARE THESE VOICES? >> GIRL, I HAVE TO GIVE THEM
SOMETHING. >> MY SISTER
SACRIFICED HER LIFE FOR THIS TOURNAMENT.
THERE IS JUST ONE PROBLEM. EIGHT BILLION PEOPLE WATCHING
AND YOUR NOSE LOOKS CRAZY SHINY. >> SOME PEOPLE RESPOND BETTER TO
POSITIVE ENCOURAGEMENT. >> THE OTHER COM PET --
COMPETITORS WILL HURT YOUR FEELINGS. >> WHAT IS UP VidCon? I'M ANNA AND THIS IS
MY CO-HOST CHRIS KENDAL.
>> WHAT IS GO
ING ON? >> LOOK AT THIS AUDIENCE. >> WE ARE HERE TO PROMOTE THE
SHOW. IN THE SPIRIT OF THE SHOW, CHRIS AND I WILL HOLD A CONTEST. WE ARE USING YouTubeRS AND THREE
OF YOURSELF. LET'S INTRODUCE THE YouTube
TEAM. BRAD, GAGE , MITCHELL DAVIS AND
MEGAN [APPLAUSE]
>> WE WILL HAVE YOU ON THIS SIDE.
>> SEXY PEOPLE, GET OVER THERE. >>
ARE YOU PREPARED TO WIN? REPRESENT ALL YouTubeRS?
>> DON'T SAY THAT. >> WE ALSO NEED THREE LOVELY
PEOPLE FROM THE AUDIENCE.
>> WHOEVER GIVES CHRIS THE MOST MONEY WILL
BE ABLE TO COME UP.
>> COME UP, THERE WE GO. WE HAVE ONE.
TWO. TWO. LET'S GIVE YOUR
VOLUNTEERS A HAND. I DON'T WANT TO SAY THEY ARE
GOING DOWN BUT THEY ARE GOING DOWN. >> WHO IS ENJOYING VidCon SO
FAR? >> HOW MUCH DO YOU GUYS LIKE TO
SCREAM? >> GIVE IT UP FOR PIZZA. >> GIVE IT UP FOR KITTENS.
LIKE KITTY CATS. >> I THOUGHT YOU SAID CANS.
I WAS LIKE -- >> LET'S GET THEIR NAMES.
>> VICTORIA.
>> ELLA.
THE GAME WE ARE GOING TO PLAN, CHRIS AND I ARE BASICALLY
DIRECTORS BUT YOU ARE THE AUDIENCE.
THESE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO ACT OUT SCENES FROM 2059.
YOU WILL DO A LIKE OR DISLIKE IF THEY DID IT AS GOOD AS THE
SERIES. >> BRUTAL.
>> CHRIS, ANYTHING TO ADD? >> THIS IS FOR THE YouTubeRS.
WE WANT YOU TO ACT LIKE YOU ARE TEARING OUT OUR OWN HEART. >> THREE, TWO ONE AND ACTION. >> LET'S COMPARE THAT TO THE
CLIP. >> THE CLIP?
>> WE NAILED IT. >> THAT IS A GUY'S HEART.
>> WE NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE. >> THAT GUY JUST PULLED THAT
GUY'S HEART OUT. >> WOULD YOU GIVE THEM A LIKE OR
DISLIKE? LIKE OR DI
SLIKE? I LOVE THAT THUMBS UP.
WE WILL GIVE THEM A WIN. ONE POINT FOR THE YouTubeRS.
>> ARE YOU READY? YOUR CHALLENGE IS YOU HAVE TO
CROSS THE STAGE LIKE YOU ARE DODGING AN ALIEL LASER GUN WHILE
WHY THROW THESE BALLS AT YOU. AIM FOR THE HEAD, IF POSSIBLE.
READY, GUYS? AND GO. >> LET'S COMPARE THAT TO THE
CLIP. >> MAN, I DIDN'T SEE ANY CART
WHEELS FROM THEM. >> WOULD YOU GIVE THEM A LIKE OR
DISLIKE? >> LIKE?
OVERWHELMING LIKE. >> THAT IS TWO POINTS FROM THE
AUDIENCE. >> ANY TIME I CAN THROW AN
YTHING
AT PEOPLE I HAVE A GOOD TIME. >> VIOLENCE IS FUN.
>> I THINK WE ARE READY FOR THE NEXT CHALLENGE. >> WAS IT FOR US?
>> BRING IT. >> PLEASE STICK A GUMMY WORM ALL
THE WAY UP YOUR NOSE. >> WHAT?
>> A SOUR GUMMY WORM. CAN'T I DO THE LASER THING?
>> I HAVE DONE IT BEFORE. IT IS FINE.
>> TO SHOW OFF IN MIDDLE SCHOOL. >> THREE, TWO, ONE.
GO. >> FAILED.
FAILED. >> OH, MY, GOD.
WHOA WHOA WHOA. >> STOP.
THAT IS MY BOYFRIEND. >> NO FEAR.
WOW. THAT IS PRETTY GOOD.
MEGAN! >> OH, OH.
>> I FEEL LIKE I
MADE THE RIGHT DECISION. MITCHELL, I GOT YOU A WORM.
I GOT THEM FOR YOU? >> LET'S CHECK OUT THE CLIP AND
SEE HOW IT PLAYS OUT. >> WHAT WOULD YOU SAY?
GIVE THEM A THUMBS UP OR DOWN? >> SO MANY THUMBS DOWN. >> THAT IS CRAZY.
FAIL. >> LET'S GO BACK TO THE WINNERS
OVER HERE. YOUR NEXT CHALLENGE, YOU HAVE TO
GIVE US FIVE DANCE MOVES IN 30
SECONDS. >> ONE MORE.
ONE MORE DANCE MOVE. >> THUMBS OR THUMBS DOWN?
I SEE A LOT OF THUMBS UP. >> I SEE A MILLION THUMBS UP.
FANTASTIC. >> 35 POINTS?
>> WE HAVE
TO DO OUR LAST CHALLENGE SINCE WE ARE ON THE
CLOCK. >> THIS IS THE FINAL CHAM
CHALLENGE FOR EVERYONE. >> YOU HAVE TO ACT OUT HAVING A
HEADACHE. >> THREE, TWO, ONE.
GO. >> THEY ARE CRYING.
THEY ARE CRYING. EVERYONE IS FALLING TO THEIR
KNEES. OKAY. >> WOULD YOU GIVE THESE
HEADACHES THUMBS DOWN OR THUMBS DOWN?
>> CHEER FOR THIS SIDE. >> CHEER FOR THIS SIDE.
[APPLAUSE] >> CLEARLY WE KNOW WHO THE
WINNERS ARE. THANK YOU, GUYS.
WE HAVE A BAG OF PRIZES FOR YOU
FOR A LOVELY SABRINA. MS. 29 IS AVAI
LABLE ON GO-90
NOW. THE APP AND SERIES IS FREE.
HAVE LOSERS.
>> AND WE WILL THROW T-SHIRTS IN THE CROWD. >> THROW SOME SHIRTS.
>> I PLAYED BASEBALL IN HIGH SCHOOL.
I CAN DO THIS. GOOD JOB >> GIVE IT UP ONE MORE TIME FOR
MS. 2059. [APPLAUSE] >> I GOT EMOTIONAL AT THE ABUSE
OF THE SOUR GUMMY WORMS. THAT IS NOT THE KIND OF FOOD YOU
WASTE. THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DOWN MY
THROAT. >> WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? >> THE REST OF THE GUMMY WORMS.
WE WILL FIND THOSE COORDINATES WHEN WE GO BACK STAGE.
IN THE
MEAN TIME, THIS NEXT HUMAN BEING --
>> ARTIST. >> IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE PEOPLE
ON THE PLANET. SHE IS SO BEAUTIFUL, TALENTED, MOTIVATIONAL AND HAS, I GUESS,
FACE WHIP-ABLE HAIR.
HER OUTFIT IS ON POINT AS WELL. PLEASE WELCOME LILLY SINGH.
LOVE YOU. >> EVERYONE MAKE SOME NOISE.
SNAP, CRACKLE, POP. >> I NEED YOU TO MAKE SOME
NOISE. SICK.
I AM SO EXCITED TO BE HERE AND YOU SHOULD BE SO EXCITED TO BE
HERE BECAUSE I HAVE SOMETHING REALLY SUPER SPECIAL TO TELL
YOU. ARE YOU READY TO HEAR IT? I HAV
E A FRIEND, TO BE HONEST, HE MIGHT BE LIKE MY BEST FRIEND
OR MY BOO-THANG.
HE HAS A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT BUT COULDN'T BE HERE TODAY SO HE
MADE A VIDEO. WANT TO CHECK IT OUT?
LET'S CHECK IT OUT. >> LISTEN TO ME.
YOU MUST DISCOVER THE SECRET OF
THE FORCE. >> ONCE IN A GENERATION THERE COMES AN EVENT THAT IS SO EPIC
DENOMINATES OUR CULTURE AND ALTERS OUR PERSPECTIVE ON LIFE
AS WE KNOW IT. >> SOMETHING LARGER THAN ANY OF US IS HAPPENING. AND YOU MUST GO NOW.
>> IT HAS THE POWER TO CHANGE THE COU
RSE OF HISTORY AND
CHALLENGE HUMANITY TO RETHINK
EVERYTHING. THE ONLY QUESTION IS WHEN THIS
CHANGE ROCKS THE WORLD WILL YOU
BE READY? [APPLAUSE]
>> I SHOULD START A YouTube CHANNEL.
>> ERIC, GO AHEAD AND CALL THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNET AND
TELL THEM ROCK HAS AN IDEA. >> IT IS TIME TO CHANGE
THE GAME. >> YEAH, BUT FIRST ROCK HAS TO
CLEAR HIS BROWSING HISTORY. >> HOLD THAT CALL, RAY.
THIS COULD TAKE A WHILE. >> HEY, WHAT IS GOING ON,
VidCon? DWAYNE JOHNSON HERE. I AM SO SORRY THAT I CA
NNOT BE
WITH YOU THERE IN PERSON. INSTEAD, I AM HERE SHOOTING,
FILMING VERY LATE NIGHT OF FAST AND FURIOUS EIGHT.
I JUST WANT TO THANK MY HOME GIRL, MY ACE, LILLY SINGH. MYSELF AND LILLY ARE DOING COOL
THINGS IN THE FUTURE AND CANNOT WAIT TO BRING THEM TO YOU.
I WANTED TO CREATE SOMETHING BIG AND EPIC.
I THOUGHT LET'S CREATE THIS YouTube CHANNEL.
LET'S CREATE SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO BE AWESOME.
LET'S CREATE A PLATFORM FOR ENTERTAINMENT.
MORE IMPORTANTLY THAN THAT YOU WILL SEE STUFF YOU ARE
FAMILIAR
WITH AND STUFF YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN.
YOU WILL SEE STUFF FROM ME AND WHO WE ARE. >> SNAP, CRACKLE, POP.
WE ARE EXCITED. I AM SUPER HONORED TO WELCOME
DWAYNE THE ROCK TO YouTube. THAT IS PRETTY COOL.
ALTHOUGH HE COULD NOT BE HERE I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE CUTE TO SEND
HIM A TEXT VIDEO OF THIS MOMENT. YOU GUYS WANT TO BE IN IT?
WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN IS I AM GOING TO SAY ANNOUNCE STUFF AND
WHEN I TURN IT OVER I WILL SAY % ANNOUNCE WE SMELL WHAT THE ROCK
IS COOKING. WILL YOU STAND UP SO
W
E CAN DO IT RIGHT?
I AM GOING TO HIT RECORD AND SAY ANNOUNCED THE CHANNEL AND THE
AUDIENCE HAS SOMETHING TO SAY. YOU SAY I SMELL SOMETHING THE
ROCK IS COOKING. HEY, DJ, I AM HERE AT VidCon AND
JUST ANNOUNCED YOUR CHANNEL AND I AM SO EXCITED AND THE AUDIENCE
HAS SOMETHING TO TELL YOU. >> WE SMELL WHAT THE ROCK IS
COOKING. >> WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU.
MAKE SURE YOU SUBSCRIBE.
MAKE SOME NOISE ONE MORE TIME. >> WE WERE BACK STAGE
TALKING ABOUT IF THEY NEED AN
INTRODUCTION AND I DON'T THINK THEY T
O. IF YOU PUT DISNEY AND WORK ETHIC
INTO A BLENDER THIS GUY MIGHT POP OUT OF THE BLENDER.
DO YOU KNOW WHO IT IS? YEAH.
THEY KNOW WHO IT IS. >> WELCOME TO THE STAGE. >> VidCon MAKE SOME NOISE.
[MUSIC] [MUSIC] >> YOU READY TO HAVE A GOOD
TIME? IF YOU CAME TO HAVE A GOOD TIME AND GET TURNT UP AT VidCon I
NEED TO SEE EVERYBODY ON THEIR
FEET. [MUSIC] >> VidCon!
I AM SO EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY.
THIS IS MY FIRST VidCon EVER.
IT IS A VERY SPECIAL DAY FOR ME BECAUSE I DROPPED A VISUAL ALBUM
ON MY You
Tube CHANNEL. THIS IS THE TITLE SONG FROM MY NEW TOUR COMING UP OVER THE
RAINBOW. [MUSIC] [MUSIC] >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I LOVE YOU BACK. >>
GIVE IT UP. HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> THAT WAS INCREDIBLE. >> THANK YOU.
>> FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW THAT IS STRAIGHT OUT OF OZ.
YOU JUST RELEASED THE ENTIRE VISUAL ALBUM ON YOUR CHANNEL.
>> I KNOW YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO SEE IT BUT YOU HAVE TO
GO WATCH IT TODAY. >> SHE IS LIKE I WILL BE THERE.
>> STRAIGHT OUT OF OZ IS HUGE. IT IS A DREAM COME TRUE FOR Y
OU.
I HEARD YOU TALKING ABOUT IT. I KNOW IT IS BIG BUT IT HAS A
TOUR AND THE ALBUM IS OUT AND A LOT OF THIS STUFF, FOR THOSE THAT WANT TO SEE ALL OF IT T IS
ON THIS CHANNEL. WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE YOU PARTNERED WITH AWESOMENESS TV
AND WE ARE DOING A BEHIND THE
SCENES FILM. WITH THIS PROJECT, WHAT MIGHT
THEY BE ABLE TO SEE? >> HOW MANY ASPIRING YouTubeRS
DO WE HAVE? PEOPLE ARE WANTING TO MAKE NAMES FOR THEMSELVES AND YOU DON'T
KNOW HOW MUCH EFFORT GOES INTO THE THIS.
I HAD A TV SHOW WH
ICH WAS AWESOME BUT AWESOMENESS IS
TAKING A LEAP TO ANOTHER LEVEL AND MAKING SURE PEOPLE ARE
GETTING TO KNOW THE REAL ME. I CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH BRIAN
AND PAULA FOR MAKING IT HAPPEN. I CAN SO HONORED AND CAN'T WAIT
FOR YOU TO SEE IT. >> SPEAKING OF PEOPLE TAKING
LEAPS OF FAITH AND TRUSTING YOU THERE HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE WORDS.
JORDAN SPARKS SAID INCREDIBLE THINGS ABOUT YOU AND SHE IS IN
STRAIGHT OUT OF OZ.
TELL ME ABOUT THE PEOPLE. >> PEN TRONICS, NICOLE AND JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT PLAYS TH
E
WIZARD. CHESTER C IS IN IT FOR A SECOND.
I AM BEYOND BLESSED AND FEEL FLATTERED THEY TOOK THE TIME TO
LEND ME THEIR TALENT. THEY DONATED AND SHARED GIFTS
WITH ME. I AM SO BLESSED AND THANK YOU
FOR WATCHING. YOU HAVE TO WATCH STRAIGHT OUT
OF OZ AND GET TICKETS. WE WILL BE AT THE GROVE IN
ANAHEIM AUGUST 15TH. >> THAT IS INCREDIBLE.
THE TOUR IS AVAILABLE TO BUY
TICKETS. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY TO YOUR
FANS THAT MIGHT BE WATCHING. >> I WANT TO SAY THIS ROAD IS
FULL OF JOURNEYS AND THIS IS
A VERY SCARY PLACE TO BE LIVING.
I APPLAUD YOU FOR NOT LIVING IN FEAR AND COMING OUT AND
SUPPORTING VidCon AND SUPPORTING
ALL OF US. SUPPORTING CHRISTINA GRIMEE AND
THE PEOPLE IN ORLANDO. THIS IS A TIME TO REALIZE LIFE
IS SHORT BUT BEAUTIFUL AND FRAGILE AND EVERYBODY IS
EMBRACING EVERYBODY AND YOU ARE COMING OUT WITH HAIR AND MAKE UP
AND CLOTHES AND THAT IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING YOU COULD BE
DOING. KEEP DOING THAT AND NEVER WAIT
FOR ANYBODY TO HELP YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE.
GO MAKE IT. I
KNOW YOU CAN.
SHE HAS THE HOLY GHOST. >> YOU HEARD IT.
GIVE IT UP AGAIN. TODDRICK HALL! >> I CAN'T BELIEVE HE JUST
DROPPED A VIDEO LIKE THAT. WE ARE ABOUT TO PLAY A GAME
RIGHT NOW. IT IS A POPLAR CHALLENGE ON
YouTube. IT IS CALLED LAUGHING WITHOUT
SMILING BUT WE NEED ASSISTANCE. WE HAVE GLOW ZEL HERE.
KEEP CHEERING. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE]
>> YEAH! YEAH.
COME ON, YEAH, YEAH. >> STEP RIGHT IN, MS. GREEN.
>> AND NEXT WE HAVE MS. LORD DIY.
HI! WELCOME. SCOOT OVER THERE.
>> PLEASE WELCOME,
LOU C
ALL! AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, JACK DOUGLAS.
[APPLAUSE] ON OUT, GIRL. >> SO, THESE ARE OUR
CONTESTANTS. IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW THE GAME
WORKS IT IS SO SIMPLE. THEY HAVE TO LAUGH BASICALLY
BECAUSE THEY CAN'T SMILE. MILES, WANT TO GIVE AN EXAMPLE
OF HOW THIS WORKS.
>> SOMETHING LIKE THAT. >> YES, AND AFTER THEY ALL GO
YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO CHEER FOR THE PERSON THAT MADE YOU LAUGH
THE MOST. YEAH.
ARE YOU READY? ARE YOUR FACES READY?
DO YOUR FACE EXERCISES.
YOU NEED WATER? ALL RIGHT.
JACK, YOU AR
E UP FIRST. READY?
THREE, TWO, ONE. >> OKAY.
[APPLAUSE] >> THIS CHALLENGE IS CREEPY.
I DON'T KNOW YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO LAUGH WITHOUT SMILING.
ARE YOU READY? >> THREE, TWO -- >> THE INFLECTION ON THAT WAS
LIT. >> NOW OUR LADIES.
CAN YOU GIVE US AN EXAMPLE? KILL IT, SIS.
>> THIS ABOUT TO BE UGLY.
>> COME ON, MARIAH!
OKAY. NOW
GLOZEL. -- GLOZELL.
ARE YOU READY? HERE YOU GO. GIRL!
>> I DROPPED MY GUM. >> THAT IS YOUR MIC. [APPLAUSE] >> YOU
CRAZY. I CAN'T!
>> WE ARE GOING TO LET THAT MARINATE A LIT
TLE.
TURN TO YOUR NEIGHBORS AND ON THE COUNT OF THREE YOU GUYS DO
WHAT THEY JUST DID. YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO WHAT
GLOZELL DID BUT WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE DID.
ON THE COUNT OF THREE. ONE, TWO, THREE. OKAY.
I SEE YOU. >> YOU ALL ARE BEAUTIFUL.
>> SO MANY BEAUTIFUL LAUGHS AND FACES.
>> MY FAVORITE WAS IN THE BACK. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING A GOOD
SPORT. I WANT YOU TO REPLAY THEIR
LAUGHS WITHOUT SMILING. WE WILL GO THROUGH AND I WILL
PUT MY HAND OVER THEIR HEAD AND YOU CHEER FOR THE PERSON YOU
THINK WO
N. GIVE IT UP FOR JACK. ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. GIVE IT UP FOR
LUEY. GIVE IT UP FOR
LORD DIY. AND GIVE IT UP FOR
GLOZELL. [APPLAUSE] >> OH!
SMASH IT UP. SMASH IT RIGHT UP.
SHE SNATCHED HER OWN WEAVE. >> GLOZELL IS OBVIOUSLY THE WINNER.
CONGRATULATION, QUEEN. THANK YOU ALL FOR PLAYING.
YOU GUYS WERE AMAZING AND BEAUTIFUL AND WE LOVED ALL OF
YOUR LAUGHS. >> YES! PLEASE ENJOY THE REST OF VidCon.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
BYE. >> I FEEL CLEANSED. >> I FEEL LIKE A PIECE OF MEAT. GLOZELL JUST SLAPPED
MY
[BEEP] >> THAT WASN'T EVEN CUTE.
THAT WAS JUST THE FIRST ADJECTIVE IN MY HEAD.
ARE YOU ALL FAMILIAR WITH A SEGMENT ON JIMMY KIMMEL CALLED
MEAN TWEETS? THEY WERE HERE LAST YEAR AND I
GUESS IT TOOK A WHOLE YEAR TO EDIT THE VIDEO BECAUSE YOU ARE
ABOUT TO SEE IT. PLEASE GIVE A WARM WELCOME TO
JIMMY KIMMEL. >> THANK YOU,
KINGSLEY AND MILES JAY.
IF YOU LOOK UP FROM YOUR PHONE YOU WILL SEE ME.
YOU ARE TOGETHER IN A ROOM FULL OF TALENTED, INNOVATED PEOPLE.
BUT TO THE TROLLS AT HOME YOU ALL SUC
K.
SO I GATHERED BRAVE YouTube TALENT FROM AMONG YOUR RANKS TO
EXPOSE THE TERRIBLE THINGS PEOPLE WRITE ABOUT YOU IN A
SPECIAL MEAN TWEETS CREATOR EDITION.
ENJOY. >>
SMOTH IS THE WORST YOU BE
YouTube CHANNEL OUT THERE. I CANNOT BE HOW POPLAR THEY ARE
FOR BEING AS UNFUNNY AS THEY ARE.
MIND BLOWN. >> SAUCE IS TABLE NOW.
THUG-YOU. -- TERRIBLE.
>> YOUR VIDEOS WAS WORST. WELL YOUR ENGLISH WAS WORSTER. >> MARK PLIER IS THE WORST THING
ABOUT HUMANITY. [APPLAUSE]
>> BE SURE TO SUBSCRIBE TO JIMMY
KI
MMEL LIVE ON YouTube AND SHARE THIS VIDEO WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND LET US KNOW WHO YOUR
FAVORITE TWEETER IS IN THE COMMENTS.
[APPLAUSE] >> OH, MY, GOD.
THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR COMING IN HERE AND DEALING WITH
OUR SHENANIGANS AND BUTT TOUCHING AND LIT LEARNING AND
GLOZELL'S WEAVE FLYING OFF. >> HER SUCKING ON MY MICROPHONE,
TOO. LET'S NOT FORGET THAT.
>> DID YOU HAVE A GOOD TIME? [APPLAUSE]
>> ARE YOU EXCITED TO GO BACK TO THE MADNESS OF THE REST OF
VidCon? >> ARE YOU EXCITED TO SEE STU
FF
AND YOUR CREATORS? >> IT IS PRETTY MUCH OVER SO YOU
CAN LEAVE WHENEVER YOU WANT. BUT WE WANT TO SNAPCHAT SHOW I
AM PUTTING MY PHONE UP HERE TO
MARK THE EVENT. WE WERE HERE! >> WE WILL SAY VidCon WIRELESS
CALLING 2016 AND AFTER HAD SHOW YOU SAY THAT IS A WRAP.
YOU READY? VidCon 2016 VARIETY SHOW:
>> AFTER SHOW! >> THAT IS A WRAP,YO.
>> HAVE A GREAT TIME YOU BEAUTIFUL CREATURES.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING.
[MUSIC] [MUSIC] >> CHECK.
CHECK. HELLO?
THERE ARE SOME GOOD LOOKING PEOPLE IN
THE CROWD. THEY DIDN'T TELL ME ALL THIS.
TEAM SEXY, MAKE SOME NOISE. I AM SINGLE
BY THE WAY. I LIKE LONG, ROMANTIC WALKS ON
THE BEACH. WE ARE NOT HERE TO TALK ABOUT
ME, ARE WE? WHEN ARE WE HEAR TO TALK ABOUT?
WHO? YOU GUYS ARE AT LIKE LEVEL FOUR. I NEED IT YOU TO MOVE IT UP TO
LEVEL 14. WHO ARE WE HERE TO SEE?
I HYPED YOU ENOUGH AND TEASED YOU.
LILLY, WHERE ARE YOU? >> YO, YO, YO.
WHAT UP, VidCon? MAKE SOME NOISE.
>> I THINK WE HAVE QUESTIONS FOR YOU, BOO.
>> DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS? LET'S DO I
T.
WE COULD DO A PANEL HERE BUT THAT IS LIKE A VIDEO AND NO
INTERACTION. SO I THINK THE #ASKLILLY.
>> THAT IS IT. YOU CAN JOIN IN NOW.
TWEET ASKLILLY.
>> WE HAVE GOOD QUESTIONS, THOUGH.
>> LET'S DO IT. >> I DON'T KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT
THIS. >> I SHOULD HAVE THIS ONE?
>> I DON'T KNOW. I FEEL LIKE IT IS KIND OF FAR
FROM THAT. I WANT TO BE CLOSER TO YOU.
>> IT IS YOUR SHOW AND YOUR WORLD.
I AM JUST A SQUIRREL. >> LET'S START UP HERE.
>> CAN WE FIRST LIKE TALK ABOUT HOW LILLY IS GREAT AT MARIO CAR
T
BUT I AM NUMBER ONE. NO?
>> MAYBE NEXT PANEL. >> SHOUT OUT FOR DOING THIS.
EVERYONE GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
>> I AM HONORED. >> IN ADDITION TO MARIO CART I
AM STEALING THE SPOTLIGHT AGAIN. WE PLAYED MARIO CART AND YOU
LOST >> THAT IS HER VERSION.
>> THE VERSION IS WHEN I MOVED TO LOS ANGELES I SPECIFICALLY BROUGHT MARIO CART AND SHE %
GUARANTEED HE WOULD BEAT ME AND I BEAT HIM, DAY STORM, AND KING
BATCH ALL TOGETHER IS WHAT HAPPENED.
>> YOU DONE? >> THAT IS ALL.
LET'S ASK QUESTIONS. >> LE
GIT THIS GIRL IS A BEAST IN
MARIO CART. HOWEVER, MARIO CART EIGHT IS A
DIFFERENT STORY. >> WHATEVER.
>> WE WILL GET TO THAT LATER. >> SHOUTOUT FOR WEARING THE
UNICORN HAT. SO FIRST QUESTION IS COMING FROM
KENA. SHE WANTS TO KNOW WHO YOU
HAVEN'T COLLABORATED WITH THIS YEAR THAT YOU WANT TO?% >> THERE IS A FEW PEOPLE.
SOMEONE SAID SMOSH. I WOULD LOVE THAT. DAN AND PHIL, I WOULD LOVE TO
COLLABORATE WITH. I THINK THEY ARE SWEET AND
AWESOME. WHO ELSE?
>> YOU COLLABORATE WITH EVERYBODY.
>> DAN AN
D PHIL IS NUMBER ONE. >> YOU HAD A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT A LITTLE WHILE AGO.
WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT? >> THE PERSON WHO I FEEL LIKE I
AM GOING TO COLLABORATE SOON WITH IS
GOING TO BE THE ROCK. WE ARE COLLABORATE IN LIFE AS
PARTNERS AND PARENTS. >> PUSH UP >> SO SOMEBODY ELSE, I SAW IT
ON HERE, BUT LITTLE GONE BECAUSE YOU ARE TWEETING SO
FAST. THEY WANT TO KNOW HOW YOU CAME
UP WITH "THAT IS A WRAP ZOOP."
>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. >> I CAN'T TAKE FULL
RESPONSIBILITY. >> WHAT IT IS, I THINK AFTER
MA
KING MY VIDEOS, I KEPT SAYING "THAT'S A WRAP."
I DIDN'T CHOREOGRAPH. MY BODY DOES THIS WEIRD THING.
IT WAS COMPLETELY ORGANIC, I DO WEIRD MOTIONS ALL THE TIME.
>> WHAT CAUSED TO BE MY OUT-TRO IS "THAT'S A WRAP."
I HAVE VIDEOS OF ME ENDING IT THAT WAY.
YOU DIDN'T STEAL IT FROM ME, DID YOU?
>> WHO ARE YOU? >> WE HAVE A LOT IN COMMON.
YOU DON'T THINK IT'S -- EVERY TIME I LIVESTREAM MY NOSE
ITCHES. DID YOU HEAR HER COMPLAINING
ABOUT HER NOSE ITCHING. >> I THINK YOU'RE STALKING ME. >> YOU'RE TALKING
LIKE, "THAT'S
ME." >> YO, LILLY!
I'M SAYING I HAVE THIS COLAB IDEA, RIGHT?
>> GUYS, PAUSE. PAUSE.
>> THIS IS OUR STORY-TIME, I'M SORRY.
>> FRIENDS WITH NO BENEFITS. IT'S A COLAB IDEA I HAD.
AND I WAS CONFIDENT, LILLY IS NOT GOING TO BE DOWN.
I SHARED IT WITH ANDREAS' CHOICE AND A FEW OTHER PEOPLE.
IF SHE SAYS YES, THIS WILL BE THE CRAZIEST VIDEO ON
YOUTUBE. UNPAUSE.
>> THEN HE TEXTS ME.
LET ME KNOW IF YOU WANT ANYTHING CHANGED.
IN MY TRUE WORKAHOLIC FASHION, 14 SECONDS LATER I RESPONDED,
READ IT
, SEEMS GREAT. COOL.
END OF COLAB. THEN YOU WANT TO LICK MY NECK.
>> WAIT A SECOND. >> I'M THINKING FOR IMPACT, I'M
THINKING LIKE, IF WE JUST MAKE OUT A LITTLE.
I'M SAYING, IS THIS FOR A COLAB?
IS THIS A TACTIC RIGHT NOW? >> THE ONLY CURVE BALL IS HOW
WE WERE SITTING ON MY COUNTER. I WANTED AN INTIMATE EXCHANGE.
LILLY, YOU MAY HAVE TO STRANDLE ME FOR THIS SHOT.
SHE WAS LIKE, "I SEE WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE.
FINE. BECAUSE IT'S FOR YOUR ARTISTIC
VISION." THIS GIRL IS A BOSS.
>> I HAVE TO TELL YOU, W
HAT I TOLD YOU, YOU HAVE A MOUND OF
MALE YouTubeERS THAT HAVE MESSAGED ME ASKING TO KISS ME
IN THE VIDEO. >> UH-HUH.
>> FIVE SEPARATE. YOU WERE ALL WATCHING THAT HAVE ASKED ME TO KISS HIM IN A
VIDEO. >> CAN YOU GIVE ME A HINT.
NOBODY RE-TWEET THIS. NOBODY
POST. >> PROMISE.
>> YOU WILL BE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT NOW AND THERE ARE PEOPLE ON
LIVESTREAM. >> NEXT DAY YOU MESSAGED
ME. >> RECENTLY I DID DO ANOTHER
VIDEO WHERE I KISS A GUY FOR A THING.
>> YOU SAID "HAD TO" KISS A GUY. >> IT WAS FOR A STORY LI
NE, IT
WAS D-TRICKS.
I'M NOT KISSING ANY MORE GUYS ON VIDEOS UNLESS IT'S A COLAB
WITH THE ROCK. >> OH, THAT'S YOU NEED TO
RE-TWEET. >> LET'S GET MORE QUESTIONS.
>> HOW DID YOUR MOVIE CHANGE YOUR LIVE.
>> HOW DID IT CHANGE MY LIFE. IN A FEW WORDS, GOING ON WORLD
TOUR WAS SUPER COOL. I KNEW THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS I
WAS EXHAUSTED AND TIRED AND STRESS AND I WOULDN'T REMEMBER
EVERY DETAIL THAT HAPPENED. IT WAS SPECIAL BECAUSE WATCHING
THE MOVIE, IT WAS RELIVING THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE.
I GOT TO REMEMBER
AND RELIVE ALL OF THESE PRECIOUS THINGS
OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND IT KANGED MY LIFE.
LOOKING AT YOURSELF IN THE THIRD PERSON.
WOW, I CAN SEE MY STORY, THE LAST HOUR AND A HALF OF MY
LIFE. IT REALLY MEANS A LOT.
IT MEANS A LOT TO SEE YOUR STORY AND SEE PEOPLE RELATE ON
TO IT. I CRIED EVERY SINGLE TIME.
>> I WAS THERE AT THE CHINESE THEATER.
EVERYBODY IN THE ROW WAS CRYING.
YOU HIT HOME, GIRL. >> I MADE PEOPLE CRY.
>> I'M JUST SAYING. >> HE STILL LOOKS SO GOOD.
STILL GOOD. ALL RIGHT.
>> CA
N YOU NAME FIVE TEAM SUPER MEMBERS IN 15 SECONDS.
I'LL START THE CLOCK. READY, SET, GO.
>> TEAM SUPER INDIA, TEAM CENTER WORLD, TEAM SUPER T.O.,
TEAM SUPER U.K. THAT'S LIKE SIX.
>> THAT'S EIGHT, I THINK. >> DOPE.
>> ASK YOU THAT AT HOME. TEAM SUPER.
HONESTLY, GUYS. IF SHE WAS ON WIZARD, U.S.A.
TODAY OR ONE OF THOSE PLACES. >> OH, YEAH.
>> OR L.A. TIMES. THEY WERE LIKE THIS QUESTION IS
COMING FROM TWITTER HANDLE BLAH BLAH.
THEY SAID THEIR NAME. THIS GIRL HAS A CONNECTION TO
HER FANS THAT I DON'T
THINK ANY OTHER UBER HAS.
GIVE IT UP FOR THE CONNECTION. >> THANK YOU.
I THINK THAT'S FURTHER PROOF THAT YOU STALK ME ALL DAY LONG.
>> IT'S THE ON MY FEED. >> A GOOD FRIEND, HE TEXTS ME,
YEAH THE SOUND IS FINE ON THE LIVESTREAM.
WATCHING YOUR LIVESTREAM. "GREAT INTERVIEW."
HE'S LIKE YEAH, LILLY, YEAH. >> IF WE DON'T LOOK OUT FOR
EACH OTHER, WHO WILL. >> APPRECIATE THAT.
>> NEXT QUESTION. WHAT IS THE MOST CHALLENGING
PART -- THIS IS FROM MADDIE. WHAT IS THE MOST CHALLENGING
PART OF BEING A UBER?
>> HMMM.
>> TOUGH STUFF, NOW. >> THERE ARE A FEW CHALLENGING
THINGS. >> I KNOW THE ANSWER.
I STALK YOU. >> I COULD HAVE NEVER ANSWERS
BUT THE ANSWER IS RELEVANT TO THE WEEKEND I HAVE BEEN HAVING.
I REALLY WANT TO PUT OUT REALLY GOOD CONTENT.
THAT'S WHY I STARTED. I WANTED TO MAKE REALLY, REALLY
GOOD CONTENT. I THINK SMOOSH WILL AGREE,
THERE IS SO MUCH CONTEST BY -- CONTENT BY SO MANY PEOPLE.
I THINK, DANG, I WANT TO GIVE THE AUDIENCE SOMETHING
DIFFERENT, SOMETHING AWESOME. I WANT TO MAKE TWO VID
EOS A
WEEK THAT ARE SCRIPTED COMEDY THAT ARE DIFFERENT AND UNIQUE
AND THAT YOU GUYS WILL LIKE. THAT'S CHALLENGING FOR ME.
>> SO, I THINK TO ANSWER THIS A LITTLE IN YOUR MOVIE, BUT MAYBE
YOU CAN GET MORE INTO THE MEAT AND POTATOES.
MAYA WANTS TO KNOW, WHAT WAS THE GENESIS, THE AH-HA MOMENT?
YOU GOT OUT OF SCHOOL, BUT WAS THERE A SPECIFIC MOMENT.
YOU'RE SITTING IN THE CAR, YOU ARE IN THE MIRROR WORKING.
>> THERE WAS, ACTUALLY. IT'S BEEN SAID THAT I STARTED
MAKING VIDEOS BECAUSE I WASN'T A HAPPY PE
RSON AND I WANTED TO
BE HAPPY. SIMPLE AS THAT.
BUT THERE IS ONE SPECIFIC MOMENT.
I WAS ON VACATION WITH MY FAMILY.
WE ARE IN MEXICO. I WAS HAVING A REALLY, REALLY
SAD DAY. I CAN'T EXPLAIN WHY.
I WAS SUPER SAD. I WALKED THE BEACH MY MYSELF.
I LEFT MY FAMILY AND WALKED THE BEACH.
I THOUGHT, "LILLY, YOU ARE IN MEXICO WITH A FAMILY THAT LOVES
YOU ON A BEAUTIFUL VACATION AND YOU ARE SAD?
YOU HAVE NO REASON TO SAD. YOU MUST BE SAD BECAUSE YOU ARE
NOT DOING SOMETHING TO MAKE YOU HAPPY.
AS SOON AS YOU L
AND IN TORONTO, YOU WILL MAKE YouTube VIDEOS.
WHEN I LANDED, I STARTED MY YouTube CAREER.
>> GET IT, GIRL. >> YEAH.
>> THIS IS A TOUGH ONE. >> I APPRECIATE IT, FEEL FREE
TO CLAP. I FEEL LIKE Y'ALL SLEEPING OUT
HERE. FEEL FREE TO CHEER AND BOO AND
STUFF. >> THEY LOVE YOU.
>> THEY LOVE YOU, FOO. >> THEY LOVE US.
I LOVE YOU, TOO. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THIS IS MY PERSONAL. I STARTED WATCHING YOUR VIDEOS
WHEN YOU HAD HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF SUBSCRIBERS.
SHE LOVES YOU. >> THANK YOU, BABY.
>> WHAT
IS THE CONNECTION WITH THE CARIBBEAN COME IN?
YOU HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS. >> YEAH, YEAH.
>> INQUIRING MINDS WANTS TO KNOW.
>> I RELATE TO CARIBBEAN SOCA-TYPE MUSIC BECAUSE THE
GROWING UP IN TORONTO, I WAS AROUND A LOT OF THAT CULTURE.
IF YOU HAVE NEVER LISTENED OR YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT SOCA MUSIC IS, YOU NEED TO RESEARCH IT.
S.O.C.A. IT'S A TYPE OF MUSIC.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.
IT WILL MAKE YOUR DAY. IT IS SO UPBEAT.
>> IT MAKES YOU MOVE. >> IT'S WONDERFUL.
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND EVERYO
NE LISTEN TO IT.
>> VIC WAFFLE WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT
BEING A UBER AND THE THING YOU HATE THE MOST.
>> MY FAVORITE THING IS HONESTLY, I THINK I LEARNED
THIS ON TOUR. WHEN YOU ARE A CREATOR, YOU ARE
BEHIND THE SCREEN, YOU CAN EDIT THINGS, YOU HAVE ANALYTICS, THE
ONLY WAY TO INTERRUPT IS TO POST A VIDEO AND YOU HUNDRED OF
YOU WILL BE THERE FIRST. THAT'S HOW WE INTERACT REQUEST
YOU. WHEN I SEE REAL PEOPLE SMILING
AND REACTING TO WHAT I'M SAYING, I LIKE THAT.
I LIKE BEING ON T
HE STAGE. I THINK MY FAVORITE THING, IT
LETS ME TALK TO YOU ON STAGE IN REAL LIFE.
I LIKE THAT. I DON'T HATE ANYTHING.
HATE IS A STRONG WORD. ONE OF THE THINGS I DISLIKE.
ONE OF THE THINGS WOULD BE -- >> LONG HOURS, NOT SEEING YOUR
FRIENDS. >> I DON'T MIND THAT AT ALL.
I THINK IT'S WORTH IT. I THINK THAT'S ALL WORTH IT.
I THINK IT WOULD JUST BE THAT I WISH THE INTERNET WAS NICER
SOMETIMES. >> OKAY.
>> I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE THERE IS A LOT OF NASTY
COMMENTS, A LOT OF MEAN PEOPLE. I'M SURE YOU R
ECEIVED MEAN
TWEETS OR POSSIBLY SENT MEAN TWEETS AS WELL.
I THINK AS SOMEONE WHO IS PASSIONATE ABOUT BEING A
UNICORN AND ONE LOVE, I WISH I COULD SIT THE ENTIRE INTERNET
DOWN AND SAY, LISTEN, YOU NEED TO BE NICE TO EACH OTHER. I WISH IT WAS A NICER PLACE, I
THINK. BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS, HOW MANY
PEOPLE -- HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU THINK WE HAVE HERE?
RAISE YOUR HAND REAL QUICK. >> A FEW HUNDRED.
>> BECAUSE YOU ARE ALL HERE, YOU ARE ALL AN AMBASSADOR OF
MAKING THE INTERNET A NICER PLACE.
YOU CAN LITE
RALLY RIGHT NOW TWEET SOMETHING NICE.
YOU HAVE HELPED FIX THE PROBLEM.
PUTTING THAT OUT THERE. YOU ALL CAN CHANGE THE WORLD.
MINOR DETAIL. >> I'LL ASK YOU THIS FOR ME, AS
A FAN. >> YES, OKAY, TRUE,
TRUE. >> WHAT IS --
>> I APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE IT WAS ORCHESTRATE 6, IT WAS IN
UNISON. >> THE TEXT WAS ON POINT. >> THAT WAS LIKE A -- ONE,
TWO -- WE LOVE YOU! >> HER PARENTS WERE LIKE, KIDS
ARE SO WEIRD. COOL.
>> WHAT IS SUPER ARE WOMAN'S FAVORITE VIDEO THAT SHE'S EVER
UPLOADED? >> WHOO!
I THINK M
Y VIDEOS, FOR ME -- MY FAVORITE VIDEOS ARE THE ONES
THAT REPRESENT SPECIAL MOMENTS IN MY LIFE.
I LOVE A LOT OF THE COMIC VIDEOS I'VE MADE.
BUT VIDEOS, LIKE MY CHALLENGE WITH SELENA GOMEZ.
THAT WAS ONE OF MY BIGGEST
DREAMS COMING TRUE. ME MEETING DUANE, I WAS
FREAKING OUT, THAT WAS DEFINITELY ONE.
IN TERMS OF COMEDY, UMMM -- I
REALLY LIKE MY VIDEO CALLED -- I KIND OF LIKE THE RECENT ONE I
DID WITH INFOMERCIALS. I HAD A LOT OF VIEWS.
I LOOKED LIKE A GIRL AND PEOPLE WERE LIKE, WHAT?
I LIKE THAT VID
EO BECAUSE I TALK ABOUT MY LIPSTICK IN THE
END. BUT I WAS PROUD OF HOW I DID
IT. I KNEW I DIDN'T WANT A VIDEO
OF, HEY, I HAVE A LIPSTICK. NO, I'LL CREATE A 10-MINUTE
COMEDY VIDEO SO YOU FEEL AT THE END WHERE I TALK ABOUT MY
LIPSTICK, YOU'RE NOT ANGRY. YOU UNDERSTAND, SO.
>> HORA ASKS, WHAT IS YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING HIGH SCHOOL STORY.
>> MIDDLE EAST EMBARRASSING -- MOST EMBARRASSING HIGH SCHOOL
STORY. >> I'M SURE YOU HAVE A FEW.
>> I PROBABLY HAVE MORE THAN A FEW.
>> YouTubeERS ARE QUITE A FEW AW
KWARD AND THEN WE GET IN THE
BEDROOMS A AND THAT IS WHERE WE'RE KINGS.
I'M SURE IN HIGH SCHOOL -- >> I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS
AWKWARD AS MUCH AS -- I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S EMBARRASSING AS
MUCH AS AWKWARD. I TALK ABOUT HOW I LIKE BOY
DRAMA. I RECENTLY BROKE UP WITH ONE OF
MY BOYFRIENDS. >> ONE?
>> AND THEN IN LIFE, I BROKE UP WITH A BOYFRIEND.
>> OKAY. >> THEN I WAS CHILLING WITH A
GUY WHO REALLY, REALLY LIKED ME.
THIS IS A WHILE LATER. SOMEONE CAME UP TO US, WE ARE
STANDING TOGETHER, LIKE THIS. >> L
IKE SO.
>> YES. HE WAS ALSO AND SOME GIRL CAME UP TO US AND SHE WAS LIKE,
LILLY I HEARD YOU BROKE UP WITH YOUR E.
HE WAS THE BEST. I HEARD SOME GUY LIKED YOU, YOU NEED TO NOT -- AND I GUY WAS
RIGHT THERE. I FELT SO BAD.
I THINK THAT'S PRETTY AWKWARD. >> HE NEVER CALLED YOU AGAIN?
>> BOYS IN GENERAL DON'T CALL ME, UNLESS THEY WANT ME TO LICK
THEIR NECK FOR A COLAB. >> YOU CLEANED IT WITH ICE.
>> NEXT QUESTION. TAKING PICTURES OVER HERE?
IS THAT WHAT'S HAPPENING? >> THOSE CAMERAS ARE LEGIT.
THAT'S
ARE $2,000 CAMERAS. >> I WATCH ON AN iPHONE 3.
>> YOUR HAIR. IT'S A TOPIC OF CONVERSATION.
I THINK IT HAS ITS OWN TWITTER ACCOUNT, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.
>> MY HAIR DOESN'T. I HAVE THIS BABY HAIR CALLED
LOLLY. IT HAS ITS OWN TWITTER ACCOUNT.
>> HOW LONG IS IT, EXACTLY.
>> I'M 5'5", IT'S MORE THAN HALF OF ME. >> THAT'S CLEARLY 8 FEET LONG.
>> CLEARLY 8 FEET LONG. >> I'M INTO THE HARD STUFF.
YOU MAY NEED TO SIT DOWN. >> I'M CHILLING RIGHT NOW. I WANT TO BE CLOSER TO THEM.
>> LET ME BLAST A LITTLE B
IT. MARIA WANTS TO KNOW, WHO IS
YOUR FAVORITE UBER? LET'S EXCLUDE ME, BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF NOT FAIR.
EXCLUDING SCHMOOZEY, WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE UBER.
>> JUST ONE? JUST ONE?
>> ONE. I KNOW.
NO PRESSURE. TAKE YOUR TIME.
>> I WANT TO GIVE TWO, BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHY.
>> ONE MALE, ONE FEMALE. >> NO.
FINE, FINE, MAYBE. >> THINK ABOUT IT.
IT'S YOUR SHOW, IT'S YOUR WORLD.
>> I'LL TELL YOU THE PERSON, MY FIRST MEETING WITH THEM HAS
BEEN REALLY INSPIRATIONAL IN MY CAREER.
THIS IS TO DO WITH THEM AS A PERSO
N AND WHEN I MET THEM AND
WHAT I GAINED FROM THEM IN TERMS OF INSPIRATION AND THAT
WOULD BE GRIS HELLBIG. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A FAN OF GRACE.
I WAS KNEW TO THE GAME. I WAS GOING TO MEET HER, IF YOU
HAVE NEVER MET GRACE IN PERSON, YOU SHOULD TBEET HER AND TELL
HER I SAID THIS. ONE THING ABOUT GRACE, SHE IS
STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL. >> YEAH.
>> LIKE STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL. THE FIRST THING I THOUGHT,
"IT'S GRACE." SHE'S SO PRETTY AND I WAS SO
SCARED AND INTIMIDATED. AND SHE WAS JUST SO NICE.
SHE GAVE ME A B
IG HUG. I WAS NERVOUS.
HEY, DO YOU MIND IF WE TAKE A PICTURE TOGETHER?
SHE WAS LIKE, "YEAH, SURE." THAT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST
CREATORS I MET. THE SECOND PERSON, IT WAS DOWN
TO PONTENT WHO MAKES AMAZING
CONTENT. I'LL GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO
D-TRICKS. I THINK HIS CONTENT IS LIKE --
EVERY TIME I SHOT A COLAB, HE COMES TO MY HOUSE.
HE HAS THREE CAMERA PEOPLE AND COMPLETE THINGS SCRIPTED OUT.
YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WILL HAPPEN.
FOR HIM, IT'S NOT A NEWS GAME. HE SAYS I'LL MAKE A VIDEO THAT
IS GOOD AND I'M R
EALLY PROUD OF.
HE HAS QUALITY CONTENT. OF COURSE, YOU.
>> ME EXCLUDED. >> COOL, COOL.
NOBODY ELSE LICKING YOUR NECK. >> HEY, EXCLUSIVE.
PROPERTY OF LILLY.
>> WHO ARE YOU? >> YOUR HYPOTHETICAL COLAB WITH
THE ROCK. >> TELL ME MORE.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS? IF YOU DO/WHEN YOU DO, IS IT
GOING TO BE LIKE A SKETCH? IS IT GOING TO BE HIM POPPING
IN? ARE Y'ALL GOING TO BE FRIENDS
WITH NO BENEFITS. >> OKAY.
THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. SINCE THE DAY I WAS BORN,
SEPTEMBER 26, 1988. >> '80-SOMETHING.
>
> I'M NOT ASHAMED. >> YOU'RE YOUNG AT HEART.
>> I POPPED OUT OF THE WOMB THINKING OF A COLAB IDEA FOR
THE ROCK. I SPENT MY ENTIRE LIFE WAITING,
YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT ME THINKING OF THAT IDEA, I'M
WRITING IT DOWN, IT'S A STRESSFUL SITUATION, BECAUSE IT
HAS TO BE "THE" IDEA. I DO HAVE ONE.
>> I HAVE ONE FOR YOU, BY THE WAY.
>> I FEEL YOU, THE ROCK. LET'S JUST SAY I WROTE IT.
IT'S BEEN WRITTEN. NOW IT'S IN GOD'S HANDS.
WHATEVER HAPPENS. >> YOU CAN'T TELL THEM.
>> IT'S NOT A POPPING IN, POPPIN
G OUT, NO INTERVIEW.
IF IT GOES MY WAY, IT WILL BE A KANSAS ASKIT.
>> J.T. WANTS TO KNOW DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE FOR HAVING A
SUCCESSFUL YouTube CHANNEL. >> HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE A
YouTube CHANNEL? COOL.
FIRST I'LL SAY THIS SENTENCE AND ALL OF YOU WILL BE, LIKE, AHHH, WE HEAR THIS FROM EVERY
YouTube CREATOR. I DON'T B.S. YOU.
TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL YouTube CHANNEL, YOU HAVE TO BE
AUTHENTIC. YOU HAVE TO BE YOURSELF.
I'LL TELL YOU, WHEN I FIRST STARTED, MY FIRST 10 SUCKED.
THE FIRST 10 VIDEOS I MA
DE SUCKED.
I'M AWKWARD. I'M TRYING TO BE PRETTY AND
TALK A CERTAIN WAY. AND THEY ARE NOT GOOD.
AS SOON AS I STARTED BEING MYSELF, I MAY HAVE HAD A PIMPLE
AND SEE HOW WEIRD I AM ON THE STAGE, THAT IS WHEN PEOPLE
STARTED TO WATCH. THE REASON IT IS IMPORTANT,
BEING A UBER IS A FULL-TIME JOB.
FROM THE MOMENT YOU WAKE UP, THE MOMENT YOU SLEEP, YOU ARE
TWEETING, YOU ARE ON INSTAGRAM, YOU ARE MEETING PEOPLE IN THE
MALL, MEETING PEOPLE ON THE STREETS.
YOU ALWAYS ARE ON AND ON THE JOB.
IMAGINE HOW TIRED
YOU WOULD BE TO BE SOMEONE ELSE ALL THE
TIME. ALL THE TIME.
SOMEONE COMES UP TO YOU ON THE STREET, WHEN SOMEONE MEETS YOU
AT A MEET AND GREET, HAVING TO PRETENDS YOU ARE SOMEONE ELSE.
YOU HAVE TO BE WHO YOU REALLY ARE ON YOUR CHANNEL.
IT WON'T WORK ANY OTHER WAY. BE AUTHENTIC FOR YOURSELF.
>> LOVE IT. >> ALSO, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO
TALK ON A MIC. >> WE CAN SELL IT ON AMAZON.
THIS COMES FROM DANIELA. YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THIS WAS
COMING. >> OKAY.
>> KISS, MARRY, KILL.
>> GEEZ. >> THE ROCK.
CONNOR
FRANTA. SWOOZIE.
I CAN'T HELP YOU OUT HERE. >> THIS IS THE THING, RIGHT?
UH-HUH. >> I'M GOING TO SAY I'LL MARRY
THE ROCK. >> THAT'S FINE.
>> BECAUSE MARRIAGE WILL INCLUDE KISS AND MORE. >> I'M FINE WITH BEING A
SIDEPIECE. GO ON.
>> I DO LOVE YOU, BUT I WOULD HAVE TO FOR THIS MOMENT KILL
YOU. >> KILL ME?
>> OKAY. JUST BECAUSE --
>> CONNOR? >> I FEEL LIKE CONNOR WOULD BE
SUCH A SWEET KISS. I FEEL LIKE CONNOR'S KISS WOULD FEEL HOW HIS INSTAGRAM LOOKS.
JUST SO BEAUTIFUL. ALL THE TIME.
YOU KNOW WHAT
I MEAN? >> YOU'VE BEEN THERE, DONE
THAT. I GET IT.
>> EXACTLY. >> WHAT DO WE GOT HERE.
>> GOT SOMETHING GOOD, Y'ALL? >> I ASKED YOU THIS PERSONALLY. I'M INTERESTED TO HAVE THESE
GUYS HEAR. >> WHAT IS THAT MUSIC?
>> ARE WE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A DANCE OFF OR SOMETHING.
I DANCE A LOT, BUT SHE WOULD DESTROY ME ON THE STAGE.
>> I'M GLAD YOU SAID THAT. >> MARIO KART, NOT SO MUCH, BUT
ON THE STAGE DANCING, YES. IS THERE A YouTube VIDEO THAT
I WISHED YOU HAD UPLOADED THAT YOU DIDN'T? GANG NAM STYLE.
I SHOU
LD HAVE UPLOADED THAT. >> YES, THE FIRST VIDEO I EVER
SAW. >> WHICH WAS?
>> I WISH I UPLOADED THIS, BECAUSE IT'S SO
GOOD. >> CAN WE GET SOMEBODY TO CHECK
OUT WHOEVER IS PRACTICING GARAGE BAND.
>> JENNA MARVEL'S TRYING TO TRICK PEOPLE THINK THINKING YOU
ARE GOOD-LOOKING. IT IS SO GOOD.
SO GOOD. >> DO YOU HAVE ANY CELEBRITY
CRUSHES AT THE MOMENT? OUTSIDE OF THE ROCK? >> OUTSIDE OF THE ROCK AND
SELENA GOMEZ. >> YES.
>> I DO. I HAVE A HUGE -- I'LL NAME
GIRLS AND GUYS. JENNIFER LAWRENCE, HUGE CRUSH.
JENNIFER LAWRENCE. I ALSO -- OKAY, I WAS AT THE
M.M.V.A.s IN TORONTO. I MET AMBER ROSE.
>> I SAW THAT. >> SHE IS SO COOL AND NICE.
I REALLY LIKE HER A LOT. IN TERMS OF ANOTHER GUY, A
CRUSH WOULD BE -- OKAY. ZAC EFRON.
I MEAN, HE KIND OF TURNED INTO A MAN.
>> HE KIND OF DID. HE DOESN'T SHAVE HIS CHEST, HE
PULLS IT OFF. >> I'M DOWN WITH THAT, LITTLE
GREAT. >> SIT DOWN FOR ONE QUESTION.
>> LET'S DO IT. >> IT'S THAT SERIOUS.
I CANNOT HELP YOU OUT. OH, MY GOD, SO SOFT. >> YOU CAN'T SEE MY UNDERWEAR,
RIGHT? THANKS.
>> THE DREAM SHOT WILL DEFINITELY HAVE SOMETHING TO
SAY ABOUT THIS QUESTION. >> EXPLAIN THE GROUP CHAT
FIRST. >> MOST YouTubeERS I FEEL
HAVE GROUP CHATS GOING ON. ME AND LILLY -- I THINK WE HAVE
TWO OR THREE DIFFERENT GROUP CHATS THAT YOU AND I ARE IN.
>> OKAY, MAYBE. >> THE MAIN ONE IS GOING TO
HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY. MAYBE I SHOULD STAND.
IT'S A TOUGH QUESTION. >> IT'S FINE.
>> WHO ARE YOU CLOSER WITH. SWOOZIE OR
FOOZIE-TUBE. PRETEND I'M NOT HERE.
>> IT'S LIKE THIS. IT'S CALLED
BEATING AROUND THE
BUSH. THE QUESTION IS LIKE THIS.
I FEEL LIKE YOUSSEF HAS OPENED UP TO ME MORE ABOUT HIS LIFE.
HE SAYS, THIS IS WHAT I'M GOING THROUGH, WHAT IS YOUR ADVICE.
WE HAVE THAT EMOTIONAL CONNECTION.
AS A FRIEND I WILL TRY TO ASK HIM AND GIVE HIM ADVICE AND I
CARE ABOUT HIS WELL-BEING. AT THE SAME TIME, WHEN I LOVED
TO L.A. AND I WAS HORRIFIED AND SCARED, DECEMBER 1st WHEN I
MOVED. I WAS MOVING AND I COULD HAVE
CALLED ANYONE ELSE TO HELP ME MOVE, BUT I ASKED SWOOZIE TO
PICK ME UP AT T
HE AIRPORT AND SWOOZIE HELPED ME MOVE.
>> THAT'S A GOOD ANSWER. YOUR REAL FRIENDS SHOW UP ON
MOVING DAY. QUOTE ME ON THAT. >> ALSO, SWOOZIE INTRODUCED ME
TO CHIPOTLE. >> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> HE IS THE FIRST PERSON TO SHOW ME AND TREAT ME TO
CHIPOTLE. >> SHE HAS A LIFETIME SUPPLY.
CHIPOTLE, WHERE ARE YOU NOW? VidCon, I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT
YOUR VidCon EXPERIENCE SO FAR.
HOW HAS IT BEEN? >> I GET TO MEET SO MANY OF
YOU. I'M ONLY HERE FOR TODAY.
I HAVE FOUR PANELS. I WAS ON THE MAIN STAGE AND A
MEET AND
GREET AND THEN FLYING TO TORONTO.
IT'S CHAOTIC BUT SO WORTH IT, AND IT'S FUN.
HOW ARE YOU GUYS EXPERIENCING IT?
IS IT FUN? >> LEADS ME TO A PERFECT
TRANSITIONEN ZOE WANTS TO KNOW WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU MISS
ABOUT TORONTO, BESIDES YOUR FAMILY AND
FRIENDS? >> AS EVERYONE KNOWS, I'M
CANADIAN. ANY CANADIANS HERE?
THEY ARE ALL POLITE. YES, WE ARE HERE, CANADIANS.
I REALLY MISS -- I MISS CELSIUS AND KILOMETERS A LOT BECAUSE IN L.A. -- HOW FAR IS
THIS? IN TORONTO, PEOPLE SAY TEN
MINUTES. HERE IT'S
LIKE 10 MILES.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? WHAT ARE YOU TELLING ME.
I NEVER UNDERSTAND DISTANCE AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
UNITS OF MEASUREMENT. >> HAVE YOU EVER -- THIS IS
FROM ELI. HAVE YOU EVER PRO ACCURATE NATURED SO MUCH, YOU JUST SAID,
SCREW IT, NO VIDEO TODAY? >> YEAH, I DID THAT ON MONDAY.
I DO A YouTube A WEEK. SOMETIMES THINGS GO WRONG.
MY FLIGHT GOT DELAYED BY THREE HOURSEN I GOT HOME, IT WAS 2:00
A. M. AND I COULDN'T
RELEASE A VIDEO. BUT I HAVE A SUPER SUPPORTIVE
AND UNDERSTANDING FAN BASE. MY F
ANS ARE REALLY SWEET.
SUPER, SUPER SWEET. >> THEY UNDERSTAND.
>> ANY TIME I'M, LIKE, I'M WORKING ON THIS, MY FANS ARE,
LIKE, GO TO SLEEP. YOU HAVE TO EAT AND YOU HAVE TO
SLEEP. THAT DAY I LANDED LATE, MY FEED
WAS FULL OF PEOPLE, WE DON'T WANT A VIDEO TODAY.
THEY CARE FOR MY WELL-BEING, THEY ARE SO UNDERSTANDING.
>> VICTORIA ASKS, WHAT DOES THE PRINCESS WOULD YOU WANT TO BE
IN ANY DISNEY MOVIE.
>> WHOO. I FEEL LIKE YOU BROKE IT AND
THEREFORE I'LL RECOGNIZE IT. DISNEY PRINCESSES' LIVES ARE
DELUSIO
NAL. I THINK IT IS UNREALISTIC
EXPECTATIONS FOR MY LIFE. I DON'T IMAGINE ANY MAN WILL BE
KISSING WHEN I'M SLEEPING AND I WILL COME ALIVE.
IF I PICKED ONE PRINCESS, IT WOULD BE EITHER RA RAPUNZEL OR
PRINCESS JASMINE. >> GET IT, GIRL.
>> ONE, BECAUSE I'VE GOT THE BROWN SKIN.
>> GET IT. >> TWO, WHO DOESN'T WANT A
TIGER AS A PET AND GO ON A MAGIC CARPET.
>> TRUE. >> MAGIC CARPET, THAT WOULD BE
DOPE. >> MY DEFAULT PICTURE OF
EVERYTHING IS ALLADIN. JUST THROWING THAT OUT THERE.
>> DO YOU HEAR THAT? >>
I'M NOT SAYING ANYTHING.
>> SH, LISTEN. IT'S THE SOUNDS --
>> OF ACCEPTANCE. >> OF SWOOZIE'S FIRST.
>> NO SHAME, Y'ALL. I LOVE YOU MUCH MORE.
THIS IS A GOOD ONE. ANNIE WANTS TO KNOW IF YOU
COULD PICK -- ANNIE IS HERE? >> HAIR, THIS IS SO LONG.
>> HOW HEAVY IS THAT WHEN THAT GETS WET?
>> THE ONLY REASON I HAVE ANY MUSCLE IN MY ARMS IS FROM
WASHING MY HAIR. MY HAIR IS SO HEAVY WHEN IT'S
WET. >> IF YOU COULD PICK ANY THREE
SUPER POWERS, SUPER WOMAN, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
>> NUMBER ONE, I WOULD LOVE TO
FLY.
>> CHECK. >> YOU KNOW WHY?
I'VE HAD A LOT OF FLIGHT EXPERIENCES THAT ARE NOT
PLEASANT. I JUST WOULD LOVE TO FLY AND
GET FROM A TO B ON MY OWNEN NUMBER TWO, OH, MY GOD.
I THINK ABOUT THIS ONCE A DAY. >> TELEPORT.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO PAUSE TIME. ONLY BECAUSE I WANT TO TAKE A
NAP. THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY TIMES
ON A DAILY BASIS, IF I COULD DO ANYTHING, I WOULD LIKE TO PAUSE
TIME ON THIS MEETING ON THIS CONFERENCE TABLE AND TAKE A NAP
FOR TWO HOURS, RESUME AND BE, LIKE, YES, WHAT WERE WE TALKING
ABOUT? THE THIRD ONE WOULD BE -- OOOH,
I THINK I KIND OF WANT -- I WISH I HAD THE SUPER POWER OF
NOT DOING ANNOTATIONS ON YouTube.
>> WAVE YOUR HAND AND IT'S ALL DONE?
EXPLAIN TO ANYONE WHO DOESN'T HAVE A CHANNEL.
>> AT THE END OF THE VIDEOS, YOU HAVE TO CLICK HERE FOR SO
AND SO AND IT TAKES YOU SOMEWHERE ELSE.
THAT PROCESS IS VERY ANNOYING TO DO.
THEY ARE CALLED ANNOTATIONS. THEY ARE SO GLITCHY.
YOU PICK ONE AND IT'S A TOTALLY DIFFERENT TIME.
EVERY UBER HATES ANNOTATIONS. >> IT'S TEDIOUS.
>> I
F I EVER QUIT YouTube, THAT'S WHY.
>> DASH WANTS TO KNOW, WAS THERE EVER A MOMENT BEFORE
YouTube WHEN YOU WISHED YOU PRACTICED GIRL
LOVE. >> #GirlLove IS MY SOCIAL
GIRL CAMPAIGN, IT'S ABOUT BREAKING DOWN GIRL ON GIRL HATE
AND SUPPORTING POWER, WHICH I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT.
I THINK ALL PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM HAVE EXPERIENCED A GIRL OR BOY
BEING MEAN TO THEM AND HAVE BEEN MEAN TO SOMEONE ELSE
BEFORE. IN HIGH SCHOOL, THERE WAS A
GIRL THAT USED TO PICK ON ME. I'D THINK WHY CAN'T YOU
PRACTICE GIRL LOVE.
WHEN I WAS YOUNG, LIKE
KINDERGARTEN, BEFORE I KNEW ABOUT VALUES OR MORALS, I USED
TO PICK ON A GIRL. SOMETIMES IN HIGH SCHOOL I USED
TO BE CATTY. WHY YOU TALKING TO MY
GIRLFRIEND. WE ALL HAVE THESE DUMB PHASES
WHERE WE THINK THAT'S HOW TO INTERACT WITH PEOPLE.
GIRL LOVE IS THE BIRTH OF ME EXPERIENCING THE NEGATIVITY AND
PUTTING OUT THE NEGATIVITY AND TRYING TO BETTER MYSELF AND THE
PLANET. IN TURN.
YES. >> MEGAN WANTS TO KNOW -- I'M
SORRY, GO AHEAD. OUT OF YOUR SYSTEMS?
NO, THERE IT ISAM MEGAN W
ANTS TO KNOW, HOW ARE YOU ADJUSTING
TO LIFE IN L.A.? >> VERY WELL.
I REALLY LOVE L.A. THERE IS NO WINTER.
>> TRUE. >> WHICH IS DOPE.
>> IT'S LIKE 60-DEGREES, THOUGH.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.
I DO CELSIUS. >> SORRY.
>> TORONTO IS VERY COLD. I DO LOVE TORONTO.
BUT L.A. IS GREAT BECAUSE I'M SURROUNDED BY LIKE-MINDED
PEOPLE. CAN YOU HELP ME SHOOT THIS?
WHAT DO YOU THINK? I'M AROUND GREAT CREATORS THAT
ARE SUPER CREATIVE AND THAT'S INSPIRING TO ME. I LIKE BEING AROUND THAT
ENERGY. IN TORONTO
I HAVE TO DRIVE 25
MINUTES TO CHIPOTLE. I CAN WALK DOWN MY STREET NOW
AND GET TO CHIPOTLE. THAT'S REALLY WHY I MOVED.
>> I HAVE ANOTHER GOOD QUESTION.
YOU MAY WANT TO SIT DOWN. >> I DON'T WANT TO SIT DOWN.
>> NICOLE WANTS TO KNOW WHAT DON'T YOU LIKE ABOUT SWOOZIE
AND FOOZIE-TUBE.
>> PEOPLE ACTING LIKE THEY ARE MY ONLY TWO
OPTIONS. WHY DO YOU THINK -- >> IT'S YIN OR YANG.
>> DOES HE HAVE A GIRLFRIEND? >> I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE IT'S ME.
WHAT DO I LIKE OR NOT LIKE.
YOU'RE PRETTY CLOSE IN EVERY WAY.
H
ERE IS A MINOR THING. NOT THAT I DISLIKE, BUT THE
TENDENCY SWOOZIE HAS. 90% OF THE TEXTS THAT SWOOZIE
SENDS ARE GIFTS OR GIFs. HE DOESN'T WRITE WORDS.
HE SEEMS MEMES AND DISNEY GIFs.
>> THEY EXPRESS MY EMOTIONS. THEY ARE
HILARIOUS. YOUSSEF, I TELL HIM THIS ALL
THE TIME, SO IMPULSIVE. HE IS SO IMPULSIVE.
>> DID WE TALK ABOUT THAT TWEET YESTERDAY?
>> OUT OF NOWHERE. >> TEXTS US FIRST IN THE GROUP
CHAT. >> WE HAVE A GROUP CHAT WITH
ME, SWOOZIE -- >> CAN WE TALK ABOUT THIS?
>> I THINK WHERE YOU STA
RTED. IT'S MYSELF, SWOOZIE, LAWRENCE
D.I.Y., ALLEGE WASABI D-TRICKS AND YOUSSEF WAS, LIKE, DON'T
KILL MEAL FOR MY NEXT TWEET. DON'T KILL ME.
>> THAT'SRE FRESHING. I WAS DRIVING AND I WAS,
LIKE -- >> HIS TWEET WAS, IF THIS TWEET
GETS 50,000 RETWEETS WE ARE MAKING A COLAB CHANNEL.
NONE OF US SAID WE WERE DOING THIS.
NONE OF US SAID THIS WAS A THING.
NO DISCUSSION. OKAY, HE'S JOKING.
THEN HE TEXTS AGAIN. HE SAYS, "YOU GUYS ARE DOWN,
RIGHT? "
WHAT DO YOU MEAN? INTERACTIVE.
HE IS SO IMPULSIVE ALL THE
TIME.
>> THIS IS HARD FOR ME TO CHOOSE BETWEEN.
DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE PRODUCT, WHETHER IT BE, LIKE, YOUR
SHIRTS OR SWEATERS. IS THERE ONE T-SHIRT OR ONE
HAT. >> THIS HAT IS MY FAVORITE HAT.
SUPER. >> IS IT STILL FOR SALE?
CAN I BUY IT? >> IT WILL BE BACK ON SALE
SOON. >> WHERE CAN I BUY IT AT.
>> IT WAS ONE OF MY FIRST PIECES OF MER, WHICH H. I REALLY DO LIKE MY BOSS
LIPSTICK. >> WHEN IS IT COMING OUT?
>> CAN YOU BUY IT IN SEPHORA, RIGHT NOW.
>> GO TO SEPHORA AND IT WILL BE THERE.
>> YOU SHOUL
D MISS SWOOZIE'S MEET AND GREET AND GO TO
SEPHORA. I'M KIDDING. >> YOU'RE FINE, BOO, YOU'RE
FINE. >> WE'RE SO WEIRD.
ALL OF THESE PEOPLE ARE UNSUBJECT SCRIBING US.
>> WHO INSPIRES YOU? WE KNOW SELENA, WE KNOW THE
ROCK. GIVE US SOMETHING ON THE
LOW-LOW. >> COMEDY-WISE, I HOPE YOU PRAY
YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE PERSON I WILL SAY OR A GREAT
SIN HAS BEEN COMMITTED. YOU KNOW NATALIE TRAN,
COMMUNITY CHANNEL?
>> OH, YES. >> SHE IS AN O.G. YouTubeER
FROM BACK IN THE DAY. HER CONCEPTS ARE SO AMAZING.
COM
MUNITY CHANNEL, NATALIE TRAN.
SHE LIVES IN AUSTRALIA. SHE IS A COMEDIC INSPIRATION
FOR SURE. >> WHY UNICORNS.
>> WHY NOT UNICORNS? I LIKE UNICORNS.
YOU KNOW WHY? EVERY TIME I TALK ABOUT
UNICORNS, PEOPLE ARE LIKE, YOU KNOW UNICORNS DON'T EXIST,
RIGHT? I THINK THAT'S A BAD ATTITUDE.
I THINK IT DOESN'T MATTER, IF I SAY THAT EXIST, I EXIST.
I AM A UNICORN. I THINK THEY ARE MAGICAL HAPPY
CREATURES. IF I HAD TO PICK SOMETHING TO
BE, I'D BE A UNICORN. >> GET IT, GIRL.
GET IT, GIRL. >> I'M AN ADULT.
>>
IS THERE A MOVIE FRANCHISE, YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A PART OF,
LIKE TRANSFORMERS. >> YES.
>> MATRIX. >> IRONMAN 2.
ONE OF THEM IS DONE, BUT IF IT WANTS TO BE REBIRTHED.
>> THE HOBBIT. >> NO.
I'D MAKE A GREAT HOBBIT. THE HUNDRED
THE HUNGER GAMES. SWOOZIE BOUGHT ME A PRINT.
NUMBER TWO IS "FAST AND FURIOUS" FRANCHISE.
BECAUSE DUANE'S IN IT. >> THAT'S TRUE.
>> I DON'T THINK HE HAS A LOVE INTEREST IN THE MOVIE.
>> HE HAS A DAUGHTER, HE MAY BE A SINGLE DAD.
JASON MY MANAGER, HE MANAGERS SOME OF THE
"FAST AND FURIOUS"
CAST. I LIKE THAT.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT TEAM SUPER?
>> OOH, I HAVE TO NAME JUST ONE?
>> IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S SINGULAR.
MISS LILLY SINGH. >> WHAT'S MY HANDLE?
>> YOU SAID THAT WRONG. YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN, GUYS?
>> I'M A FREAK. MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT TEAM
SUPER IS WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT EARLIER, THEY REALLY,
REALLY CARE FOR ME LIKE A FRIEND.
NOT JUST LIKE, HEY, IT'S MONDAY, YOU DIDN'T POST A
VIDEO, WHAT THE HELL, LILLY. THEY SAY, YOU OVERWORK
YOURSELF, YOU WORK TOO
MUCH. IT'S LIKE CONSOLING FAMILY AND
IT'S SWEET TO SEE. I HAVE TO BE HONEST, BEING REAL
HONEST. SOMETIMES MY CREATOR FRIENDS, I
DON'T SAY WHO, BUT SOMETIMES THINGS CAN GET STRESSFUL AND MY
CREATOR FRIENDS WILL BE, LIKE, MY FANS WILL REALLY, REALLY
ANGRY ABOUT THIS. LILLY, HOW DO YOU DEAL LIKE
THAT. >> I SAID, MY FANS ARE AWESOME,
I CAN'T RELATE TO WHAT YOU ARE SAYING.
ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION THAT HAS HAPPENED.
I SAID, MY FANS ARE KIND OF PERFECT.
WE ARE LIKE BFFs. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
THANK
YOU SO MUCH.
YOU JUST SITTING? >> I'M CHECKING MY INSTAGRAM
COMMENTS. GAME OF THRONES.
THE WORD ON THE STREET, LITTLE ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE SHOWS.
>> YES. >> DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE
SEASON AND FAVORITE EPISODE? >> I DO.
>> LET'S HEAR IT. >> FOR THOSE OF YOU NOT UP TO
DATE WITH GAME OF THRONES. I RECOMMEND YOU PLUG YOUR EARS.
I WILL SPOIL IT. PLUG YOUR EARS AND I'LL WHISPER
IT. I DON'T WANT TO SPOIL IT FOR
YOU. WHO SAW THE MOST RECENT
EPISODE. >> I GOT TO GO.
I'M NOT CAUGHT UP. >> I'LL MAKE THIS QU
ICK.
THE MOST RECENT EPISODE OF GAME OF THRONES IS THE BEST MOVIE
I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.
IT IS SO GOOD. THERE IS ONE SCENE IN THE EPISODE, ONE SCENE THAT COST
$10 MILLION TO MAKE. THAT ONE SCENE.
I HIGHLY REALM YOU WATCH ITEN IT'S BEAUTIFUL AND GREAT.
COME BACK. >> YOU DONE?
>> YES. THEY ALL DIE.
I'M KIDDING. >> LISTEN, OKAY.
I THOUGHT YOU WOULD SAY RED WEDDING. EVERYONE HAS SEEN THAT ONE.
I.G.S. I THINK WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE OR
TWO MORE. >> OKAY.
>> UM. OKAY, HERE IS A REALLY GOOD
ONE
. FROM KINGS THOUGHTS.
WHEN YOU WERE A SMALLER UBER AND HAD UNDER 1,000
SUBSCRIBERS, WHAT WAS YOUR MOST EFFECTIVE WAY OF SHARING YOUR
VIDEOS? >> MOM, CAN YOU SHARE MY
VIDEOS. MOM, CAN YOU WATCH MY VIDEOS?
HEY, SWOOZIE, CAN YOU WATCH MY VIDEO?
JUST WORD OF MOUTH, BACK IN THE DAY THERE WASN'T INSTAGRAM OR
TWITTER, NONE OF THAT STUFF. WHEN I STARTED YouTube, I HAD
TO FIGURE IT OUT. WAS MOSTLY THROUGH WORD OF
MOUTH. >> MAYBE FRIENDS AND FAMILY
SHARING. >> FRIENDS AND FAMILY, SHARING
IT AND FEATURING
IN MY VIDEOS SO THEY WOULD BE MORE OBLIGED
TO SHARE THEM. >> FUN FACT.
I DON'T THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THIS.
IN MY EARLIER VIDEOS, I DO NOT PLAY MY MOM.
MY FRIEND PLAYS MY MOM. YES, MY FRIEND THAT USED TO
PLAY MY MOM. THE ONLY REASON I HAD TO PLAY
MY MOM IS BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE ANY MORE FRIENDS.
BECAUSE MY FRIENDS WERE BUSY AND I NEEDED TO SHOOT VIDEOS
MORE OFTEN. I THOUGHT, MAYBE I SHOULD
BECOME ALL THE CHARACTERS. THAT'S
WHY. OH, THANKS, WHO SAID THAT?
>> THAT YOUNG LADY THERE. >> "WHO S
AID THAT."
SHE IS, LIKE, IT WAS ME. >> DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE NINJA
TURTLE. >> JUDGE ME HARD, I KNOW
NOTHING ABOUT NINJA TURTLES. EXCEPT FOR THEY LIKE PIZZA.
I FEEL LIKE THE MOST RECENT, THEY LOOKED A LITTLE SCARY.
>> LEGIT. BEEF UP, ROCK CITY, PART 2,
AREN'T THEY AMAZING. >> I LIKE FRIENDLIER TURTLES
LIKE FRANKLIN. >> THEY COULD HAVE DONE A
LITTLE BETTER WITH THE CHARACTERS.
>> I LIKE FRANKLIN. >> ONE MORE QUESTION HERE. I WANT TO GO OUT ON A GOOD ONE.
>> NO, YOU'RE THE BEST. >> WHAT IS YOUR FA
VORITE SOCIAL
APP. SNAPCHAT, INSTAGRAM, TWITTER?
>> I REALLY LIKE INSTAGRAM. ASIDE FROM YouTube, YouTube
IS MY FAVORITE. >> CORRECT.
>> I REALLY LIKE INSTAGRAM. BECAUSE IT'S NOT COMPLICATED.
YOU POST A PICTURE. YOU WRITE A CAPTION, YOU'RE
DONE. NONE OF THIS FANCY-SCHMANCY
STUFF. STRAIGHT UP, SOME OF THOSE CAN MAKE ME LOOK GOOD ON MY WORST
DAYS. I POST A REALLY, REALLY BAD ONE
AND THERE IS A FILTER, I LIKE AMAZING.
I LIKE INSTAGRAM. I I STARTED TO UP MY SNAPCHAT.
>> THAT'S KIND OF A BIG DEAL. >>
I'M NOT THAT GOOD AT
SNAPCHAT, BUT I WAS THINKING, MAYBE WE COULD DO LIKE A LITTLE
VIDEO. CAN YOU YOU GUYS IN YOUR SPOT
STAND UP. CAN YOU DO THAT? HERE'S WHAT WE'LL DO.
YO, I'M NOT VidCon AND I'LL TURN AND YOU GUYS PUT YOUR
HANDS UP AND BE LOUD. COOL?
YOU READY? OKAY, LITERALLY ONE PERSON
SCREAMED. >> THREE, TWO, ONE, I'LL COUNT
YOU IN. READY.
THREE, TWO,
ONE! [CHEERING] >> DOPE. I'LL PUT THAT SNAP IN HERE AND
I'LL PUT IT TO VidCon AS WELL.
BOOK CHUGGA.
>> SNAP, SON. >> THANK YOU.
WHY DON'T WE
DO A QUICK FIRE ROUND OF
QUESTIONS. FROM YOU OR YOURSELF.
>> HERE'S MY THING. I LIKE TO GO FOR THE
BANG. NO HEY, HAHA, CHALLENGE.
WE HAVE TO GIVE THEM A REASON TO TALK.
WE HAVE A WEEK OPPORTUNITY. WE HAVE NINE HUNDRED PEOPLE
HERE? >> UH-HUH, UH-HUH.
>> I THINK WE SHOULD END OUT LIVE PERFORMING THE END OF OUR
COLAB. [CHEERING]
>> GET PEOPLE TALKING. ANYBODY CAN GET UP HERE AND DO
A Q AND A. >> SWOOZIE'S LIFE GOAL IS TO
KISS ME. HIS LIFE GOAL.
>> WE CAN PULL THE PUNCH A LITTLE BIT.
IT WILL GIVE
THE PEOPLE SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT IN
TWITTERVERSE. >> WE'LL HAVE A MINI MEETING,
ONE SECOND. >> SHE'S AGREED.
>> I HAVE AGREED ON CERTAIN TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
>> WE'LL BE ON THE FLOOR. >> NO, NO, CALM
DOWN. >> IT STARTS WITH ME MASSAGING
YOU AND THAT'S THE ONLY WAY THAT PEOPLE WILL --
>> HERE FRONT AND CENTER. >> WE'RE STANDING?
>> YOU HAVE TO SET THE MOOD, THOUGH, A LITTLE BIT.
>> FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T SEEN THE VIDEO,
BASICALLY, BEYOND WHY EVERYONE SHIFTS ME AND
LILLY, WE ARE JUST FRIENDS.
THEN WE DO THINGS THAT FRIENDS
DON'T DO, SHE DRIPS WAX ON ME, I'M LICKING WHIPPED CREAM OFF
HER FINGER. THEN BATCH SAYS THE ONLY WAY
THEY WILL KNOW YOU'RE NOT FRIENDS IS MAKING OUT RIGHT
NOW. THAT'S THE SCENE I PROPOSE WE
GIVE THE INTERNET TO GET THEM TALKING.
THIS IS LIVE, BOO. >> SET THE MOOD.
>> WE'LL GO RIGHT TO THE KITCHEN?
>> WE'LL SLOW WALK. >> WHAT ABOUT THE MASSAGE?
WE CAN DO OUR DIALOGUE. MINE WAS, I THINK, YOU HAVE AN
ENHEALTHY LOVE FOR SELENA GOMEZ.
YOU TELL ME I'M OBSESSED WITH MYSE
LF.
>> I WAS GOING TO START THE SCENE.
>> WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. ONE, TWO, THREE.
LILLY, WE WOULD NEVER WORK OUT. >> SWOOZIE.
WE'RE JUST FRIENDS. >> YOU KIND OF HAVE AN
UNHEALTHY LOVE FOR SELENA GOMEZ.
>> YOU KIND OF HAVE AN UNHEALTHY LOVE FOR SWOOZIE.
>> THERE IS THAT WHOLE OBSESSION WITH THE ROCK, THAT
WOULD NEVER WORK OUT. >> YOU ARE NOT EVEN MY TYPE.
>> NAH, GET OUTTA HERE. >> GIVE IT
UP! [APPLAUSE] >> ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
ENJOY THE CON! >> HELLO, EVERYBODY.
WE'RE BACK AT #vidconlive.
SAY HELLO
TO ALEXIS, EVERYBODY. ALEXIS, WHY DON'T YOU TELL THE
WORLD WHO THE HECK YOU ARE. >> OKAY.
I'M ALEXIS. THAT'S MY NAME.
I WAS A C-SECTION BABY. I MAKE COMEDY VIDEOS ON
YouTube. IT'S ME TALKING TO THE CAMERA,
LIKE IT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW AND I'LL INTERMIX SKETCHES THAT
HELP TELL THE STORY. >> NICE.
I LOVE IT. >> THANKS.
>> IT'S SO MUCH FUN. WHAT A GREAT
TIME. I LOVE IT.
FIRST OF ALL, I DO LOVE YOUR PANTS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THEY ARE VERY CUTE.
I LOVE THEM. IT'S A COOL
PIRATE. >> AND THEN
A LOT OF HOLES AND
IT'S REALLY HOT. SO THE VENTILATION IS ALWAYS
GOOD. SO VERY NICE.
WHAT NUMBER OF VidCon IS THIS FOR YOU.
>> IT'S MY THIRD VidCon BUT THE FIRST WHERE I'M A FEATURED
CREATOR. >> HOW HAVE THINGS CHANGED?
>> IT'S NICE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO FIGHT MY WAY TO DO A
THING. BEFORE, EVERYTHING I WENT TO, I
HAD A TICKET BUT IT WAS A BATTLE. NO, I PROMISE I CAN GO.
NOW, I DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT. IT'S REALLY NICE.
>> THAT'S NICE. >> YOU KNOW WHAT, I'LL GO
THROUGH AND FLASH MY BADGE. IT'S LI
KE WAYNE'S WORLD, WHERE
IT'S, LIKE, V.I.P.! V.I.P.!
>> I'M GLAD YOU DIDN'T PRETEND. >> I'M NOT THAT KIND OF GAL.
>> I'M GLAD YOU DIDN'T PRETEND.
>> YES, THANK YOU, ONE, IT'S CALLED WAYNE'S WORLD.
LOOK IT UP. GIVE IT A GOOGLE.
>> IT'S YOUR THIRD VidCon BUT YOUR FIRST TIME AS A FEATURED
CREATOR. ARE YOU DOING PANELS?
>> I'M DOING A PANEL ON SATURDAY NIGHT, HOW TO NEVER
RUN OUT OF IDEAS. THEY SEND YOU AN E-MAIL AND I
SAID IF ANYONE KNOWS HOW NOT TO RUN OUT OF IDEAS, I WANT TO
KNOW, JUST TELL ME. AL
SO, THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO NEED
TO SAY HI. HI, HI, HELLO, EVERYONE.
HI. IT'S REALLY PLEASANT.
THEY ARE ALL SMILING. >> I KNOW.
I KNOW. IT'S MY FAVORITE.
EVERYONE IS SO HAPPY AND HAVING THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES.
>> WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS YOU ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO AT
VidCon THIS YEAR? >> I THINK VidCon FOR ME,
WHICH I FIND SOMETHING I HAVE IN COMMON WITH VIEWERS WHO ARE
ALSO HERE, SEEING MY FRIENDS THAT DON'T LIVE HERE, MY
INTERNET FRIENDS, YouTubeERS WHO LIVE AROUND THE COUNTRY AND
AREN'T THE
WORLD AND SPENDING TIME WITH THEM.
IT'S LIKE SUMMER CAMP. >> YOU'RE SO RIGHT.
>> THAT'S EXACTLY IT. I MESS YOU, HOW IS EVERYTHING.
HOW WILL I LIVE WITHOUT YOU AT THE END.
THEN YOU DO THE GAME. WHAT ARE YOU UP TO, BUT YOU
DON'T REALLY WANT TO KNOW, YOU JUST HANG OUT.
REMEMBER, COME HANG. HANG OUT.
CHILL OUT. BE COOL ABOUT IT.
HOW ABOUT YOU? >> MAINLY, I DON'T KNOW, MAN.
SOME REALLY GOOD FOOD. >> IS THERE?
>> I DON'T KNOW. WHENEVER I'M AT CONVENTION,
THAT IS A BIG PART OF IT. >> IF YOU FIND GOOD F
OOD, LET
ME KNOW. >> THAT WOULD BE AN APP I WOULD
CREATE "REALLY GOOD FOOD AT CONVENTION." PRETZELS IS 8 OUT OF 10.
IT COUNTS AS FOOD. I EAT LIKE
AN 8-YEAR-OLD AT THESE PLACES.
WHATEVER IT S YOU SHOVE IT IN YOUR FACE AND YOU GO.
AND THEN 72 CUPS OF COFFEE. GOOD MORNING, ME.
GOOD MORNING. VERY EXCITING.
VERY, VERY EXCITING. WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
>> ORIGINALLY I'M FROM ARIZONA. SO THAT'S WHY I'M SO HOT.
>> YOU'RE SO HOT. YOU'RE ALSO USED TO THE HOT.
>> HOT DOESN'T BOTHER ME AS MUCH AS IT'S BOTHERIN
G EVERYONE
AROUND ME. >> I IMAGINE YOU'RE, LIKE, "I
GOT THIS." >> MINIMAL CLOTHING AND YOU'RE
GOOD TO GO. >> WILL YOU EXPLORE ANY OF THE
BOOTHS AROUND HERE? >> I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT
BOOTHS. I HAVE FRIENDS WHO WORK AT
INSTAGRAM AND THEIR BOOTH ALWAYS KILLS IT.
THE INTERIM CREATOR LOUNGES ARE COOL.
IS THERE IS BEHIND YOU AN AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR ONE.
>> THAT'S FUN. >> SOME PEOPLE ARE DOING WELL
AT IT. I KNOW I WOULD NOT BE DOING
VERY WELL AT IT. >> IT'S ALL IN THE EFFORT.
IT DOESN'T MATTER
HOW YOU DO IT, YOU HAVE TO TRY.
>> THIS IS YOUR MOTTO.
>> OH, THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT.
THAT'S YOUR MOTTO. TRY IT.
I DON'T KNOW, DO IT, WHY NOT. >> WE HAVE A QUESTION WE'VE
BEEN TALKING ABOUT HERE WITH A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
WHAT DID YOUR MOM WANT YOU TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
WE TALK ABOUT FEATURE CREATORS AND THERE ARE THINGS, LIKE,
WHAT YOUR PARENTS WANTED YOU TO BE.
YouTube IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS, IT'S AN ENTERPRISE, BUT
IT DIDN'T USED TO BE. IT STILL ISN'T NECESSARILY A
THING. >> IT'S LIKE
A WEIRD IN-BETWEEN JOB, BUT IT COULD GO TOMORROW.
>> WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, I WANTED TO BE AN AUTHOR.
SO I WOULD HAVE LIKED -- I KNOW THAT'S WEIRD, BUT I WANTED TO
BE AN AUTHORREN I REALIZED SITTING ALONG AND WRITING DOES
MAKE ME SAD. I FEEL VERY SAD.
IT'S NOT A GOOD IDEA FOR ME. I FEEL SHE WOULD HAVE WANTED ME TO BE LIKE -- I WAS ALWAYS VERY
BUSINESS ORIENTED. LIKE RUNNING MY OWN COMPANY.
>> YOU OWN YOURSELF, RIGHT? >> THAT WAS MY ANSWER TO YOUR
QUESTION. >> ALEXIS INCORPORATED.
THAT'S ME. I'M AN
ACTUALLY COMPANY
NECESSARILY IS ZALL
INCORPORATED. >> THAT'S A REALLY GOOD ONE.
I LIKE THAT. >> THANKS.
>> WE HAVE A TAG WE ARE USING. IF YOU WANT TO ASK ALEXIS QUESTIONS,USION #vidconlive
SO WE CAN SEE IT AND WE CAN INTERACT WITH YOU GUYS.
ISN'T THAT CRAZY, COOL. >> THANK YOU, ALEXIS.
I LOVE YOUR NAME. >> THAT'S SO SWEET.
SO SWEET. FROM ALEXIS TO ALEXIS, WE GET
EACH OTHER. DO YOU HAVE ANY NICKNAMES.
>> MY FRIENDS CALL ME LITTLE
MEAT. LIL MEAT.
I'M VERY SMALL, LIKE A LITTLE MEAT.
I CAN SLINGNEY
BODY AROUND, SO I'M LIKE A CHUNK OF MEAT.
>> SO SWEET. >> I LIKE IT.
>> SAY IT, LIKE MY FRIENDS CALL ME "LIL MEAT."
IT SOUNDS CUTE. COME ON THIS WAY, LIL MEAT. YOU PUT ON YOUR LEATHER JACKET.
>> THEN MY FRIEND, TODD LEGISLATIVE IB, HE IS VERY TALL
AND WE CALL HIM TALL MEAT. >> NO MEDIUM MEAT.
>> YOU WANT TO BE MEDIUM MEAT? >> I WOULD LOVE
TO. MEDIUM MEAT.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A MOUTHFUL.
BUT SO IS MEAT. >> WHAT IF IT WAS JUST MEAT.
LIL MEAT AND JUST MEAT. >> THAT SOUNDS FUNNY. USING IT IN A SEN
TENCE WITH A
CLUE, IT WORKS. >> THANK GOD.
SO YOU ARE GETTING SOME LOVE. ALEXIS, SO AWESOME.
#vidconlive. >> ANY QUESTIONS YOU WANT TO
ANSWER? SHE IS FROM ARIZONA.
NOW WHERE ARE YOU FROM? >> I LIVE IN LOS ANGELES.
>> THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF DREAMS.
>> YEAH. HOW ABOUT YOU.
>> LOS ANGELES AS WELL. >> NICE.
I LOVE IT. IT'S FUN SOMETIMES.
>> IT'S FUN. SOMETIMES.
>> IT'S WONDERFUL. ON A GOOD DAY, IT CAN BE GREAT.
>> EVERYONE LOVES YOU. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NAME?
>> I REALLY LIKE THE NAME CLOAY.
I FEEL
LIKE EVERYONE I KNOW NAMED CLOAY IS REALLY
ATTRACTIVE. SO I SUPPORT IT.
>> SHE'S A TOTAL CHLOE.
SHE'S SUCH A CHLOE. WHAT IS THE OPPOSITE OF THAT?
SHE'S SUCH A CHLOE. >> BURT.
WHAT A BURT HE IS. BUT THAT'S MEAN.
STICK TO CHLOE. A SASSY BUT BOSSY.
BURT. WHAT A CHLOE, WHAT A BURT.
>> HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE.
>> SOMEONE THAT FARTS A LOT. WHAT A
LEE. FAVORITE CANDY?
I'M TURNING THE TABLE. >> REALLY? WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CANDY?
SOPHIE'S CHOICE. >> REESES IS A DEEP LOVE OF
MINE, THE CUP. EVEN THE PIE
CES.
I'M OPEN. >> I DON'T LOVE THE PIECES, BUT
I DON'T HATE THEM. BUT THE CUPS.
THEN SNICKERS. AND THEN SOUR
GUMMIES. DON'T GET ME STARTED ON SOUR.
>> WHAT ABOUT YOU? >> I LIKE HERSHEY'S COOKIES AND
CREAM BARS. THEY ARE SO GOOD.
CHOCOLATE AND PEANUT BUTTER TOGETHER. IT'S LIKE PEAS AND CARROTS GONE
RIGHT. HAVE YOU MET KNEE NEW
YOUTUBEERS WHILE YOU'RE HERE?
>> THIS ISN'T A UBER, BUT I HAVE A FRIEND WHO IS A VINER.
WE HAVE BEEN FRIENDS FOR A LONG TIME AND WE FINALLY MET.
>> THAT'S SO COOL. >> HI,
HOW ARE YOU IN REAL
LIFE. THAT'S ALWAYS A THINK.
YOU'RE SO TALL. YOU'RE SO SHORT.
BECAUSE I'M TEENY. >> YOU'RE SO LITTLE.
>> I WARN PEOPLE. >> YOU DO?
>> THEY WILL TALK ABOUT HOW SMALL I AM, LIL MEAT.
>> YOU WILL HAVE TO GET THAT TWITTER HANDLE.
>> OH, MY GOD, YOU'RE SO RIGHT. I GOTTA GO.
>> ALEXIS, DID YOU MEET ANY FAVORITE YouTubeERS?
WE HEARD ABOUT A VINE STORY. WHAT YouTubeERS INSPIRE YOU?
>> I'VE ALWAYS BEEN INSPIRED BY
GRACE HELLBIG, SHE HAS SUCH A FUNNY POINT OF VIEW.
I ADMIRE HOW MUCH OF
A VOICE SHE REALLY HAS. I HAVE GOT INTO SEX ED VIDEOS
ON YouTube. I LIKE
SEXPLATIONS. SHE YELLS EXPLANATIONS TO YOU,
BUT THEY ARE SO ACCURATE.
IT'S WONDERFUL. >> LACEY GREEN IS ANOTHER ONE
THAT'S VERY GOOD AT THAT. >> SHE IS A DELIGHT.
SHE IS SO LOVELY. SHE IS EVEN MORE LOVELY THAN
YOU WOULD THINK SHE'D BE. I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU.
>> ALEXIS, WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE ACTOR.
MINE IS ADAM SANDLER. >> I'M SURE I WANT TO LEARN
ABOUT YOU, TOO. THIS IS A BORING ANSWER, I LIKE
LEONARDO DiCAPRIOAM I LIKE BRI
E LARSSON.
SHE IS SO GOOD. SO GOOD.
EVERYTHING SHE DOES IS SO GOOD. SHE'S A GREAT ONE.
AND, LIKE, BEAUTIFUL. A KNOCKOUT.
>> ALSO REALLY HUMBLE AND CUTE ABOUT IT.
LIKE, OOPS, I'M REALLY PRETTY ON ACCIDENT.
>> GOOD FOR YOU.
SOMEONE ELSE ASKED YOU WHAT ARE PLACES YOU WOULD WANT TO SEE,
TO GO?
>> WE ARE GOING GLOBAL, KIND OF.
IT'S LIKE A WEIRD TEASER. HANK HAS MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT
WE ARE GOING GLOBAL. AUSTRALIA, I THINK WE'LL BRANCH
OUT FURTHER. I SAW IT FOR THE FIRST TIME A
MONTH AGO. >> HOW WONDER
FUL.
>> I'M A FAN OF AUSTRALIA. I'D LOVE TO GO TO EGYPT.
>> TO THE PYRAMIDS, RIGHT? >> APPARENTLY BEYOND WHAT THE
TIMELINE IS BUT THEY ARE CLOSING THE TIMELINES SO
TOURISTS CAN'T GO TO THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE CRUMBLING.
SO I HAVE TO GO BEFORE THEY CLOSE.
AND I HAVE TO SEE IF ALIENS CREATED THEM.
I'M NOT WRONG ABOUT THAT. >> I KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING
ABOUT HERE, BUT I DON'T DISAGREE.
I JUST NEED TO KNOW. I REALLY NEED TO KNOW 100%, DID
ALIENS MAKE THIS HAPPEN. >> I CAN'T ANSWER THAT FOR YOU.
>> BEFOR
E THEY CLOSE IT DOWN, I HAVE TO GO.
>> I GET IT. IF IT'S EGYPT, YOU WOULD GO.
>> THAT'S VERY HMU, IT'S BEEN
WONDERFUL. >> I'M SO GLAD WE GOT TO SIT
DOWN WITH YOU. >> WE REALLY BONDED, I FEEL
LIKE. >> THIS IS RIGHT.
WE CONNECTED. I HAD A WONDERFUL TIME.
I LOVE YOUR COOL PIRATE -- >> THAT WAS
WONDERFUL. >>
LOOK! OH, YEAH.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. SAY GOODBYE TO THE FREE WORLD.
WE'LL WATCH AN AWESOME VIDEO. CHECK IT OUT!
>> CHECK IT OUT! >> HOW HAS VidCon BEEN SO
FAR? >> IT'S BEEN CRAZY.
>> ELAB
ORATE, PLEASE. IT'S CRAZY.
WE WORK IN AN OFFICE. SO IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE MEETING
PEOPLE WHO WATCH OUR VIDEOS. THEY ARE, LIKE, YOU HAVE REAL
JOBS? PEOPLE ARE COMING UP TO US --
OH, MY GD, VALIDATION. WE VA MET SO MANY PEOPLE ONLY
TWO HOURS INTO VidCon. I FEEL LIKE EVERYONE LOOKS
ODDLY FAMILIAR. I FEEL LIKE I KNOW THEM FROM
THE INTERNET. >> THAT WEIRD UNCAN-IN-THING
WHERE YOU'RE WALKING THROUGH -- SHOULD I KNOW THIS PERSON?
>> THE THING I LOVE IS FROM OTHER CONS, SOMETIMES PEOPLE
CAN BE FANATICAL,
LIKE REALLY GO TOO FAR.
WE'VE HAD AWESOME, NORMAL PEOPLE, LIKE TELLING AWESOME
STORIES. YOU ARE LITERALLY JUST LIKE
US. >> I FEEL LIKE WHEN WE TALK TO
PEOPLE, THEY ALREADY KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT US, IT'S LIKE THEY
ARE TALKING TO THEIR FRIENDS. >> IT'S STILL DAY ONE, THINGS
CAN STILL GET WEIRD. THIS IS YOUR FIRST ONE? THEN IMMEDIATELY, IMPRESSIONS.
>> TERROR. [LAUGHTER]
>> I DIDN'T KNOW THAT PEOPLE CARED TO CHASE YOU DOWN GOING
TO THE BATHROOM. I THOUGHT IF YOU PUT YOUR EYES
DOWN AND WALK FAST, PEOP
LE WON'T NOTICE YOU.
I SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT BEFORE I WORE BRIGHT
ORANGE TO VidCon. >> AND THEN PURPLE HAIR.
>> THOSE ARE NOT LOW KEY AT ALL.
>> I'M SUPER LOW KEY AND I LOVE LOKIS.
>> IS HE DATING TAYLOR SWIFT? WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO
THE REST OF YOUR VidCon EXPERIENCE.
ARE YOU ON ANY PANELS? >> I'M MODERATING A PANEL WITH
THE MOST AMAZING YouTubeERS FROM AUSTRALIA.
>> AWESOME. >> IT'S LIKE ALL THESE
JAMAICAS. IT'S PRETTY BAD, BUT I'M
EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND MEETING ALL OF THEM.
YOU WERE SAYING, IT'S CRAZY PEOPLE COMING UP TO US.
YOUR MOM SAID THIS. I FEEL LIKE THAT ABOUT ALL THE
OTHER YouTube'ERS THAT I KNOW I HAVEN'T MET.
I'M SURE I WILL CREEP THEM OUT AND I'M OKAY WITH IT. >> WE GOT TO DO "THE AMAZING
RACE" WITH A TON OF YOUTUBEERS. A LOT OF THEM, I'M EXCITED TO
REUNITE WITH THEM. >> IS THERE A LITTLE BRAGGING
ABOUT THAT. WE WERE A FAMILY AND WE DID IT
TOGETHER? >> IT WAS MOST OF US.
>> SO MANY OF US ARE WORKING IN OFFICES AND THEN YOU COME TOGETHER AND, "I'M NOT A
W
EIRDO." >> EMBRACE THE WEIRDNESS AND
LOVE CLAIMING IT. SOME PEOPLE CALL IT RELATABLE.
>> GOOGLE IT. >> WHAT I DO LOVE IS WHEN FANS
COME UP AND PITCH US SHOW IDEAS.
IT MAKES MY JOBS SO MUCH EASIER.
I'VE HAD A COUPLE OF SHOW PITCHES.
>> WHAT IS THE BEST SHOW PITCH. ANY CHALLENGE IDEAS?
ROW CHAMBEAU CHALLENGE? >> I HAVEN'T GOT A CHALLENGE
SOMEONE SAID WE SHOULD DO A VidCon CHALLENGE OF OUR SHOWS
AND HAVE THE FANS DO IT WITH US.
MAYBE THAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT YEAR.
>> THERE WAS A VidCon IN AUSTRALIA IN
2007.
MAYBE YOU MAKE FRIENDS ON YOUR PANEL.
>> WOW. WE'RE TOTALLY AVAILABLE IN
2017. I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANY
BOOKINGS YET. I'LL TALK TO MY PEOPLE, AKA,
MYSELF. SOME ARE SO FAMOUS AND HAVE
SECURITY AND WE ARE GOING AROUND, HEY, STEPHANIE.
THIS IS STEPHANIE.
[CHEERING] >> LOOK AT OUR BODY GUARDS, SHE
DOES CROSSFIT. >> SCARIER THAN SHE LOOKS.
>> LOOK AT HER WAD! WE'RE IN GOOD HANDS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.
BACK TO YOU. >> BYE.
>> WE'RE BACK. WE ARE NOW GOING TO POP RIGHT
ON OVER TO S
HARING SEXUAL IDENTITY ONLINE PANEL.
IT'S MOD RELATED BY EL LO BY ELLOSTEPH.
I'M SAYING ALL OF THESE NAMES WRONG.
IF YOU KNOW AND LOVE THEM, YOU UNDERSTAND WHO THEY ARE.
ARE YOU READY? GO!
WATCH IT! >> HI,
GUYS. >> YOU GOT THIS. I'M STEPHANIE FROSH, KNOWN AS
EL LO STEPH ON THE INTERWEB. I'M EXCITED TO MODERATE THIS
PANEL TODAY. WHAT ARE YOU DOING AND WHAT
MAKES YOU FABULOUS, THAT WILL BE GREAT.
>> HI, MY NAME IS WILL. I CREATED, BUT R.J. MANAGES IT
NOWAM THE CHANNEL HAS GONE THROUGH CHANGES.
WE
STARTED OUT AS ME DOING GAY SELF-HELP AND BOOK REVIEWS AND
THEN WE LAUNCHED INTO BLOGS, WHERE WE HAVE STOPPED.
AND HERE WE ARE. I AM R.J.
I'M THE OTHER HALF OF CHEF 689 AND I WANT TO MAKE YOU LAUGH
AND I WANT TO MAKE YOU THINK. >> I'M ARIELLE AND I MAKE
LESBIAN CULTURE VIDEOS, I THINK, AND I TALK ABOUT BOOBS.
>> MY NAME IS MILESTONE J. I MAKE VIDEOS ON MY VIDEO,
MOSTLY ON COMEDY, SOMETIMES I TALK ABOUT WEAVES, HAIR,
SOMETIMES I LIKE TO HAVE FUN AND DO SWECHES.
>> I'M GABY DUNN ON A CHANNEL CALL
ED "JUST BETWEEN US."
I'M THE BISEXUAL HALF OF THAT DUO. BECAUSE THIS IS ABOUT
SEXUALITY, WE HAVE ALL BEEN THERE THROUGH THE COMING OUT
PROCESS. WHAT DO YOU THINK THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COMING OUT ONLINE BETWEEN COMING OUT IN
REAL LIFE. >> REAL LIFE IS HARDER, THAT'S
FOR SURE. FOR ME, I STARTED COMING OUT
WHEN I WAS 14 YEARS OLD. THAT WAS WAY BEFORE I KNEW
WHAT YouTube WAS. 14.
I CAME OUT ON MySpace AFTER THE BAT
MITZVAH. >> IT'S WEIRD BECAUSE YOU NEVER
STOP COMING OUT WHENEVER YOU START COMING
OUT.
14 TO MY FRIENDS. 16 TO MY MOM.
THEN MY DAD WHEN I WAS 20. AS FAR AS THE INTERNET GOES, I
THINK I'VE ALWAYS BEEN GAY ONLINE.
I CAN'T REMEMBER. I THINK SO.
>> I MEAN, IT WAS WEIRD BECAUSE IT'S LIKE, YEAH, I CAME OUT
MULTIPLE TIMES. LIKE, I CAME OUT TO MY FAMILY
AT 21. AND THEN CAME OUT WHEN I
STARTED MAYING YouTube VIDEOS THAT I WAS IN A SAME-SEX
RELATIONSHIP. THEN I HAD TO MAKE A WHOLE
OTHER VIDEO, THAT, HEY, I'M REALLY BISEXUAL.
THAT WAS A SEPARATE PROCESS AND THAT WAS MORE DIFFICULT BECA
USE PEOPLE WERE, LIKE, "NO, YOU'RE
NOT." AND I'M, LIKE, I'M SORRY, HOW
DO YOU KNOW THAT?
>> YOU DONE? I WAS THE ORIGINAL LESBIAN YouTube YouTube-ER.
>> 2009. CAN ANYONE BEAT ME?
>> I'M NOT SAYING MIME THE BEST, I'M JUST THE OLDEST ONE.
I CAME OUT WHEN I WAS 19. AND IT WAS ACTUALLY, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME.
MY BROTHER AND I ARE BOTH GAY AND WE CAME OUT TO MY MOM AND
DAD ON THE SAME DAY. IT WAS VERY INTERESTING.
WE CAME OUT ON THE SAME DAY. THEY HAD A GREAT REACTION. IT WAS IN MY
OWN HEAD THAT I
WAS TERRIFIED. I SAID, "I THINK I LIKE GIRLS."
SHE STARTED CRACKING UP LAUGHING.
MY DAD LOOKED AT HER AND LOOKED AT ME AND SHE SAID GOOD LIKE
WITH WOMEN. IT WAS SIMPLE.
FOR ME, COMING OUT, THE PROCESS WAS DIFFICULT.
BUT, ACTUALLY, COMING OUT ONLINE, I WAS ALREADY
FULL-FLEDGED GAY.
>> I THINK COMING OUT FOR ME -- ONLINE I FELT LIKE EVERYBODY HAD AN IDEA OR ALREADY KNEW
THROUGH PRECONCEIVED NOTIONS OF WHAT BEING GAY IS.
SO ON THAT FRONT, I REALLY DIDN'T HAVE TO SAY
MUCH. WHATEVER,
THEY CAN DEAL WITH
WHATEVER. AS FAR AS MY PARENTS, LIKE, I
FELT LIKE THEY HAD AN IDEA. BUT THEN WHEN I ACTUALLY CAME
OUT TO THEM AND BUILT UP THAT COURAGE TO JUST TELL THEM, THEY WERE, LIKE, OH, WE DIDN'T KNOW.
YOU DIDN'T KNOW? I'M WATCHING SPICE WORLD AND
DANCING? I LITERALLY PERFORMED THE
HILLARY DUFF "SO YESTERDAY" IN THE LIVING
ROOM. YOU DIDN'T KNOW?
THEY WERE VERY SUPPORTIVE. THEY ARE OPEN-MINDED PEEL.
I LOVE THEM TO DEATH. >> THAT'S FUNNY.
I HAD A HUGE POSTER OF LINDSAY LOHAN IN THE BEDR
OOM.
I SAID, "SHE'S A REALLY GOOD ACTRESS."
GEEZ, OKAY.
WE STARTED THE CHANNEL WITH ME BEING OUT.
AS R.J. MENTIONED LIKE BISEXUALITY, I TALK ABOUT IT SO
MUCH ON THE CHANNEL, YOU CAN'T MISS IT.
STILL PEOPLE WILL BE LIKE, WAIT A MINUTE, I THOUGHT -- IS SHE?
WE MAKE JOKES ABOUT OUR COMMENTS.
A LOT OF TIME IT'S THE SAME STUFF OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT COMES UP, IS GABY GAY?
I THOUGHT SHE WAS STRAIGHT. I THOUGHT SHE WAS GAY.
I THOUGHT SHE HAD HAD A BOYFRIEND.
SHE'S BISEXUAL. NO, I D
ON'T THINK SO.
IT'S NEVER-ENDING. IF YOU HAVE SEEN THE CHANNEL
ONCE, IT SHOULD BE, SHE'S BISEXUAL, GOT IT.
IT SEEMS TO BE AN ENDLESS SUBJECT.
>> OH, YouTube.
THE WE ARE IN THE GENERATION WHERE THE INTERNET IS A THING.
IF YOU WERE GROWING UP AS A TEENAGER TODAY COMING OUT WOULD
HAVE BEEN EASIER SINCE YOU ARE SO EASILY ABLE TO ACCESS LGBTQ
ROLE MODELS ON YouTube? >> THE FACT THAT KIDS COME OUT
IN HIGH SCHOOL IS MINDS-BLOWING TO ME.
I KNOW YOU DID, STEPH.
>> NOT BY CHOICE. >> IT'S FACT THAT KIDS AR
E OUT
IN HIGH SCHOOL, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
I THINK IT'S LIKE -- WHAT IS IT, A RESULT OF YouTube AND,
LIKE, HOW VISIBLE PEOPLE ARE AND HOW YOU CAN FIND A GAY
PERSON LIVING A GREAT LIFE. I WAS A LIVE JOURNAL -- THAT'S
RIGHT. ON LIVE JOURNAL I HAD ONE GAY
FRIEND AND THAT PERSON IS OUT IN THE WORLD, SOMEWHERE IN
AUSTRALIA AND HE IS LIVING HIS LIFE.
SO THAT IS POSSIBLE. BUT THAT WAS LITERALLY THE ONLY
EVIDENCE I HAD. NOW HIGH SCHOOL KIDS CAN FINDS
ALL OF US. OH, MAN, YOU ARE OUT AND IT'S
NO BIG DEAL.
THAT'S SO MIND-BLOWING TO ME.
>> I MET MY FIRST ACTUAL BISEXUAL PERSON IN COLLEGE.
OH, SO, THAT'S ACTUALLY A THING, YES.
PRIOR TO THAT, I HER THE TERM STARTING IN MIDDLE SCHOOL BUT IT WAS USED IN THAT NEGATIVE
CONNOTATION. SHE IS JUST BI FOR ATTENTION.
DISMISSIVE. BUT THEN MEETING SOMEONE WOULD
IDENTIFIED THAT WAY, OH, OKAY. >> NOW THEY DON'T NEED TO MEET.
THEY CAN LOOK AND SEE OUR BLOGS AND VIDEOS.
YES, THIS EXISTS. >> WITHIN A FEW MONTHS, I'M,
LIKE, THAT'S ME. THAT'S WHAT I AM.
ALL THESE YOUNG
UN'S ARE COMING OUT IN HIGH SCHOOL.
I'M BISEXUAL, I'M PAN SEXUAL. IT JUST WARMS THE HEART SO
MUCH. >> I DID A SPEECH LAST YEAR AND
THE WHOLE SPEECH WAS WHY SO MANY KIDS THESE DAYS ARE COMING
OUT. REALLY FLOCKING TO THE INTERNET
TO HELP FIGURE OUT THEIR SEXUALITY AND GENDER IDENTITY.
MY THEORY WAS IT WAS FACT VERSUS FEELING AND HOW YOU CAN
READ A TEXTBOOK AND GO TO A THERAPIST AND THEY WILL TELL
YOU FACTS. SEXUALITY AND GENDER IS NOT A
FACT. IT'S HOW YOU FEEL.
WHEN YOU GO ON YouTube OR TUM BLER,
PEOPLE ARE EXPRESSING
THEMSELVES AND EXPRESSING THEIR FEELINGS.
THAT'S HOW YOU RELATE TO PEOPLE.
>> I LIKE THAT. WE'LL TAKE THAT.
>> THAT'S MY THEORY. >> THE WHOLE REASON THAT I
STARTED MY CHANNEL WAS BECAUSE I WANTED TO GIVE PEOPLE WHO
WERE LIKE ME, WHO WERE GAY IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE ACCESS TO
SEEING A GAY PERSON WITH THEIR LIFE AND NOT HAVE TO CHANGE
MUCH OF WHAT THEY DID GOING ABOUT THEIR LIFE BECAUSE THEY
WERE GAY. THE ONLY ACCESS TO SEXUALLY I
HAD WAS WILL AND GRACE. I ASKED MOM TO GET U
S SHOWTIME SO I COULD WATCH "YEAR AS
FOLK." I WATCHED IT UNDER THE COVERS.
IT WAS REALLY SCARY COMING OUT FOR MYSELF IN HIGH SCHOOL.
I KNEW THAT I WAS GAY, BUT I HATE THE MYSELF FOR IT AND I
COULDN'T SLEEP AT NIGHT WHEN I WAS 12 AND 13 BECAUSE I KNEW IT
WAS WRONG. AT THE SAME TIME I DIDN'T HAVE
ANY FRIENDS BECAUSE I WAS PROJECTING MY SELF-HATRED INTO
MY SCHOOL LIFE. MY FAMILY LIFE WAS AWFUL AT THE
SAME TIME. WHENEVER I CAME OUT, THOUGH, IT
WAS SO RELIEVING BUT TERRIFYING AT THE SAME TIME BECAUSE
I CAME
FROM A CONSERVATIVE COMMUNITY. WHO KNEW HOW THEY WOULD REACT.
I DON'T KNOW, HERE I AM. I'M GLAD I DID.
>> I'M GLAD YOU DID, TOO. >> ME, TOO.
[APPLAUSE] >> EVERYONE HERE IS AN AMAZING
ROLE MODEL FOR THE LGBTQ
COMMUNITY. IF SOMEONE HAS A LONG OR A
LARGE ONLINE FOLLOWING IT'S BECAUSE THEY ARE AN ACTOR,
SINGER, UBER, DO YOU THINK THEY HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO COME OUT
IF THEY ARE GAY? >> I ALWAYS SAY NO TO THAT
ANSWER. YOU DO NOT HAVE AN OBLIGATION
TO COME OUT IF YOU ARE GAY I WOULD SAY THAT YO
U SHOULD FEEL
LIKE YOU CAN HAVE A SAFE SPACE TO COME OUT.
LIKE YOU AREN'T PRESSURED TO COME OUT.
THAT WHEN YOU DO, YOU WILL HAVE PEOPLE THAT WILL SUPPORT YOU
AND WILL HELP YOU TRANSITION NICELY INTO YOUR NEW LIFE. JUST NOT LIKE A REQUIREMENT.
>> YOU DON'T WANT SOMEONE -- BECAUSE, ESPECIALLY IF SOMEONE
IS IN THE SPOTLIGHT, THERE IS DEFINITELY A SENSE OF
RESPONSIBILITY AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY.
YOU DON'T WANT TO FORCE SOMEONE INTO THAT ROLE AGAINST THEIR
WILL. BECAUSE THEN THEY ARE LESS
INCLIN
ED TO TAKE THAT RESPONSIBILITY SERIOUSLY.
>> NOT TO MENTION THAT SOMETIMES, LIKE SOME PEOPLE
AREN'T 100% SURE. LABELS ARE REALLY ONLY USEFUL
IF YOU FIND THEM -- IF THEY EMPOWER YOU IN SOME WAY.
IF THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT ADDS MEANING TO YOUR LIFE, THEN
YOU SHOULDN'T BE REQUIRED. THERE IS NO LAW.
DEFINITELY NO LAW THAT SAYS YOU HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO PEOPLE WHAT
YOUR IDENTITY IS OR WHO YOU ARE OR WHO YOU LIKE TO SLEEP WITH
OR WHO YOU LIKE TO DATE. THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT.
IF THE AVERAGE PERSON DOES
N'T HAVE A REQUIREMENT TO WEAR AN
IDENTITY ON THEIR SLEEVE IF THEY DON'T WANT TO, IT
SHOULDN'T BE REQUIRED OF ANYONE.
>> COUNTER-POINT. NOT REALLY A COUNTER-POINT.
IT IS INTERESTING TO ME AS A BISEXUAL PERSON TO SEE A LOT OF
CELEBRITIES COME OUT BY SAYING THEY ARE FLUID OR SAYING, WELL,
I LOVE WHO I LOVE. OR SAYING, DON'T ASK ME THAT
QUESTION. PART OF ME WORRIES SOMETIMES
ABOUT THE ERASURE OF THE BISEXUAL TERM OR LABEL.
EVEN LIKE PERSON PEOPLE WHO COME OUT, OR JUST START -- IF
YOU ARE A CELEBRIT
Y AND START DATING ANOTHER GENDER, PEOPLE
WILL GO, OKAY, THAT'S A GAY PERSON NOW.
I THINK THAT'S KIND OF A MISTAKE.
I KNOW IT'S NOT THEIR FAULT OR MAYBE IT'S NOT THEIR
RESPONSIBILITY. BUT I DO GET CONCERNED
SOMETIMES ABOUT THE ERASING OF -- LIKE, I DON'T KNOW THE
ERASING OF THE TERM BISEXUAL AS A THINGEN PEOPLE CAN GO, THIS
PERSON IS A GAY CELEBRITY. THIS PERSON IS NOW A LESBIAN.
IT CREATES THIS -- "THEY BECAME A LESBIAN."
AS OPPOSED TO A BISEXUAL PERSON.
I'M ON THE FENCE ABOUT THIS IDEA.
IT'S N
ICE TO HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO NOT BE ABLE TO LABEL
YOURSELF. BUT THERE IS -- I DON'T KNOW,
THERE IS A THING WHERE IT WOULD HELP IMMENSELY TO JUST BE SO
CLEAR ABOUT THE LABEL. EVEN LIKE ON TELEVISION SHOWS,
WRITING A TELEVISION SHOW. A MAINSTREAM TELEVISION SHOW.
SO MANY CHARACTERS, "I DATE WHO I DATE."
YOU HAVE THE RUN OF FOUR OR FIVE SEASONS AND YOU LITERALLY
HAVE NEVER SAID THE TERM BISEXUAL LIKE IT DOESN'T EXIST
#SAYTHEWORD IS PROLIFERATED AMONG THE COMMUNITY.
ONCE THAT IS A LABEL SOMEONE OWNS
, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE
AMONG SOME OF THE FIRST OPEN MEMBERS OF A COMMUNITY, BE IT
BISEXUAL OR ANY OTHER MINORITY GROUP YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT,
IT'S ALMOST LIKE YOU BECOME THE GROUP SPOKESPERSON.
>> I KNOW. >> WHICH IS UNFORTUNATE AND NOT
SOMETHING THAT SHOULD EXIST. THAT SHOULD NOT BE THE CASE.
UNFORTUNATELY IT'S KIND OF THE WORLD WE LIVE IN RIGHT NOW.
SO I DEFINITELY DON'T WANT SOMEONE REPRESENTING THEMSELVES
AS, LIKE, A LEADER IN THE COMMUNITY UNLESS THEY ARE
WILLING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY
FOR THAT
ROLE. >> WHICH IS, IT'S A COMPLICATED
QUESTION. >> I AGREE WITH MILES.
THESE PEOPLE DON'T OWE US ANYTHING.
THEY DON'T OWE US AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHO THEY HAVE
SEX WITH. AT THE END OF THE DAY, THAT
LITERALLY CHANGES. WHENEVER THEY DO COME OUT, I
FEEL LIKE -- A PERSON EVER INFLUENCE, THEY GOT THERE
SOMEHOW. WHENEVER THEY DO DECIDE TO COME OUT, I FEEL LIKE IT'S PART OF
THEIR BRANDING. I HATE THAT THEY BECOME APPEAR
SPOKESPERSON. BUT WE CARE ABOUT THAT COLTON
HAYES AND HE MATTERS TO THE
GAY COMMUNITY.
WHY DIDN'T HE MATTER SIX MONTHS AGO?
WHY DOES IT MATTER SO MUCH NOW. >> IT'S MORE TO DO WITH OTHER
PEOPLE THAN HIM. >> IT'S INTERESTING THAT ALL OF
US STARTED OUR CAREERS OUT. LIKE STARTED OUR YouTube
CHANNELS OUT, RIGHT? IS THAT TRUE?
ISH? REALLY?
>> I DID ONE VIDEO. >> ONE VIDEO BEFORE YOU WERE
OUT. >> I DIDN'T DENY IT. BUT I WASN'T LIKE "I AM
BISEXUAL." I WASN'T AS MUCH WAVING THE
FLAG AS I DO NOW. I WASN'T DENYING IT.
I LET PEOPLE THINK WHAT THEY WANTED TO.
>> INTERESTING, BEC
AUSE I WONDER ABOUT PEOPLE WHO HAVE
BUILT A HUGE FAN BASE AND THEN COMING OUT LATER. OR ME STARTING "JUST BETWEEN
US." OUT.
IT'S INTERESTING CAREER-WISE. >> IT'S A CAREER MOVE NOW. DO YOU REALIZE HOW AWESOME THAT
IS. USED TO BE CAREER SUICIDE.
NOW, HE'S DOING IT FOR ATTENTION.
GOOD. >> I COULD HAVE MONTHLY TIESED
THAT VIDEO SO HARD.
>> THERE DEFINITELY IS A HIT AND A MISS WITH IT.
YEAH, NO ONE HAS TO TELL THE WORLD WHO THEY ARE BECAUSE IT'S
A PRIVATE THING. LIKE SPIDERMAN, WITH GREAT
POWER COMES
GREAT RESPONSIBILITY. I WAS A COMIC BOOK KID.
WHETHER YOU'RE OUT OR NOT, WE HAVE SPECIAL CHANGE WITH POWER
IN THE ENTERTAINMENT TO MAKE IT A SAFER PLACE FOR THE
LGBTQ COMMUNITY.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY REGARDLESS OF WHAT CELEBRITIES
MIGHT DO, I THINK IT IS JUST AS IMPORTANT FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL TO
COME OUT AND TAKE CREDIT FOR WHO THEY ARE. BEFORE I MADE VIDEOS, DAVEY
MADE VIDEOS AND HE INSPIRED ME. I WAS OUT, BUT HE INSPIRED ME
TO MAKE VIDEOS ABOUT IT. AT THAT TIME I WAS A NOBODY,
RIGHT? ANYBODY H
AS THE ABILITY TO GROW
TO THAT EXTENT AND SHARE THEIR VOICE.
I THINK THAT'S IN SOME WAY POSSIBLY MORE IMPORTANT THAN
WAITING FOR A CELEBRITY TO DO IT FOR
YOU. >> ALSO, IT'S JUST GREAT, ONCE YOU DO HAVE A PLATFORM.
JUST HAVING THAT ABILITY TO SPEAK TO -- NOT JUST LGBT
ISSUES, BUT ISSUES IN GENERAL, THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO YOU.
I DON'T JUST TALK ABOUT BEING BI.
I TALK ABOUT EVERYTHING FROM GUN CONTROL TO INCOME
INEQUALITY. KNOWING THAT YOU HAVE A VOICE
WITH YOUR PLATFORM. AND JUST BEING ABLE TO USE
YOUR
POWERS FOR GOOD I THINK IN GENERAL.
ALSO, AS A MEMBER OF THE BI COMMUNITY ESPECIALLY, A WAY TO
REALLY JUST SPEAK TO MISCONCEPTIONS OUT THERE AND
SAY, NO, NO, NO. THAT'S NOT HOW IT
IS. IT'S USEFUL TO HAVE MY CONTENT
BE LIKE AN INFORMATION RESOURCE FOR PEOPLE.
IF SOMEONE WANTS TO COMBAT ALL OF THE BULL ABOUT COMING OUT AS
BI, THEY DON'T HAVE TO COUNTER THAT THEMSELVES.
THEY CAN SHOW PEOPLE MY VIDEO AND I CAN ARGUE FOR THEM.
I LOVE BEING ABLE TO DO THAT. >> I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING --
WE NOT
ICED -- I NOTICED RECENTLY. WHENEVER YOU HAVE INFLUENCE AND YOU'RE IN THE LGBT SPACE, THERE
BECOMES A CERTAIN RESPONSIBILITY WITH YOUR
PLATFORM. I TRY TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE.
I DON'T SAY THAT I DID GOOD THINGS BECAUSE I'M GAY.
I SAY I DO GOOD THINGS BECAUSE I AM A GOOD PERSON AND I HAPPEN
TO BE GAY. THAT'S HOW I CHOOSE TO GO ABOUT
IT. I THINK WHAT HAPPENED IN
ORLANDO RECENTLY HAS OPENED MY EYES A LOT TO HOW PEOPLE VIEW
THEMSELVES AS A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY.
THERE WAS A LOT OF OUTCRY, A LOT OF PEOPL
E WHO WERE UPSET
AND MADE THEIR VOICES HEARD. BUT THERE WERE ALSO PEOPLE WITH
MASSIVE FOLLOWS AS PART OF THE COMMUNITY THAT REMAINED SILENT.
UNLIKE YOU, I GUESS I'M PERSONALLY DISAPPOINTED IN
THAT. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S
THEIR PLATFORM AND THEY ARE ALLOWED TO GO ABOUT THEIR
BRANDING AND THEIR BLASPHEME HOW THEY SEE FIT.
WHENEVER YOU ARE A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY, BE A PART OF IT,
RIGHT? DON'T BE A PART OF THIS
COMMUNITY -- DON'T BE A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY IF IT'S NICE AND
EASY FOR YOU AND YO
U TURN IT OFF WHEN THINGS GET ROUGH.
>> YOU'RE NOT IN THE CAFETERIA. I LIKE SOME OF THIS.
I'LL TAKE SOME OF THIS. I'LL LEAVE THE REST.
NO, NO. >> AWESOME. WHY DID YOU GUYS SPECIFICALLY
CHOOSE TO VIEW LGBT CONTENT. OAKLEY, INGRID, HANNA HART,
THEY ARE PART OF THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY BUT THAT IS NOT
NECESSARILY THEIR FOCUS. WHY DID YOU DECIDE YOU WANTED
THIS TO BE HEARD AND SOMETHING YOU REPRESENT
ONLINE? >> IT'S FUN.
GIRLS ARE HOT.
THEY DESERVE TO BE PRAISED AND PUT ON A PEDESTAL LIKE ANYBODY
E
LSE. I WAS SINGLE FOR THREE YEARS,
BUT WE ARE NOT BITTER. I'M NOT.
NO, I THINK THAT -- WHAT WAS THE QUESTION?
[LAUGHTER] >> WHY DID YOU CHOOSE TO DO
LGBTQ CONTENT? >> I THINK IT'S AN UNDER
REPRESENTED PART OF THE COMMUNITY.
IT WAS, AT LEAST, WHEN I FIRST STARTED.
I JUST CONTINUED TO DO IT. >> RIGHT.
>> NOBODY WAS -- NOT THAT MANY PEOPLE -- MAYBE MATTHEW AND
THREE OTHER PEOPLE WERE ON YouTube AT THE TIME.
MICHAEL BUCKLEY AND CHRIS CROCKER.
THAT WAS IT WHEN I STARTED. >> IT WAS WEIRD.
THE FIRST BI
VIDEO, OFFICIAL BI VIDEO I MADE, I MADE IT WITH
THE INTENTION -- I'LL TALK ABOUT IT ONCE AND NEVER AGAIN. LIKE I'LL JUST SAY WHATEVER I
NEEDED TO SAY IN ONE VIDEO. ALL OF A SUDDEN IT GOES NUTS.
PEOPLE SHARED IT EVERYWHERE. I STARTED GETTING MESSAGES
ABOUT, OH, MY GOSH, TALK ABOUT IT MORE.
>> I REMEMBER THAT. >> OH, ALL RIGHT.
WHAT IS SO FUNNY, IT TAUGHT ME, ALSO, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
HAVING A LABEL AND OWNING A LAIBL AND BEING A PART OF A
COMMUNITY. WHILE I HAD BEEN IDENTIFYING AS
BI SEXUAL,
THERE WAS A CULT COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE THAT I
HADN'T BEEN IN TOUCH WITH YET. IT WAS AWESOME, TOO, TO SORT OF
LEARN ABOUT MY OWN COMMUNITY AND MY HERITAGE AS A MEMBER AND
SEEING HOW MUCH RICH HISTORY WILL IS THERE AND HOW MANY
ISSUES THAT WE STILL HAVE TO TACKLE AS A COMMUNITIEN THEN I
GET TO SHARE THAT WITH MY AUDIENCE.
NOW, LET'S LEARN ABOUT THIS TOGETHER.
LIKE, LET'S ALL EDUCATE OURSELVES HERE.
THAT'S JUST BEEN A REALLY, REALLY GREAT ENRICHING
EXPERIENCE. NOT ONLY DO I GET TO TAKE THIS
JOURNEY.
A LOT OF PEOPLE GET TO DO IT
WITH ME. >> FOR ME, IT WAS MOSTLY
SHOWING PEOPLE THAT YOU CAN BE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM
SOMEBODY AND STILL BE -- STILL SHOULD BE RESPECTED AS A HUMAN
BEING. I MAY NOT BE LIKE THE REST OF
THE GAYS OUT THERE, BUT YOU WILL TREAT ME JUST LIKE THE
REST OF THE HUMAN BEINGS IN THIS
WORLD. [APPLAUSE]
>> I NEED TO LET THE CHILDREN KNOW AND TELL THEM AND TEACH
THEM. HEY, I'M A THING, THIS IS ME,
THIS IS WHO I AM, YOU WILL DEAL WITH IT, WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR
NOT. SO.
>> TH
ROW THE MIC. FOR OUR CHANNEL, A LOT OF IT,
TO ME, IS HOW FUNNY IT IS TO NORMALIZE MY CHARACTER, VERSUS
ALLISON'S CHARACTER. IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR.
ALLISON IS ESSENTIALLY, LIKE VERY STRAIGHT AND LIKE
A 1950s CARICATURE.
SHE WANTS A HUSBAND AND SHE WANTS A HUSBAND REAL BAD.
IT STARTED OUT ON THE CHANNEL WHERE, LIKE, YOU KNOW, ALLISON
WAS THE PUN INTENDED STRAIGHT WOMAN.
I WAS, LIKE, THIS CRAZY, OUT THERE YEAR POLY-FEMINIST.
SLOWLY OVER TWO YEARS IT'S BECOME A TOTAL 180.
I'VE BECOME THE STRAIGHT
MAN AND ALLISON IS -- IT HIGHLIGHTS
HOW CRAZY AND OUT THERE ALLISON'S VIEWS ARE.
EVEN THOSE ARE THE VIEWS THAT SOCIETY FINDS ACCEPTABLE.
MY FAVORITE COMMENTS ARE WHEN PEOPLE GO, I THOUGHT GABY WAS
CRAZY, NOW I THINK ALLISON IS CRAZY AND GABY SEEMS REALLY
NORMAL. GREAT, IF YOU ARE COMING TO OUR
CHANNEL AND THE PERSON ON THE CHANNEL IS, LIKE, A LOUD
FEMINIST POLY-AMOROUS PERSON AND THAT'S THE MOST NORMAL
PERSON ON IT'S CHANNEL, WE'VE DONE GREAT.
YOU CAN MEET THAT PERSON IN REAL LIFE AND THEY ARE N
ORMAL
TO YOU. THAT IS THE BEST THING TO ME.
IT HIGHLIGHTS HOW ALL OF THIS STUFF THAT IS -- LIKE THE COSMO
MAGAZINE "HOW TO LAND A MAN." WHEN YOU SAY IT OUT LOUD SEEMS
CRAZY. MY WHOLE LIFE, SHE IS PRETTY
CHILL AND NORMAL AND SEEMS TO BE HAPPY, SO NO COMPLAINTS
HERE. >> WOW, GAY PEOPLE AND "NORMAL"
IN THE SAME SENTENCE. WHO WOULD HAVE GUESSED.
AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE LGBIQABCDEFG.
WE ARE A LARGE COMMUNITY. WHAT IS SOMETHING WE CAN DO TO
CREATE SMALLER CREATORS WHO REPRESENT THE LETTERS OF OUR
COMMUNIT
Y THAT AREN'T HEARD FROM. GENDER BEHINDRY, WE HAVE
AGENDER, ASEXUAL. WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE THEM
MORE NORMAL AS WELL. >> THE PROUD TO BE VIDEO HAS
WEEKLY OPEN MY EYES TO JUST HOW SCARED EVERYONE IS ABOUT STUFF
THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND. SO I'M SO HAPPY ABOUT THE VIDEO
BECAUSE THE COMMENTS SECTION ON THAT VIDEO IS EXACTLY WHERE
THAT VIDEO NEEDED TO BE MADE IN THE FIRST PLACE.
THERE ARE SO MANY INSTANCES OF PEOPLE
NOT UNDERSTANDING THE T PART OF THE LCIALTION GBT.
THE FACT WE DON'T DO SOMETHING IN OU
R COMMUNITY BECAUSE THEY
ARE A PART US.
I WANT TO EDUCATE PEOPLE THAT DON'T UNDERSTAND THERE IS
NOTHING WEIRD ABOUT THEM EITHER.
EVERYONE ELSE HAS SEEMED TO UNDERSTAND THAT GAY WHITE MALES
ARE A THING. MY STRUGGLE ISN'T AS MUCH AS
THE OTHER PARTS OF THE ACRONYM. I WILL DO A DISSERVICE TO
EVERYONE ELSE IF I DON'T STATE THAT BECAUSE I GOT WHAT I
NEEDED. I CAN MARRY NOW. THERE IS SO MUCH DISRESPECT FOR
EVERYONE ELSE. SO TO BE SILENT ALLOWS THAT TO
KEEP GOING. >> COLABING IS A BIG THING.
GOING ON OT
HER CHANNELS AND HAVING PEOPLE ON YOUR CHANNELS.
IF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT AN ISSUE AND YOU SAY I'M NOT AGENDER, I'M NOT GENDER BINARY.
THERE ARE SMALLER PLATFORMS AND IF YOU CAN BRING THEM ON AND
LET THEM SPEAK, IT CREATES A BIGGER PLATFORM FOR THEM. COLAB-ING IS A BIG PART OF IT,
TOO. >> LISTENING. BEING ABLE TO -- NO ONE IS BORN
KNOWING EVERYTHING OR EVERYBODY'S EXPERIENCE.
SO JUST BEING OPEN AND BEING WILLING TO JUST LEARN AND
HAVING MEMBERS OF DIFFERENT SORT OF COMMUNITIES LIKE JUST
TEACH Y
OU AND BEING OPEN TO THAT.
THAT HAS BEEN THE MOST USEFUL TOOL. IN THAT, AGAIN, PIVOTS BACK TO
WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT USING YOUR VOICE TO ADVOCATE FOR ALL
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. YOU CAN'T DO THAT EFFECTIVELY
UNTIL YOU LISTEN AND UNTIL YOU LEARN ENOUGH THAT IF YOU FIND YOURSELF IN A CONVERSATION AND
SOMEONE SAYS SOMETHING TRANS-PHOBIC, YOU CAN, BY THE
WAY, NO. THAT'S NOT HOW WE SHOULD
CONDUCT OURSELVES. >> AND SHARE THE VIDEOS.
SHARE THE OTHER PEOPLE'S VIDEOS.
>> TAG THEM AND STUFF. >> COMMENT AND
SUBSCRIBE.
ALL THAT. >> I HAVE ONE THING TO ADD.
I THINK IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT WHEN YOU PROMOTE THE
CHANNELS, YOU ARE PROMOTING SOMEONE WITH A POSITIVE ENERGY
ABOUT WHO THEY ARE. NOT THAT THEY ARE NOT GOING
THROUGH STUFF, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE A POSITIVE
OUTLOOK. YOU WILL BRING THEM ON YOUR
CHANNEL AND EXPOSE THEM TO YOUR AUDIENCE WHO WANTS A POSITIVE
VIEW OF THIS COMMUNITIES. >> I ALWAYS SOUND LIKE I HAVE
MORE TO SAY AND THEN I JUST STOP.
[LAUGHTER] TO BE CONTINUED WITH ARIELLE.
AS YO
U WERE SAYING. YEAH, WE HAVE REACHED GAY
MARRIAGE, WHICH IS A HUGE THING, A MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT.
>> SAME-SEX MARRIAGE?
WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT YOU ON R.J. AND I WOULD BE THE BUZZ
KILLS. I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT, IS THAT
ERASURE HAPPENING? >> I TRY TO BE GENTLE ABOUT IT, LIKE A LOT OF OTHER THINGS. SO SAME-SEX MARRIAGE --
[LAUGHTER] >> WE HAVE MEMBERS OF OUR
COMMUNITY WHO STILL CAN'T GO TO THE BATHROOM.
WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT YOU THINK WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE IT
MORE ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE IN
OUR COMMUNITY WILL HAVE THEIR
RIGHTS, NOT JUST THE L, THE G, AND IT'S B.
>> I CAN SPEAK FROM EXPERIENCE. MY MOM, BEFORE I CAME OUT, WAS
SO CONSERVATIVATIVE. THAT WAS JUST IT WAS JUST THE
COMMUNITY WHERE I GREW UP, WHERE WE LIVED. WHENEVER I CAME OUT, MY MOM HAD
THIS MASSIVE CHANGE. AND SHE REALIZED THAT IT WAS
EITHER ADAPT TO THE WAY THAT I WAS OR LOSE ME.
BUT I THINK THROUGH BEING PATIENT WITH HER AND KIND OF
HOLDING HER HAND THROUGH THE PROCESS.
SHE IS MY MOTHER, SO I HAD THE PATIENTS TO HOLD
HER HANDEN SHE
HAS LEARNED THROUGH ME ABOUT BEING PATIENT WITH OTHER PARTS
OF THE COMMUNITY. I CAN'T SPEAK FOR TRANS GENDER,
BURR THE FACT THAT SHE HAS THAT ACCESSIBILITY TO THAT COMMUNITY
THROUGH ME HAS TAUGHT HER SO MUCH.
I THINK THAT SHE IS TEACHING OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR FAMILY AND
HER FRIEND GROUP ABOUT IT AS WELL BECAUSE THEY KNOW SHE HAS
A VESTED INTEREST BECAUSE HER SON IS GAY.
IT'S ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY AND BEING PATIENT WITH THEM.
THERE ARE THINGS ABOUT LIVING AS A BI SEXUAL OR LIVING
TRAN
SGENDER THAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND AND I NEED TO
LEARNEN I WANT SOMEONE TO BE PATIENT WITH ME, SO I NEED TO
BE PATIENT WITH THEM. >> DEFINITELY USE YOUR VOICE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF ANY AND ALL
INJUSTICE. IT'S A VERY KEY THING TO DO. I MADE A WHOLE VIDEO TRYING TO
DISMANTLE THE BATHROOM BILL THING.
BUT REALIZING THAT, LISTEN, WHILE I'M DOING MY BEST TO
ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF A COMMUNITY, I'M NOT TECHNICALLY
A MEMBER, SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE, EVEN WHEN I MADE MY
VIDEO. BY THE WAY, HERE ARE SOME
AMAZI
NG TRANSCREATORS. YOU CAN REFER TO THEM.
ALL I'M DOING IS BASICALLY REGURNLGITATING WHAT
THEY -- REGURNLG AT A TIMING WHAT THEY
TAUGHT ME. WE ARE HERE TO TELL YOU THIS
BATHROOM THING IS BULL [BLEEP]. SOME OF THOSE CREATORS ARE HERE TODAY.
[APPLAUSE] >> THEY ARE IN THE FRONT LINE.
WE SEE YOU. >> I'M JUST TRYING TO HELP.
I THINK IT'S ALSO GREAT TO HAVE SOME OF THOSE OTHER MEMBERS OF
THE ACRONYM. TEACH US HOW TO BE BETTER
ADVOCATES. TEACH US TO BE BETTER RESOURCES
TO YOU GUYS. IF THERE IS ANYTHING
WE CAN BE
DOING BETTER OR MORE, PLEASE LET US KNOW.
WE WANT TO DO IT. >> WHICH HE HAS.
I'VE CALLED SKY MULTIPLE TIMES. SKY, WATCH MY VIDEO.
>> I HAVE TO DEFER TO OTHER BI PEOPLE SOMETIMES.
LIKE, I STILL CONSIDER MYSELF PRETTY NEW TO THIS, TOO.
ADVOCATING ON MY OWN BEHALF.
I HAVE TO DEFER AND ASK, DOES THIS MAKE SENSE?
IS THIS CAUSING MORE HARM THAN GOOD?
IT'S ASK. YOU CAN
ASK. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES
SOMEONE HAS SAID, I'VE BEEN CURIOUS ABOUT THIS BUT I'VE
BEEN AFRAID TO ASK. LISTEN, AS
LONG AS YOU ARE
RESPECTFUL AND SAY, CAN YOU CLARIFY THIS FOR ME, I CAN
GUARANTEE YOU, IT WILL BE WAY BETTER TO ASK THE QUESTIONS THAN TO JUST SIT THERE AND HAVE
THAT MISCONCEPTION. LIKE, YEAH.
>> SOMETHING I THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT IS TO NOT SPEAK OVER
ANYONE AND LISTEN. JUST REITERATING WHAT R.J.
SAID. IN ADDITION TO THAT, NOT
EXPECTING ANY COOKIES WHEN YOU DO SPEAK OUT.
>> OH, MY GOD, YES. >> THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE OUT
THERE WHO THINK THEY NEED AN AWARD BECAUSE THEY SPEAK ABOUT
CERTAIN ISSUE
S OR INJUSTICES IN COMMUNITY AND THINK THEY
DESERVE TO BE IN A PLACE. NO, IT DOES -- NO.
>> THAT MAKES YOU A GOOD HUMAN. >> YOU'RE A GOOD PERSON FOR
SPEAKING OUT. TAKE THAT AS YOU MAY.
DO WHAT YOU WILL WITH THAT INFORMATION.
I ALSO THINK, FOR ME PERSONALLY, IT'S IMPORTANT TO
TALK WITH, ABOUT, AND LEARN FROM TRANS-CREATORS.
I KIND OF LIVE IN THIS, I GUESS YOU WOULD SAY LIMBO OF A
MIXTURE, PER SE. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO CALL
MYSELF. I DEFINITELY CYCLE THROUGH
WORDS LIKE "GENDER FLUID." WHAT IS
THE OTHER ONE?
GENDER YEAR. I HAVE NO IDEA.
SOMETIMES I FEEL MORE LADY-LIKE THAN A MAN.
SOMETIMES I FEEL MORE MANLY. >> I LOVE THAT YOU REFERRED TO
ME AS A BI -- >> WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE
WORD? I CAN'T
REMEMBER. >> THAT'S KILLING IT.
>> ONE TIME ALLISON SAID -- SHE SAID YOU KNOW WHAT I IDENTIFY
AS? SHE SAID,
"SAD." SAME GIRL THING. A LOT OF OUR YOUNG AUDIENCES
ARE STRUGGLING TO DISCOVER THEIR SEXUALITY, THEIR GENDER,
WHETHER THEY ARE BI, GAY, SAD.
WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR SOMEONE YOUNG QU
ESTIONING WHO
THEY ARE THAT CAN MAKE IT A LITTLE BETTER OR EASIER FOR
THEM? >> TAKE YOUR TIME.
IT'S NOT A RACE. >> AND IT WILL CHANGE.
>> OH, YEAH. FIRST OFF, LIKE, AGAIN, THERE
IS NO REQUIREMENT THAT YOU IDENTIFY AS ANYTHING.
I THINK THAT'S THE FIRST THING. THERE IS NO LAW THAT SAYS YOU
HAVE TO PICK A GENDER IDENTITY, SEXUAL IDENTITY.
THERE IS NO LAW. ONLY CHOOSE A LABEL IF IT
EMPOWERS YOU. AND JUST BECAUSE YOU CHOOSE IT
NOW DOESN'T MEAN YOU ARE MARRIED TO IT FOR LIFE, AS WELL
AS YOU MARRY SOME
ONE FOR LIFE.
>> YEAH. >> IF IT ENHANCES YOUR
EXISTENCE, GREAT. IF IT DOESN'T, PFFT.
>> I ALSO THINK, YOU WILL CHANGE SO MUCH THROUGHOUT YOUR
LIFE. I
IDENTIFIED BI WHEN I WAS 12 AND I SAID TABLE IT FOREVER
BECAUSE THIS IS TERRIBLE. AND THEN NOW, JUST IN THE LAST
YEAR, I LEARNED THE WORD "PAN-SEXUAL."
ON MY CHANNEL, I THOUGHT I KNEW EVERYTHING.
STILL THINGS ARE CHANGING. STILL, MAYBE I AM.
SOME DAYS MAYBE I'M THIS. MAYBE I'M THAT.
I'M 28 WHICH IS GROSS IN YouTube
YEARS. I'M STILL LEARNING AND S
TILL
CHANGING. IF I WATCH A VIDEO I MADE A
YEAR AGO, THAT'S ALL WRONG. I KNOW IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYONE
IS LABELED. DON'T BE SO HARD ON YOURSELF IF
THINGS ARE CHANGING. I GET SO MANY E-MAILS "I THOUGHT I WAS A LESBIAN AND I
IDENTIFIED AND THEN I FELL IN LOVE WITH A GUY.
AM I LESBIAN ANYMORE." YOU'RE STILL A PERSON.
EVERYONE IS SO HARD ON THEMSELVES.
>> THERE IS THE MISCONCEPTION ABOUT, WAS I LYING TO PEOPLE IF
I CAME OUT AS THIS? IF IT FELT TRUE TO YOU AT THE
TIME, THEN YOU WERE BEING HONEST.
IT'S
FINE. >> WHAT I SAY, AS A KID I WAS A
SIZE 4 SHOE AND NOW I'M A 6. DOESN'T MEAN I WAS WASN'T
REALLY A 4. >> YOU'RE SO SMALL.
>> I HAVE A SMALL FEET. >> ITTY BITTY.
AWESOME. WE HAVE 20 MINUTES LEFT.
IF ANY OF YOU GUYS HAVE QUESTIONS, I BELIEVE WE'LL HAVE
SOME LOVELY INDIVIDUAL IN GREEN HELP US OUT.
ARE YOU LOVELY AND IN GREEN? IF YOU WANT TO PICK WHOEVER
YOUR HEART'S DESIRE WITH A QUESTION.
NO PRESSURE.
>> HI AM I ALLOWED TO SPEAK? OH, HELLO.
>> YOU ARE ALWAYS ALLOWED TO SPEAK.
KATY, RIGHT? >> YE
AH.
I AM NOT, LIKE, FOLLOWING YOU GUYS SPECIFICALLY BUT I HAVE
BEEN EVERYWHERE YOU ARE. I'M
KATY. SO I STARTED OUT WITH A MOM AND
A DAD. THEN MY DAD CAME OUT OF THE
CLOSET WHEN I WAS 11. NOW I HAVE A MOM AND TWO DADS.
>> LUCKY YOU. >> IT'S A VERY UNIQUE FAMILY.
SO MY DAD GOT REMARRIED WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL.
FOR ME, THE GAY THING WAS NEVER AN ISSUE.
IT WAS NEVER A PROBLEM FOR ME. BECAUSE, ACTUALLY, I'VE ALWAYS
REALLY IDENTIFIED AS BI SEXUAL. I ACTUALLY FELT LIKE I HAD A
SAFE PLACE TO COME OU
T TO, EVEN THOUGH MY MOM EASE SIDE OF THE
FAMILY WAS SUPER CONSERVATIVE. HOWEVER, WHEN I DID COME OUT OF
THE CLOSET AND TELL MY DAD, HE WAS, LIKE, THAT DOESN'T EXIST.
>> CLASSIC. >> I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO
HAVE SOMEBODY GOOD TO COME OUT TO.
YOU WERE GAVE AND CAME OUT WITH FOUR KIDS, HELLO?
IT DIDN'T WORK OUT THAT WAY. NOW THAT I HAVE SHOWED HIM
VARIOUS YouTube CHANNELS AND SHOWING HIM DIFFERENT PEEL,
IT'S HELPED US TALK IT OUT AND DISCUSS IT.
I WANTED TO KNOW FROM R.J. AND GABY.
LIKE, CLEARLY I
T'S AN ISSUE YOU GUYS HAVE PROBABLY EXPERIENCED.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO ADVISE PEOPLE ON THAT.
AND THEN WHAT DO YOU HAVE, LIKE, AS A PERSONAL STORY OF
HOW YOU GOT THROUGH THAT AND WHERE DO YOU STAND AFTER THAT.
BECAUSE I ALWAYS FELT LIKE I WAS A LIAR FOR YEARS.
>> GABS? >> NOW YOU WANT TO HEAR?
IT'S A TOUGH QUESTION. GABY?
>> YEAH, ASHLEY AND ARIELLE MADE THIS SERIES ABOUT -- YOU
REMEMBER YOUR OWN VIDEO, RIGHT? IT WAS TALKING ABOUT LESBIANS DATING BI SEXUALS AND BISEXUALS
SEDATING LESBIANS. WE TALK
ED ABOUT HATRED TOWARD
MY SEXUALITY CAME FROM LESBIANS OR MONO SEXUAL PEOPLE.
SO I KIND OF HAD INTERNALIZED THAT A BIT AND I GUESS I DIDN'T
SHOW UP TO A LOT OF GAY EVENTS FOR A WHILE BECAUSE I THOUGHT,
OKAY, I'M NOT WANTED HERE. YOU'RE NOT WANTED.
BUT JUST MY NATURE OF SHOWING UP TO THOSE THINGS OR PUTTING
MY FACE OUT THERE. I AM WORTHY.
MAYBE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, I WOULD HAVE BEEN I'M ON THE LGBQ
PANEL FOR VidCon. I DON'T DESERVE TO BE HERE.
FORCING YOURSELF TO BE, LIKE, OKAY, I DESERVE TO BE
HERE.
I DESERVE TO BE IN THIS SPACE, WHATEVER, HELPS A LOT IN TERMS OF YOUR OWN SELF-ESTEEM. NO, NO, EVERYTHING I'M DOING IS
VALID AND I'M AS DESERVING TO BE HERE AS OTHER PEOPLE.
TO BE IN THE NAME OF THE COMMUNITY.
YOU'RE ALLOWED TO BE THERE. >> YEAH.
HE'S NOT SILENT. AS LONG AS YOU HAVE AT LEAST,
LIKE, A HANDSAL OF PEOPLE WHO ARE AFFIRMING, IT DEFINITELY
GETS EASIER PUTTING UP WITH THAT BI EACURE.
YOU WILL GET IT MORE FROM GAY AND LEBSIAN PEOPLE.
AS FAR AS ERASURE FROM STRAIGHT PEOPLE, IT'S "
OH, THAT'S A
THING?" THE GAY SIDE, THAT DOESN'T
EXIST. STOP BEING A COWARD.
DON'T USE IT AS A STEPPING STONE.
>> THERE WAS SOMEONE AT WORK, A FRIEND OF MINE AND I ARE BI
SEXUAL AND WE WANTED TO MAKE A VIDEO ABOUT THE ORLANDO
SHOOTING. THE GUY IN CHARGE, REALLY?
TWO BI-FEMME GIRLS WILL MAKE THIS VIDEO?
I'M LIKE, REALLY? SHE TOLD ME THAT IS WHY WE
WEREN'T DOING THE VIDEO. TELL HIM I [BLEEP] MORE WOMEN
THAN HIM ANY DAY. >> YOU HAVE TO DEVELOP A PRETTY
THICK SKIN AND DEVELOP IS QUICK SENSE OF HUMOR.
>> YEAH. >> WHAT I ALSO FOUND, JUST
REFUSING TO LISTEN TO THAT. THE MORE YOU ACTUALLY LIVE YOUR
LIFE OPENLY AND CONTINUE TO BE OPEN, THE MORE PEOPLE ARE,
LIKE, OH, I GUESS IT IS REALLY A THING.
ESPECIALLY WE ARE CALLED THE SILENT MAJORITY BY A LOT OF
SEXUAL HEALTH EXPERTS BECAUSE WE GET BULLIED INTO NOT
IDENTIFYING. SO WE HAVE -- THERE IS A
MASSIVE VISIBILITY PROBLEM. WE DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE
COMING OUT ABOUT IT. BUT I FEEL LIKE AS MORE AND
MORE PEOPLE DO MAKE IT A POINT TO IDENTIFY AS SUCH, B
ECAUSE --
OH, I'VE NEVER MET A BI PERSON BEFORE.
"THAT YOU KNOW OF." >> RIGHT.
>> STATISTICAL YOU PROBABLY MET QUITE A FEW, YOU JUST DIDN'T
KNOW IT. >> HELLO, I LIKE YOUR SHIRT.
>> THANK YOU. >> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT
MAKING COMING-OUT VIDEOS. I HAVE A QUESTION ON MAKING
COMING-OUT VIDEOS. DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH
COMING-OUT VIDEOS MONEY TIEING THE EXPERIENCE?
YOU'RE COMING OUT TO GET MONEY AN MORE VIEWS.
>> NO, I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANY ISSUE WITH THAT.
THE MONEY THAT YOU MAKE FROM YOUR COM
ING-OUT VIDEO, I THINK
IS DESERVED. THAT'S A TOUGH THING TO COME
OUT. ESPECIALLY DEPENDING ON YOUR
COMING OUT TO EVERYONE. YOU KNOW, MAYBE YOUR FAMILY
MIGHT SEE THAT AND THEY MIGHT NOT BE ACCEPTING OF IT.
THERE WAS THAT ONE VIDEO, I DON'T KNOW, LAST YEAR, YEAR
BEFORE THAT. WHERE SOMEONE WAS COMING OUT
AND THEIR FAMILY HAD CORNERED THEM AND STARTED SCREAMING AT
THEM. YEAH.
THAT VIDEO WENT VIRAL. THEY SET UP A GO FUND ME PAGE
AND GOT A LOT OF MONEY. THERE ARE INSTANCES LIKE THAT
WHERE THAT CAN HAP
PEN. IT'S SCARY.
TO WHATEVER MONEY THEY CAN MAKE OR GATHER UP FROM THEIR
COMING-OUT VIDEO, YOU KNOW, GIT IT,
GIRL. >> GOING BACK.
IT USED TO BE CAREER SUICIDE TO COME OUT.
SO THE FACT THAT NOW PEOPLE ARE BEING SALTY AND, OH, IT'S A
CAREER MOVE. I'M, LIKE, GOOD.
GREAT. THAT'S A SIGN OF HOW FAR WE'VE
COME. >> I WILL SAY, THERE IS A WEIRD
THING ABOUT THE TYPES OF COMING-OUT VIDEOS THAT GO VIRAL TO BE VERY VACANTIVE YOUNG --
ATTRACTIVE WHITE GAY MEN. THAT IS A LITTLE INSIDIOUS TO
ME. I WOULD WITH L
IKE A CHECK,
PLEASE, ELLEN. THAT'S NOT A MYTH.
>> NO, I THINK IT'S INTERESTING. BE AWARE OF THE TYPES OF VIDEOS
ARE CELEBRATED VERSUS THE ONES THAT DON'T GET ATTENTION.
I'M HERE TO BE A BUZZ KILL. >> SORRY.
I THINK THERE ARE TWO THINGS I WANT TO SAY TO THAT.
I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THEM MONETIZING.
THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO MONETIZING OTHER PEOPLE'S COMING OUT AND
THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. THAT IS NOT YOUR STORY.
HOW DARE YOU MAKE A VIDEO DISMISSING IT.
I'VE SEEN THAT A LOT. OH, MY GOD, THE OTHER P
OINT
JUST LEFT ME. >> IT WAS REALLY, GOOD, TOO.
IT'S DEFINITELY WORTH DISCUSSING.
>> I THINK, WHEN STUFF LIKE THAT HAPPENS AND SOMEONE COMES OUT AND THEY MON TIES IT AND
THIS ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE DISMISSIVE OF IT.
IT TAKES MOMENTS LIKE ORLANDO TO REALIZE WHY THAT IS SO
IMPORTANT AT THE SAME TIME. WHAT IS THE
ALTERNATIVE. THEY COME OUT AND THEY DON'T
MAKE A LIVING FROM IT, BUT THEN THEY CAN BE MURDERED IN A CLUB.
HONESTLY ANY WAY THAT SOMEONE WANTS TO MAKE A LIVING HONESTLY
AND WITH INTIBILITY, W
E ARE
LITERALLY GETTING MURDERED FOR WHO WE ARE.
WE HAVE BIGGER THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT OTHER THAN HOW SOMEONE
MAKES MONEY ON THEIR YouTube CHANNEL. USING THEIR CHOICE TO JOIN IT'S
COMMUNITY SHOULD BE APPLAUDED. >> FOR SURE.
IT'S NOT JUST THAT, IT'S STILL LEGAL TO GET FIRED FOR BEING
GAY. IT'S PUNISHABLE BY DEATH IN
CERTAIN PARTS OF THE WORLD. IT IS DEFINITELY CRUCIAL WE
HAVE THOSE POSITIVE PORTRAYALS OF COMING OUT AND THAT
EXPERIENCE, FOR SURE. IT IS A LINCHPIN OF HOPE FOR A
LOT OF PEOPLE. THAT B
EING SAID, WE NEED A
DISCUSSION ABOUT THE TYPES OF VIDEOS THAT ARE CELEBRATED. AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S ALSO NOT
ON -- IT'S NOT ON THE HEADS OF THE PEOPLE ACTUALLY DOING THE
COMING OUT. IT'S ON EVERYBODY'S COLLECTIVE
HEAD TO SORT OF REEVALUATE HOW WE VIEW -- OH, WHY ARE WE ONLY
VIEWING WHITE PEOPLE COMING OUT OVER EVERYBODY.
>> I WOULD LIKE A CHECK, PLEASE, FROM ELLEN.
>> THAT WOULD BE GREAT. >> MY
ROYALTIES. >> HI SO, I'VE BEEN BI SEXUAL
FOR MOST OF MY LIFE. AN ONLY CHILD FOR ALL OF IT.
AND I JU
ST RECENTLY HAVE STARTED LIVING WITH MY AUNT AND UNCLE AND TWO TWIN 15-YEAR-OLD
COUSINS, ONE OF WHICH IS VERY, VERY STRONGLY THINKS THAT SHE
IS BI SEXUAL. NOW THAT I'M LIVING WITH HER,
SHE LOOKS UP TO ME AS AN OLDER SISTER AND I'M NOT USED TO IT. SHE LOOKS AT ME LIKE HER
BISEXUAL IDOL AND AS SOMEONE WITH MANY SUBSCRIBERS AND FANS,
HOW DO YOU EVER BE THAT INSPIRATION TO
THEM? >> SHE TRANS?
>> SHE'S BI. >> SHE'S CISGENDER.
>> SHE IS STRAIGHT. >> THAT'S WHAT I MEANT.
>> HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH THAT?
>> I THINK, REALLY, THE WAY
THAT I SORT OF LOOK AT IT, LISTEN, I'M DOING THE BEST I
CAN HERE.
I'M A HUMAN BEING. I'LL DEFINITELY MAKE MISTAKES.
YOU ARE ALLOWED TO NOT LIVE UP TO YOUR OWN STANDARDS, OR ANY
STANDARDS 100% MUCH THE TIME. >> I DO ALL THE TIME.
>> AS LONG AS YOU ARE OPEN WITH THAT AND OPEN WITH THE FACT
THAT YOU ARE STILL A HUMAN BEING THAT IS FLAWED AND OPEN
ABOUT IT. AND BE, LIKE, LET'S LEARN FROM
MY MISTAKES TOGETHER. I THINK THAT'S DEFINITELY A WAY
TO MANAGE THAT EXPECTATION. IT
CAN BE PRETTY, LIKE, TOUGH.
>> OH, YEAH. LIKE THE FACT THAT THE FAN BASE FOR A LOT OF OUR STUFF IS VERY
YOUNG, IS LIKE A CONSTANT THING IN MY HEAD.
THIS MAY BE THE FIRST TIME THEY ARE SEEING A QUEER PERSON.
THIS MAY BE THEIR FIRST -- I WORRY ABOUT DISAPPOINTING A
HUGE FAN BASE. BECAUSE THEY ARE SO YOUNGEN AND BECAUSE THEY DO EXPECT SO MUCH
OF PEOPLE. YEAH, I THINK A BIG THING IS
SOMEONE THAT AGE REALIZING YOU WILL NOT BE PERFECT.
AND YOU NOT PUTTING PRESSURE ON YOURSELF TO BE PERFECT.
>> YEAH. O
WNING YOUR IMPERFECTION AS WELL AS YOUR ATTRIBUTES IS
IMPORTANT FOR SURE. I THINK IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO
ILLUSTRATE THAT THEIR PATH MAY NOT BE YOUR PATH.
>> THAT'S TRUE. >> SHE MAY BE LOOKING TO YOU
BECAUSE YOU ARE THE ONLY ACCESSIBLE BISEXUAL PERSON IN
HER LIFE. BUT I THINK SHE NEEDS TO BACK UP AND REALIZE THAT SHE DOESN'T
HAVE TO BE YOU, RIGHT? SHE CAN HAVE HER OWN INTERESTS
WITH OF THE OTHER ASPECTS OF MAKING A PERSON WHO THEY
ARE. WHEN I WAS COMING OUT, I
THOUGHT I HAD TO BE THE GAY PEOPLE
I SAW A WILL AND GRACE.
>> IT NEVER DAWNED ON ME THAT THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER PARTS
OF ME THAT MATTERED MORE. THE FACT THAT I WASN'T A
VIOLENT PERSON OR I LIKE A PERSON TYPE OF PERSON.
I LIKE DOGS. THERE ARE OTHER PARTS OF ME
THAT ARE WAY MORE IMPORTANT THAN WHAT MY SEXUALITY IS.
>> HELP HER FIGURE OUT WHO SHE IS AND TURN OFF THE NOISE.
TURN OFF THE PHONES. TURN OFF THE T.V.
FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU LIKEN WHO ARE YOU.
THAT WILL HELP YOU ACCEPT WHO YOU ARE.
>> WHEN I ASK, FOR INSTANCE, I MAKE SURE TO
SAY "THIS IS ME
AND MY EXPERIENCE. IF YOU ASK ANOTHER BI PERSON
YOU COULD GET ANOTHER SET OF ANSWERS.
WHICH IS WHY I TAKE OTHER BI PEOPLE AND BRING THEM ON MY
CHANNEL AND ASK THEM THE EXACT SAME QUESTIONS.
HOW ARE YOUR ANSWERS DIFFERENT? HOW ARE YOURS THE SAME?
YOU DEFINITELY MAKE IT CLEAR UP FRONT.
MY EXPERIENCE IS NOT EVERYBODY'S
EXPERIENCE. THERE IS A BILLION DIFFERENT
WAYS TO EXPERIENCE THAT. THE SAME WITH ANY IDENTITY OR
LABEL OUT THERE. >> WE HAVE TIME FOR TWO MORE
QUESTIONS. TWO.
>> TWO
. SHE'S STANDING UP.
>> SHE WANTS TO ASK A QUESTION. >> UM, OKAY.
SHALL SOME OF YOU CAME OUT REALLY YOUNGEN I'M 13 AND I
IDENTIFY AS QUEER.
>> WHOO. [APPLAUSE]
>> THAT'S SO AWESOME. EVERYONE IN MY SCHOOL FOUND
OUT. I HAD A BUNCH OF PEOPLE COME UP
TO ME, SAYING, OH, YOU'RE TOO YOUNG TO KNOW.
LIKE, YOU'RE 13. YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO KNOW
YET. >> YOU'RE TOO YOUNG TO KNOW
UNLESS YOU'RE STRAIGHT. >> WE ARE LIKE THAT BABY IS
FLIRTING. WE PUT SEXUALITY ON BABIES.
>> WE PROJECT THAT. IS THAT YOUR QUESTIO
N IS HOW TO
DEAL WITH THAT? >> YES.
>> OKAY. I THINK THE BEST THING TO DO IS
OWN IT THE BEST YOU CAN. >> TELL THEM THEY ARE TOO YOUNG
TO KNOW. HEY, BABY, MAYBE YOU'RE GAY.
HOW DO YOU KNOW. >> ADULTS WILL ASK
KINDERGARTENERS, DO YOU HAVE A BOYFRIEND?
DO YOU HAVE A GIRLFRIEND? HAVE YOU EVER MET A
KINDERGARTENER? THERE IS SO MUCH DRAMA AND
ROMANCE IN KINDERGARTEN. IT'S JUST THE ADULTS PROJECTING
IT ON THE KIDS. THE KIDS DON'T KNOW ANY BETTER.
I HAD A KINDERGARTEN ROMANCE. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT A GIRLF
RIEND
WAS. I JUST DREW PICTURES OF ME AND
HER TOGETHER AND GAVE THEM TO HER AND ONE DAY SHE STOPPED
TALKING TO ME. >> A REAL ME AND
HER TOGETHER. IT'S LIKE ALL MY CHILDREN.
IF I WAS DOING THAT, IF I WAS DOING THAT TO ANOTHER BOY, THEY
WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKE NO, NO, NO. DON'T DO THAT.
BUT BECAUSE I WAS DOING IT TO A GIRL, IT WAS LIKE OH, LOOK AT
HIM. IT'S SO ADORABLE.
JUST CALL THEIR BLUFF I THINK IS THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO.
LIKE TRY TO POINT OUT TO PEOPLE LIKE HOW MUCH DO YOU ASSUME THAT
A CH
ILD IS STRAIGHT UNTIL THEY TELL YOU THAT THEY'RE NOT?
AND THAT MAYBE DIFFICULT TO DO IN A SPAN OF CERTAIN
CONVERSATION. BUT THE OTHER THING IS OWN IT AS
BEST YOU CAN AND JUST CONTINUE. THE MORE THEY DISMISS IT.
>> HONESTLY, DO YOU HAVE TIPS FOR US?
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU KNOW THAT ABOUT YOURSELF.
YOU'RE LIKE THE COOLEST. >> THAT'S AWESOME.&
GO YOU. >> DO WE HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION?
>> SHE WANTS TO! >> ENDING ON A STRONG NOTE.
>> I'M A LOT OLDER THAN YOU GUYS, SO I'M GOING TO TAKE THE
FLOOR. FIRST
OF ALL, THANK YOU TO ALL
OF YOU SO MUCH. A BIG PART OF WHAT MY PARTNER
AND I APPRECIATE ABOUT THIS, I KNOW, IS ALL OF YOUR ACTIVISM.
AND I GUESS I WANT TO ASK, BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN SO ATTRACTED
TO ACTIVISM, WE'RE A BRAND NEW & CHANNEL. WE'RE EIGHT MONTHS OLD.
SHAMELESS PLUG, WE JUST DID BECAUSE WE KEEP BEING DRAWN TO
ACTIVISM, SEVEN THINGS YOU CAN DO IN THE WAKE OF ORLANDO TO
HELP. THOSE VIDEOS DON'T PERFORM AS
WELL AS THE FUNNY, SWEET -- DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT? >>
THE REASON THEY DON'T PERFORM
AS WELL IS BECAUSE PEOPLE ACTUALLY HAVE TO GET OFF THEIR
ASS AND DO SOMETHING. IT'S SAD, BUT IT'S TRUE. THIS GOES BACK TO CODING 2012.
THE REASON THEY PERFORMED WELL IS THEY MADE PEOPLE BELIEVE THEY
COULD CHANGE THE WORLD BY SHARING A VIDEO.
>> #FORCHANGE. >> BUT IN THAT CASE, THAT
CAMPAIGN WAS ALL ABOUT GET CELEBRITIES TO DO THE JOB FOR
US. AND THAT'S NOT WHERE IT HAPPENS.
IT HAS TO BE A MUCH MORE GRASS ROOTS -- IS THAT THE RIGHT
TERM -- TYPE OF THING WHEN IT C
OMES TO THE GAY COMMUNITY,
ESPECIALLY. >> BUT FOR SURE LIKE, IT'S ALSO KIND OF LIKE USING THE DARK SIDE
TO YOUR ADVANTAGE, TOO. LIKE, WITH MY CONTENT,
ESPECIALLY, LIKE I ALWAYS LIKE TO DISGUISE MY SUBSTANCE AND
SLIP IT IN THERE INCOGNITO. SOMETIMES I WILL NOT BE SUBTLE
ABOUT IT. I JUST MADE A GUN CONTROL VIDEO
AND I WAS NOT SUBTLE ABOUT IT. BUT OTHER TIMES AS FAR AS MY
ACTIVISM GOES, I'M MUCH MORE SLY ABOUT IT AND MORE ABOUT THE
INFOTAINMENT ASPECT. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE GOT TO POUR
MELTED
CHEESE ON VEGETABLES TO GET KIDS TO EAT IT. FOR ME IT'S ABOUT FINDING THE
RIGHT COMBINATION OF VEGETABLES AND CHEESE.
>> PEOPLE USUALLY DON'T SIGN UP TO LEARN.
THEY SIGN UP TO LAUGH. >> TRICK THEM.
>> TRICK THEM INTO LEARNING. >> YOU DO.
LIKE YEAH, I'VE LITERALLY DONE VIDEOS WHERE -- I'VE DONE A VIDEO OF A LESBIAN VIRGIN SEES A
NAKED WOMAN FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER SHE COMES OUT OF THE
CLOSET. THE MESSAGE AT THE END OF THE
VIDEO WAS DON'T YOU FEEL MUCH MORE CALM?
NOW THEY YOU'RE GAY AND YOU'
RE OUT, IT'S JUST A WOMAN.
LIKE YEAH, THERE IT IS. I DON'T FEEL LIKE ASHAMED AND
I'M NOT SCARED OF THIS OTHER WOMAN STANDING IN FRONT OF ME
NAKED. SO THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY LIKE
SOMEBODY SAID, SLIP IT IN. >> WHOA!
>> TRICK THEM INTO LEARNING. >> THERE'S JUST A BUNCH OF
DIFFERENT WAYS TO BE AN ACTIVIST.
I THINK THIS WHOLE PANEL IS JUST A GREAT CROSS SECTION OF JUST
DIFFERENT WAYS TO ADVOCATE. SOME ARE MORE OVERT, SOME ARE
MORE COVERT. I USE MILES' CHANNELS AS A WAY
TO ADVOCATE WITHOUT MAKIN
G IT LOOK LIKE.
MY FAVORITE VIDEO OF HIS IS MAKING BEAR CAKES.
WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH BEING GAY?&
NOTHING. BUT IT'S WATCHING SOMEONE WHO'S
ENTERTAINING AND REALLY ENGAGING &
AND MESS WITH PEOPLE'S NOTIONS YOU'RE JUST LAUGHING SO HARD
THAT YOU DON'T EVEN REALIZE THAT YOU'RE KIND OF ALSO BEING
BROUGHT TO THE DARK SIDE SO TO SPEAK.
>> DO YOU WANT TO COMMENT ON & YOUR BEAR CAKES
VIDEO? >> IT'S WET.
LITERALLY. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> AND ON THAT NOTE, THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR COMING TO THIS
P
ANEL. WE HAD A GREAT TIME AND HOPE YOU
DID, TOO. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> WE'RE DONE. WE DID IT.
>> NAILED IT! >> I LOVE THIS.
>> HEY! >> HELLO!
>> WELCOME. WE'RE BACK HERE AT
#vidconlive .
>> YOU'RE? >> LEE NEWTON.
>> GREAT TO SEE YOU GUYS. >> YES.
>> WEEE. >> I'M GLAD YOU KNOW.
>> I'M GLAD I KNOW. I FEEL INFORM.
>> I APPRECIATED THE INFORMATION EARLIER ABOUT THE EVOLUTION OF
THE KINGSLEY THING. APPRECIATE IT GUYS.
>> 100%. >> I THINK THAT'S WHEN WE
CONNECTED. I FELT IT.
LIKE I SAW SPARKS. >> W
E GET TWO MORE DAYS OF THIS.
IT'S VERY EXCITING. >> WE KNOW EACH OTHER SO WELL.
WE JUST WATCHED THE SEXUAL IDENTITY PANEL.
THAT WAS FANTASTIC. I CAUGHT A LITTLE BIT OF IT BUT NOT MUCH BECAUSE I WAS EATING &
FOOD. >> GOOD FOOD?
>> IT WAS GREAT. I HAD PHO. >> OH, PHO! I'M GLAD YOU SAY IT
RIGHT. WHO'S COUNTING AT HOME?
THE KINGSLEY WAVE. HE HAS WAVED A LOT.
I THINK WE'RE ONLY UP TO TWO PEACE SIGNS THAT YOU'VE DONE.
ONLY TWO. >> OH, SPECIAL.
>> I WOULD LIKE A WEEKEND TALLY OF WHAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE
, LIKE
WAVES. IF YOU WANT TO ADD MORE LIKE IF
HE THREW IN A COUPLE OF HEAD NODS?
MAYBE JUST THREE DIFFERENT THINGS.
>> REALLY COOL. IT'S A FUN,
PLAY-ALONG-AT-HOME GAME.
>> DO YOU KNOW WHO STARTED THAT? >> WHAT?
WHAT'S UP? >> I THINK SOMEBODY WHO'S WAY
COOLER THAN I'LL EVER BE. >> I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO PULL IT
OFF. >> THE AMOUNT OF CONFIDENCE TO
BE LIKE I'M NOT GOING TO SHAKE YOUR HAND OR SAY HI, I'M ONLY &
GOING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU EXIST.
>> DO IT TO US RIGHT NOW. >> HEY!
& >> THE F
IRST TIME I SAW SOMEBODY DO THAT, I THOUGHT IT WAS THE
RUDEST THING ANYBODY HAD EVER DONE.
>> I LIKE THE SAUCY ONE. >> BUT IT'S BETTER THAN GOING
LIKE -- >> LIKE YOU'RE IN TROUBLE OR
SOMETHING. GOING INTO BATTLE.
HERE WE GO. >> I BASICALLY
FEEL LIKE M'LADY? >> VERY CLASSY.
>> MAYBE THAT'S WHERE IT IS. IT ORIGINATED WITH A NICE LITTLE
THING LIKE THAT? WE HAVE THE TAG BOARD, GUYS.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL. AND IF YOU USE THAT
#vidconlive, WE WILL SEE IT.
WATCH YOUR P'S AND Q'S. DON'T SEND PICTURES OF
YOUR
BUTTS. >> IF THERE'S ONE GRAMMAR ERROR,
WE'RE THROWING IT OUT. I DON'T MAKE THE RULES.
>> PUT IT IN THE RIGHT PLACE, PEOPLE.
>> WHAT DID YOU GET? >> THERE'S A THROWBACK OVER
THERE FROM LAST YEAR. >> LAST YEAR!
>> THE DUNK TANK. >> DID YOU HAVE A TOWEL AROUND
YOUR -- >> AT THE END I DID.
NOT IN THERE. AND EVERYONE WAS DUNKING ME
CONSISTENTLY. IT WAS COLD AND HORRIBLE. >> YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO IT THIS
YEAR. >> IT WAS FOR A GOOD CAUSE.
>> BAD NEWS, KINGSLEY. >> NO!
>> NOT. >> DO YOU B
OUNCE OFF THE STAGE?
DO YOU EVER SEE PHOTOS OF YOURSELF FROM A YEAR AGO AND
THINK OH, THAT IS BETTER HAIR?& >> I DO THAT ALL THE TIME.
>> I WAS ABOUT TO SAY THIS WAS WAY BETTER.
THEY ACTUALLY SHOWED AT THE VARIETY SHOW THE MEAN TWEETS
JIMMY KIMMEL SENT FROM LAST YEAR. IT WAS A SHOCK AND REVELATION.
>> IT REVOLUTIONIZED EVERYBODY. >> I FEEL LIKE WE ALL MOVED
FORWARD. NO ONE REGRESSES.
>> I FEEL LIKE NO MATTER WHAT CHANGES, I'M OKAY WITH THAT NOW.
LIKE I'M ALL RIGHT WITH IT. I'VE MADE PEACE.
>> EXACTLY. >> WITH THIS, RIGHT?
>> NOT ME. I'M OUT. >> ALEXIS WAS HERE EARLIER AND
SHE WAS GREAT. >> WHO?
>> ALEXIS G. SHE WAS SUPER COOL. I FORGOT TO ASK HER WHAT HER HOT
WORD WAS? I FELT DUMB AFTERWARDS.
I DID LEARN ABOUT COOKIES AND CREAM
HERSHEY'S. >> AS FAR AS CHOCOLATE, I LOVE
THREE MUSTS CA MUSKATEERS.
>> IT'S LIKE EATING A PILLOW. >> THEY HAVEN'T MADE THEM IN
LIKE 15 YEARS. >> THEY'RE SO GOOD.
I DON'T LIKE A LOT OF THINGS. >> YOU LIKE THE LIGHTNESS.
I DISAGREE, BUT I GET IT. I WO
ULD DO BUTTERFINGER, HEATH
BAR, AND I LIKE REESE'S. I'M NOT A BIG CHOCOLATE GUY, SO
YOU'VE GOT TO ADD ANOTHER WEIRD FLAVOR.
I LIKE SNICKERS. WHAT ABOUT YOU, LEE?
>> NAME IT. NAME IT ALL.
LEGITIMATELY, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S EVER A CANDY THAT I
HAVEN'T MET AND LOVE. >> EVEN LIKE ALMOND JOY?
>> I LOVE LICORICE. >> ALMOND JOY AND MOUNDS ARE
SICK. >> WHAT?
>> SICK. >> I DON'T LIKE COCONUT.
>> THERE GOES YOUR HEALTHY FAT. BYE BYE! BYE BYE HEALTHY FAT.
>> JUST SO YOU'RE AWARE, WE'RE ABOUT TO BE
IN A LITTLE WHILE &
WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING TO THE YouTube KEYNOTE, WHICH IS LIKE A
BIG DEAL. WE'RE EXCITED.
>> IT IS A GIANT DEAL. >> WHEN IT STARTS THERE'S A
CHANCE THAT I MIGHT SCREAM AND GO AAAH! I DON'T WANT YOU TO
THINK I'M RUDE, BUT IT'S & EXCITING.
>> I AM VERY EXCITED FOR EVERYONE AT HOME THAT YOU GUYS
GET TO SEE THAT, TOO. THIS IS ALL STUFF THAT I HOPE
YOU HAVE BEEN ENJOYING IT AND BEING ABLE TO SEE IT BUT IT'S
VERY EXCITING. WE ACTUALLY DO HAVE A VIDEO RIGHT NOW, AND IT'S OUR S
WEET
LITTLE BABY BRENT. >> BABY BOI. >> YES! BEING OUR EYES AND EARS.
>> HE'S A LEGEND?& >> NO.
BRENT IS A LEGEND. >> WE'RE GOING TO FIND
OUT. >> RIGHT NOW. >> THE MAIN EXPO HALL FLOOR IS
WHERE ALL THE ACTION IS & HAPPENING.
INDUSTRY AND CREATOR GUESTS, AUTOGRAPH PANELS.
I'M TALKING SECRET PANELS. WE'RE GOING TO GET TO THE BOTTOM
OF IT MOSTLY. HATTIE
DON'T TELL HIM IT WAS ME. LET'S GO SIGN AUTOGRAPHS.
OR WATCH PEOPLE SIGN THEM? NO.
LET'S GO SIGN SOME AUTOGRAPHS.
[ WHISPERING ] I'M STARTI
NG TO THINK THIS IS
NOT WHERE AUTOGRAPHS ARE. COOL AND INTERESTING BUT I THINK
WE'RE IN THE WRONG PLACE. SHOULD HAVE LOOKED AT A MAP.
WE SHOULD GO QUIETLY. DEFINITELY NOT WHERE WE'RE
SUPPOSED TO BE. DEFINITELY NOT WHERE WE'RE
SUPPOSED TO BE. SO ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT BEING
HERE AT VidCon ESPECIALLY HERE IS THAT THE ANAHEIM CONVENTION
CENTER IS TO LARGE AND THERE'S SO MUCH TO SEE THAT YOU WILL
FIND YOURSELF THAT EVEN THOUGH & YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHERE YOU ARE
EXPLORING THE SPACE, YOU'RE JUST
TRYING TO FIND WHAT IS
UNEXPECTED AND ORGANIC ABOUT WHAT COULD HAPPEN HERE, NOT THAT
YOU'RE LOST. DON'T EVER ADMIT THAT YOU'RE
LOST. THAT'S ADMITTING FAILURE.
LIKE WHERE ARE WE GOING?
THEY'RE NOT EVEN LETTING PEOPLE INTO THAT ONE SO WE'RE
DEFINITELY NOT SUPPOSED TO BE & THERE.
NEITHER ARE THEY. SEEMS COOL.
THE THING ABOUT LIFE IS THAT IT'S GOING TO THROW YOU CURVE
BALLS. I THINK WE ALL KNOW AS YouTube
CREATORS OR FANS THAT YOU ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES AND SOME OF
YOUR BEST CREATIVITY IS WHEN
YOU'RE SCRAMBLING AND THE MEAN GUY WON'T LET YOU GO INTO THE &
COOL ROOM. REST ON YOUR LAURELS.
NEVER TRY TO DO ANYTHING DIFFERENT OR FUN.
YOU WILL JUST BE TURNED AWAY AT THE FRONT DOOR OF LIFE SAID NO
ONE EVER.& FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS.
I JUST WANT TO GO TO THE AUTOGRAPH BOOTH.
THAT'S WHAT THE WHOLE BIT WAS ABOUT.
DOING AN AUTOGRAPH THING. BEYONCE MADE LEMONADE AND SO ARE
WE. STAY TUNED ON LIVE.VidCon.COM.
WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO FIND THAT AUTOGRAPH SIGNING AREA FOR YOU.
I'M NOT ADMITTING FAILURE OR
DEFEAT, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE IT'S
RIGHT HERE, THOUGH! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] BOOTS, AUTOGRAPHS,
SHARPIES, LINES, PEOPLE.
DOING A MEET AND GREET OVER HERE.
HOW DO I LOOK? THESE ARE JUST RANDOMLY HERE.
SEVENTH VidCon. YOU KNOW WHAT I JUST REALIZED,
TOO? THE VAN THAT I DROVE HERE, I'VE
DROVE HERE EVERY SINGLE YEAR AND THE BATTERY'S DEAD.
SOMEBODY GO JUMP THE BATTERY. >> WE'RE GOING TO GO STEAL HIS
CAR THOUGH, FOR SURE, RIGHT?& EXCELLENT.
THIS IS WHERE THE REAL MAGIC BEGINS.
THE LINE HAS ALREADY
STARTED TO FORM OVER HERE.&
LET'S SIGN SOME
AUTOGRAPHS, THOUGH, RIGHT? >> PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SHOW UP,
I THINK, SOON.& THEY'RE GETTING THE LINES
LONGER. JUST TO MAKE SURE TO KIND OF
LOOK BUSY AND FULL.& YOU KNOW?
SO WE'LL GET STARTED SHORTLY. PRETTY SURE. ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M JUST GOING TO SIGN A BUNCH OF THEM BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE GOING
TO FILE IN LATER AND WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO SIT HERE ALL DAY.
THAT'S CRAZY. BACK
TO YOU GUYS. #BOOTH, IS THIS STILL A THING?
TWEET THAT. >> THAT MAKES
ME HAPPY!
>> YOU'RE SO GOOD, MAN. I DID NOT -- I HAD NO IDEA WHAT
HE WAS DOING. >> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY &
BRENT, YOU'RE KILLING IT, BUDDY. >> IT WAS GREAT.
I BET IT WAS ENGAGING. >> HE HAS VERY KIND EYES.
SUCH KIND EYES. >> HE DOES. >> VERY LIKE -- HE'S PROBABLY
TIRED. HE'S BEEN ALL OVER THE PLACE.
>> I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR HIM. I HAVE BEEN SITTING HERE
DRINKING COFFEE AND WATER AND & HE'S BEEN LIKE RUNNING OUT THERE
LIKE LALALALALA. >> WE WOULD BE OUT THERE AND
MAKE THE VIDEOS AND GET
YOU THE &
VIDEOS. >> VERY SWEET.
THANK GOD. I'M GOING TO BE HERE FARTING.
>> AND TALKING.
AND TALKING. >> I'VE HAD A BLAST WITH YOU
GUYS TODAY. >> CASEY'S NOT GOING TO SHOW UP.
>> I'M NOT GOING TO BE BACK & BECAUSE I HAVE A PANEL.
>> THAT'S TRUE.& >> IN A BIT.
>> YOU DO. >> I HAVE BEEN TALKING SO MUCH
TODAY. >> I FEEL LIKE THIS PART HURTS.&
I'M LIKE OH OH. >> GOTTEN A LITTLE TO THE POINT
WHERE LIKE I FORGET WHAT I'M SAYING AS I'M SAYING IT AND I'M
STILL TALKING BECAUSE THIS HASN'T ENDED.
TH
ERE IT IS. THERE'S THE END.
>> I FEEL LIKE MY PURGATORY IS GOING TO BE LIKE 92 CAMERAS.&
IS THIS IT? IT'S THE KINGSLEY WAVE.
YOU DID IT! YOU DID IT. WHAT PANEL ARE YOU GOING TO?
>> SOMETHING ABOUT BALANCING SCHOOL AND YouTube SLASH HOW TO
DO SCHOOL WHILE DOING YouTube. >> IT'S A VERY LONG TITLE.
>> EDUCATION AND YouTube, & BASICALLY.
>> YOU MADE ALL THAT UP JUST NOW DIDN'T YOU?
>> YEAH. I FORGOT THE PROPER TITLE, BUT
IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT. NATHAN AND A FEW OTHER PEOPLE.
>> THAT'S FUN. >>
I SAW NATHAN ZED AND I TOLD
HIM HE'S THE FUTURE OF YouTube. >> I LOVE HIM.
>> HE'S AMAZING. >> YOU MET LAST NIGHT. &
>> DON'T YELL AT ME? WHY WOULD YOU PUT ME ON BLAST. >> WE MET NATHAN ZED LAST NIGHT.
>> I MET A LOT OF PEOPLE LAST NIGHT.
>> THAT'S TRUE.& YOU'RE RIGHT.
WE'RE GOING TO SEE THE YouTube KEYNOTE.
VERY EXCITING. IT'S RIGHT NOW! GOOD EVENING, VidCon.
IT IS GREAT TO BE HERE AND SEE EVERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE.&
SO THIS IS MY THIRD TIME AT VidCon, AND I STARTED TO NOTICE
SOME PATTERNS W
HILE I'M HERE.& SO FIRST OF ALL, VidCon GETS
BIGGER, BIGGER, AND BIGGER EVERY YEAR.
THERE ARE OVER 25,000 PEOPLE HERE AT THIS EVENT IN ANAHEIM.&
AND THAT'S JUST A HUGE TESTAMENT TO THE VISION THAT JOHN AND HANK
GREEN HAD WHEN THEY STARTED IT ONLY SIX YEARS AGO.&
NOW, JUST SO YOU KNOW, I WASN'T AT YouTube THOSE FIRST FEW YEARS
BECAUSE IF I WERE, I WOULD HAVE BEEN HERE.&
THERE'S NO WAY I WOULD HAVE MISSED VidCon.
SO, SECOND, THE ONLINE SPACE IS JUST GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER, AS I'M SURE YOU'VE A
LL NOTICED.
THERE ARE NEW ENTRANTS, PARTNERS, CREATORS, NEW FANS.
I BET A LOT OF YOU WEREN'T HERE WERE AT VidCon.&
IT'S A FULL-TIME JOB TO KEEP TRACK OF ALL THE CHANGE IN THE &
INDUSTRY. AND THIRD OF ALL, EVEN THOUGH THE ONLINE VIDEO SPACE IS MORE CROWDED THAN EVER, YouTube
CONTINUES TO THRIVE.& THIS PAST YEAR HAS BEEN OUR BEST
YEAR EVER. [ APPLAUSE ] AND WHILE TV NETWORKS ARE LOSING
AUDIENCES, WE ARE GROWING IN EVERY REGION AND ACROSS STREAM.&
TODAY, MORE MILLENNIALS TUNE INTO YouTube ON MOBIL
E ALONE
DURING PRIME TIME THAN ANY CABLE OR BROADCAST TV NETWORK.
AND PEOPLE AREN'T JUST WATCHING ON MOBILE AND DESKTOP. THEY ARE ALSO WATCHING YouTube
IN THE LIVING ROOM.& WHOO! LAST YEAR, TVs WERE OUR
FASTEST SOURCE OF WATCH TIME GROWTH.
SO WHAT ARE PEOPLE WATCHING IN THE LIVING ROOM?&
WHAT DO THEY WATCH? THEY WATCH THE SAME THINGS THEY
ALWAYS WATCHED. NO SURPRISE THERE. JIMMY FALLON, FITNESS, TRAVEL,
NEWS, SPORTS. BUT THE PART THAT'S NEW IS THAT
THEY'RE NOW WATCHING THAT RIGHT & ALONGSI
DE ALL OF YouTube'S
INCREDIBLY TALENTED ENDEMIC
CREATORS, MANY OF WHOM ARE HERE IN THE ROOM WITH US.&
IT'S CLEAR THAT DIGITAL MEDIA AND TRADITIONAL LINEAR MEDIA ARE
BLENDING TOGETHER. AND ALL OF THIS IS A
CONVERSATION ABOUT THE PRESENT. BUT I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THE
FUTURE AND ABOUT WHAT THE NEXT GENERATION OF VIDEO PLATFORMS
WILL OFFER FOR ALL OF US.& SO THE PROBLEMS OF THE FUTURE,
THEY NEED TO PUT THE DESIRES OF THE USER AND OF THE VIEWER &
FIRST. THE CONTENT NEEDS TO BE
ON-DEMAND, SO
VIEWERS CAN SEE WHAT THEY WANT WHEN THEY WANT.&
AND IT NEEDS TO WORK ACROSS ALL DEVICES -- MOBILE, DESKTOP, TV.&
AND THE PLATFORMS NEED TO ENABLE COMMUNITY.
VIEWERS NEED TO FEEL LIKE THEY ARE PART OF WHAT THEY'RE &
WATCHING. AND THAT COULD BE COMMENTING OR
LIVE CHATTING OR CREATING THEIR OWN
CONTENT IN RESPONSE.& AND THEN FINALLY, THE PLATFORMS
NEED TO BE DIVERSE.& IT NEEDS TO OFFER A COMPELLING
LIBRARY OF TRULY ORIGINAL CONTENT FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE
THAT KEEPS THE VIEWERS COMING & BACK.
NOW WE HAVE SEEN SEVERAL DIFFERENT MEDIA COMPANIES TAKE & ONE APPROACH TO ORIGINAL
CONTENT, WHICH IS TO PLACE BIG BETS BEHIND MAINSTREAM
HOLLYWOOD& TALENT.
AND THAT'S HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS IN ITS OWN RIGHT.& BUT WE AT YouTube HAVE HAD A
TOTALLY DIFFERENT APPROACH.& AS AN OPEN PLATFORM, YouTube HAS
BEEN ORIGINAL SINCE THE BEGINNING.
WE HAVE TENS OF MILLIONS OF ORIGINAL CREATORS THAT RANGE
FROM ASPIRING TO ESTABLISHED, ALL ON THE PLATFORM.&
SO TODAY, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THREE THINGS THAT MATT
ER TO ALL
CREATORS ON YouTube.& WE CAN CALL THEM THE THREE C'S
TO MAKE IT REALLY EASY TO & REMEMBER.
COMMUNITY, CREATION AND CREATIVE AMBITION.
SO LET ME SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW WE ARE APPROACHING &
EACH ONE OF THEM TO MAKE YouTube THE BEST DESTINATION FOR ALL CREATORS.
SO FIRST, LET'S TALK A LITTLE ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY.&
NOW YOU MAY HAVE HEARD SOME PEOPLE RECENTLY ASKING US TO
MAKE YouTube GREAT AGAIN. THAT WOULD BE ESPECIALLY TRUE IF
YOU LOOKED AT MY TWITTER FEED. NOW WE'VE BEEN LISTENI
NG CLOSELY, BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE
YouTube THE BEST PLACE -- A GREAT PLACE FOR CREATORS.
AND THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE BOND BETWEEN CREATORS AND THEIR
& FANS HAS NEVER BEEN STRONGER. IN FACT, 40% OF MILLENNIAL
SUBSCRIBERS SAY THAT YouTube CREATORS UNDERSTAND THEM BETTER
THAN THEIR FRIENDS DO.& AND OVER 60% SAY THAT YouTubeERS
HAVE CHANGED THEIR LIVES. BUT WE DO AGREE THAT OUR
COMMUNITY, THAT OUR YouTube COMMUNITY CAN BE EVEN STRONGER.&
SO IN APRIL, WE ANNOUNCED STEPPED TO INSURE THAT NOBODY
LOSES MONEY WHILE RIGHTS DISPUTES ARE BEING RESOLVED.&
YEAH. IT TOOK A LOT OF WORK.
WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR LEGAL, OUR FINANCE, OUR OPERATIONS &
TEAMS. WE HAD TO SET UP NEW SOLUTIONS
TO ENABLE THOSE VIDEOS TO EARN & REVENUE WHILE CONTENT ID CLAIMS
ARE BEING DISPUTED. AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO REALIZE
THAT WE PAY OUT MONEY TO TENS OF&
MILLIONS OF CREATORS ACROSS THE GLOBE EVERY SINGLE MONTH, SO
THIS IS NOT A SIMPLE & UNDERTAKING.
BUT WE'RE CURRENTLY TESTING THE NEW SOLUTION, AND WE ARE
EXPECTIN
G TO REACH 100% OF ALL MONETIZED USERS WITHIN THE NEXT
FEW MONTHS.& NOW, WE ALSO ARE WORKING TO
IMPROVE OUR COMMENTS, WHICH WE HEAR A LOT FROM ALL OF YOU HERE
AT VidCon AND FROM OUR CREATORS ACROSS THE BOARD, AND WE'RE
WORKING TO MAKE A FEW CHANGES.& SO THESE INCLUDE THE ABILITY FOR
CREATORS TO PIN A COMMENT AT THE TOP OF THEIR VIDEOS, TO INCLUDE
GIFS IN RESPONSES, AND TO DELEGATE COMMENT MODERATION TO
THEIR TRUSTED FANS.& SOUND GOOD?
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] &
AND SO WHILE THESE ARE REALLY
IMPORTANT STEPS, THEY ARE NOT &
THE ONLY ONES THAT WE'RE TAKING FOR CREATORS.&
SO I'M VERY EXCITED TO WELCOME SEBASTIAN MISHOFF, WHO IS OUR
GLOBAL HEAD OF OPERATIONS TO THE STAGE AND HE WILL TALK ABOUT
WHAT WE'RE DOING TO EXTEND THE JOURNEY AND SUPPORT FOR ALL OF
OUR CREATORS GLOBALLY.& SO PLEASE WELCOME SEBASTIAN.
[ MUSIC ] >> THANK YOU, SUSAN, AND HELLO
VidCon! I'M THRILLED TO BE BACK &
FOR MY SECOND VidCon. AS SUSAN SAID, YouTube IS ALL
ABOUT COMMUNITY.& IT'S A STRONG COMMUNITY WHERE WE
CAN GROW TOGETHER AND COUNT ON EACH OTHER AT EVERY
STEP OF THE & WAY. LAST YEAR AT VidCon, I HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH & ANTHONY, A CREATOR. HE HAD 10,000 SUBSCRIBERS
THROUGH A COMBINATION OF MEN'S FASHION VIDEO AND COVERAGE OF &
THE MUSIC SCENE. BUT ANTHONY WAS THINKING ABOUT
HIS NEXT CHAPTER ON YouTube.& ANTHONY WORKED WITH A YouTube
PARTNER MANAGER WHO HELPED HIM & BUILD THE CONTENT STRATEGY,
PRODUCING FASHION CONTENT THAT MADE HIM UNIQUE.
ANTHONY THEN ATTENDED CREATOR DAY AND V
ISITED OUR POP-UP
SPACE& WHERE HE CONTINUED TO GAIN
INSIGHTS. AND IN MAY OF THIS YEAR, ANTHONY
ATTENDED THE OPENING OF THE SPACE WHERE HE WAS AWARDED THE SILVER PLAY BUTTON FOR REACHING
& 100,000 SUBSCRIBERS. HE WENT FROM 10,000 TO 100,000
SUBSCRIBERS IN LESS THAN A YEAR.&
WE PARTNERED WITH ANTHONY AT EVERY STEP OF HIS WAY, AND WE
ARE EXCITED ABOUT HIS SUCCESS.& WE WANT THIS TO BE THE
EXPERIENCE FOR EVERY SINGLE & CREATOR.
THE YouTube COMMUNITY IS MADE UP OF TENS OF MILLIONS OF CREATORS
W
HO SHARE ANTHONY'S JOURNEY AND EVERY SINGLE DAY, MORE THAN THOUSAND CREATORS REACH THE & 1,000 SUBSCRIBERS MARK.
THE COMMUNITY IS NOT JUST BIG BUT DIVERSE.&
EACH CREATOR HAS UNIQUE NEEDS WHETHER THEY HAVE MILLIONS OF
SUBSCRIBERS OR JUST STARTING & OUT, WITH E WE DO OUR BEST TO SUPPORT THEM WITH TOOLS AND &
WORKSHOPS. WE ALSO PROVIDE ACCESS FOR FREE
AT YouTube SPACES.& WE HOST IN-PERSON EVENTS AND
CELEBRATE MILESTONES WITH PLAY BUTTON AWARDS.&
LAST WEEK THE TEAM DELIVERED HIS DIAMOND BUTTON ON
A PONY.
WE ARE NOT SETTING THE EXPECTATION THAT WE WILL DO IT
EVERY TIME.& SO TODAY I'M EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE
THREE MORE STEPS THAT WE ARE TAKING TO BE THERE FOR CREATORS
& AT EVERY STEP OF THEIR WAY.
FIRST, WE ARE MAKING IT EASIER FOR ALL CREATORS TO FIND THE
RESOURCES THEY NEED.& RIGHT NOW CREATORS HAVE TO
NAVIGATE WITH MORE THAN SEVEN DIFFERENT WEBSITES TO FIND ALL
THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM. THIS EXPERIENCE OFTEN LEAVES
THEM A BIT LOST.& I'M PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE
ARE PROVIDING
EASY ACCESS TO ALL OUR RESOURCES THROUGH ONE DOOR,
NOT SEVEN. WHAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN IS
THE COMPLETELY REDESIGNED CREATOR HUB THAT LAUNCHES TODAY AND IT'S FULLY UTILIZED IN 23
DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.& MY MOTHER IN FRANCE DOESN'T HAVE
ANY EXCUSE NOT TO BECOME A YouTube CREATOR NOW.
THE SITE IS NOW LIVE AND ANYONE CAN ACCESS IT AT
YouTube.COM/CREATORS.& THE NEW HUB WILL BE THE CENTRAL
PLACE WHERE CREATORS CAN & DISCOVER ALL PROGRAMS THAT ARE
AVAILABLE TO THEM AND TRULY FEEL PART OF THIS Yo
uTube COMMUNITY. AS PART OF THIS HUB, WE ARE ALSO
LAUNCHING A PROGRAM CALLED YouTube FOR CREATORS, BRINGING &
TOGETHER A COMPREHENSIVE SET OF SOLUTIONS TO GROW ON YouTube SO
NO MATTER HOW MANY SUBSCRIBERS THEY HAVE, THROUGH THE CREATOR &
HUB, EVERY CREATOR WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS RESOURCES AVAILABLE
TO& THEM LIKE CREATOR ACADEMY AND
OUR STUDIO APP TO HELP THEM GROW&
ON YouTube. FOR INSTANCE, ONCE YOU GO TO
10,000 SUBSCRIBERS, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO FILM AND PRODUCE CONTENT
AT YOUR LOCAL SPACE. Y
OU WILL BE ABLE TO GET
CONSULTATION ON HOW TO GROW YOUR& CHANNEL INTO THE NEXT YouTube NEXT UP PROGRAM.
FROM 0 SUBSCRIBERS TO 10 MILLION, WE WANT TO MAKE THE
JOURNEY CLEAR AT EVERY STAGE AND&
OUTLINE THE SUPPORT WE OFFER. AND I HOPE YOU ARE READY FOR
THIS. PERHAPS THE GIGGEST NEWS OF ALL. I AM PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT
EVERY SINGLE CREATOR WHO HAS &
ENABLED MONETIZATION ON THEIR CHANNEL WILL NOW BE ABLE TO
REACH OUT TO YouTube WITH A & QUESTION AND HEAR BACK FROM A REAL HUMAN BEING WITHIN ONE
BUSINESS DAY. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] WE CURRENTLY OFFER THIS DIRECT
SUPPORT TO HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CREATORS AS OF TODAY THAT
EXTENDS TO TENS OF MILLIONS OF WE KNOW THAT BECOMING A CREATOR
ON YouTube IS AN EXCITING & JOURNEY.
WE KNOW THAT THE SUCCESS OF THE CREATORS IS WHAT MAKES THIS COMMUNITY SO STRONG, AND WE ARE
DEDICATED TO BE THERE FOR EACH & CREATOR AT EVERY STEP OF THEIR
WAY. THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> Susan Wojcicki: ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH SEBASTIAN. SO AS YOU CAN SEE B
Y ALL THOSE
ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT HE JUST MADE,&
WE AT YouTube WANT TO BE WITH CREATORS EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.&
THAT ALSO MEANS OFFERING THE MOST CUTTING EDGE CREATIVE
CONTENT CREATION TOOLS OUT & THERE.
SO WE ARE INVESTING HEAVILY IN LIVE STREAMING, 360 DEGREE
VIDEO& AND VR.
NOW WITH 360 DEGREE VIDEO AND VR, VIEWERS CAN INTERACT WITH
THEIR VIDEO ENVIRONMENTS AS IF THEY ARE ACTUALLY THERE.& YouTube HAS MORE 360 DEGREE AND
VR CONTENT THAN ANY OTHER PLATFORM.
IN FACT, YOU CAN WATCH EVERY SINGLE
VIDEO ON YouTube WITH A &
VR HEADSET LIKE CARDBOARD, MAKING IT THE WORLD'S LARGEST
LIBRARY OF VR CONTENT.&
AND LIVE STREAMING,
FANS CAN INTERACT DIRECTLY WITH THE
CREATOR AND WITH EACH OTHER RIGHT WHILE SOMETHING
UNFOLDS IN& REALTIME. NOW WE HAVE ENABLED LIVE STREAM WAY BACK IN 2011, BUT THE &
MOMENTUM BEHIND IT HAS JUST BEEN GETTING STRONGER.
IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS ALONE, THE AMOUNT OF LIVE STREAMS ON
YouTube HAVE TRIPLED. BUT WE HAVE EVEN MORE COMING AND
YOU ARE GOING TO HEAR ABOUT IT IN
A MINUTE.
SO, LET ME INVITE KURT OUR PRODUCT LEAD FOR PRODUCT
EXPERIENCES TO COME ON STAGE AND TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS
WE'RE DOING TO SUPPORT THE NEXT GENERATION OF CONTENT CREATION
ON YouTube. SO PLEASE WELCOME KURT
WILMS. >> THANK YOU, SUSAN.
AS SUSAN MENTIONED WE REALLY BELIEVE THAT IMMERSIVE
EXPERIENCES LIKE LIVE, 360, AND %
VR ARE GOING TO PLAY A HUGE ROLE IN THE FUTURE OF CREATION.
THE AMOUNT OF ENGAGEMENT THEY OFFER ESPECIALLY ON A MOBILE
DEVICE IS UNLIKE ANYTHING ELSE OUT THE
RE.
THAT'S WHY WE'VE BEEN SO FOCUSED AT STAYING AT THE CUTTING EDGE
OF WHERE VIDEO'S GOING AND BRINGING AIL LONG AS MANY
PEOPLE% AS POSSIBLE.
THAT'S ESPECIALLY TRUE WHEN IT COMES TO VR.%
WE'VE ALREADY MADE HUGE STRIDES IN THE EXPERIENCE.%
WE CREATED GOOGLE CARDBOARD. WE WORKED TO UNLOCK THE WORLD'S
LARGEST VIDEO LIBRARY, YouTube, TO BE VIEWABLE ON A VR DEVICE.%
BUT WE DIDN'T STOP THERE. THIS YEAR AT GOOGLE I/O, WE ANNOUNCED A NEW APP AS PART OF
GOOGLE'S DAYDREAM PLATFORM. THE VIRTUAL REALITY
APP WILL
BRING VOICE SEARCH, VR VIDEOS AND PLAY LISTS TO GIVE YOU THE
ULTIMATE HIGH QUALITY PLATFORM FOR CONSUMING VR CONTENT.%
WE'RE ALSO WORKING TO BRING MORE VR CONTENT ON TO YouTube.
WE THINK YouTube'S INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY IS GOING TO LEAD THE
WAY IN SHOWING THE WORLD THE FULL POTENTIAL OF VR.%
WE'RE PARTNERING WITH LEADING VR PRODUCTION COMPANIES AND PAIRING THEM WITH TOP CREATORS SUCH AS SWOOZY, KURT HUGO SNYDER TO TEST
WHICH FORMATS WORK REALLY WELL IN VR.%
FOR EXAMPLE, NO ONE KNOWS I
F MAKE-UP TUTORIALS, CHALLENGE,
HOW TOS AND MORE WILL WORK IN % VR, BUT WE ARE DESIGNING TO GIVE
THE ENTIRE ECO-SYSTEM AN IDEA. WE'LL RELEASE OUR FINDINGS AND
LEARNINGS IN OUR CREATOR ACADEMY SO THAT ALL CAN LEARN ABOUT BEST
PRACTICES. WE'LL HAVE THE LATEST VR
EQUIPMENT AND CAMERAS IN OUR % YouTube SPACES SO CREATORS LARGE
AND SMALL CAN START CREATING TODAY.
SO THAT'S VR. WE'RE ALSO MAKING BIG LEAPS IN
LIVE STREAMING.% AND LIKE SUSAN MENTIONED WE'VE
BEEN DOING LIVE STREAMING SINCE WAY BEFOR
E IT WAS COOL.%
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE TUNED IN TO WATCH THE ROYAL WEDDING IN
2011.% ONE SIXTH OF THE INTERNET TUNED
IN TO WATCH FELIX JUMP BACK TO EARTH FROM SPACE.
AND JUST LAST MONTH WE LIVE STREAMED THE WORLD'S LARGEST
ANNUAL SPORTING EVENT.% FINALLY JUST THIS YEAR WE BECAME
THE FIRST EVER TO BROADCAST A 360 DEGREE LIVE STREAM DURING
COACHELLA. OVER 21 MILLION PEOPLE TUNED IN.
THAT'S ALSO TWICE AS MANY THAT TUNED IN TO WATCH THE SERIES
FINALE OF "AMERICAN IDOL."% AND TODAY I'M EXCITED TO
A
NNOUNCE A NEW CHAPTERER IN BRINGING THE POWER OF LIVE VIDEO
TO CREATORS EVERYWHERE. SOON WE WILL BE PUTTING THE
POWER OF YouTube LIVE STREAMING IN THE PALM OF YOUR HANDS AND
I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW IT WILL WORK RIGHT NOW.%
SO, AS YOU CAN SEE, YouTube LIVE STREAM SOMETHING GOING TO BE
BUILT RIGHT INTO THE MAIN YouTube MOBILE APP. YOU JUST LOAD THE APP AND HIT
THE BIG RED BUTTON. WE CREATED THIS BUTTON LAST YEAR
TO MAKE CREATION ON THE GO EASIER THAN EVER.
AND SOON WE WILL GIVE YOU THE OPTIO
N TO BROADCAST WHAT YOU'RE
SEEING LIVE AS WELL.% ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS HIT GO
LIVE. ONCE YOU HIT GO LIVE, YOU ENTER
A VIDEO TITLE. SO I'LL DO LIVE AT VidCon, AND
THEN MAYBE BECAUSE I'M HAVING FUN UP HERE I'LL DO AN EMOJI.
ONCE I DO THAT, I JUST HIT NEXT AND THEN I TAKE A SELFIE FOR MY
% THUMBNAIL.
EVERYONE WAVE. AND THEN I JUST GO AHEAD AND HIT
GO LIVE. NOW, ONCE I GO LIVE, I'M
BROADCASTING TO THE WORLD. SO, GIVE EVERYONE A CHANCE TO
SAY HI. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] AWESOME.
THERE'S A LOT
OF YOU OUT THERE. AND LIKE I MENTIONED, THIS GOES
OUT TO EVERYONE, INCLUDING MY % SUBSCRIBERS, SO YOU CAN SEE HERE
MY BUDDY DAVID JOINED, JACOB, THEY'RE PROBABLY IN THE
AUDIENCE% CHEERING ME ON.
SO ONCE I'M DONE STREAMING, ALL I HAVE TO DO IS HIT FINISH, AND
ONCE I HIT END, THIS VIDEO WOULD%
BECOME AVAILABLE ON YouTube JUST LIKE ANY VIDEO WOULD.
NOW BECAUSE IT'S BUILT RIGHT INTO THE MAIN YouTube MOBILE %
APP, THESE WILL HAVE ALL THE FEATURES THAT YOU KNOW AND LOVE
ABOUT REGULAR VIDEOS.% YOU
WILL BE ABLE TO SEARCH FOR
THEM. THEY WILL APPEAR IN PLAYLISTS
AND RECOMMENDATIONS.% AND VIEWERS CAN USE THE
NOTIFICATION BELL TO GET ALERTS WHEN THEIR FAVORITE CREATORS %
START LIVE STREAMING. WE ANNOUNCED IT LAST YEAR AND
WE'RE ALREADY RINGING THAT BELL 10 BILLION TIMES A MONTH.%
THAT'S A CRAZY NUMBER. AND WE'RE HELPING CREATORS ALERT
THEIR SUBSCRIBERS. BECAUSE YouTube MOBILE LIVE
STREAM WILLING USE THE % INFRASTRUCTURE, IT WILL BE
FASTER AND MORE RELIABLE THAN % ANYTHING ELSE OUT THERE.
JUST IN CASE YOU WANT TO DO A LIVE STREAM OF YOUR INTERVIEW
WITH THE PRESIDENT, WE THINK THIS WILL OFFER CREATORS AN %
ENTIRELY NEW, MORE INTIMATE AND SUPER SPONTANEOUS WAY TO SHARE %
THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH THEIR COMMUNITIES AND FANS ON THE GO.%
AND SO THAT'S MOBILE LIVE STREAMING.
WE'RE LAUNCHING TODAY WITH SELECT CREATORS AT VidCon AND
WE'LL BE ROLLING IT OUT MORE WIDELY SOON.%
SO THANK YOU VidCon FOR LETTING ME SHOW YOU HOW THAT ALL WORKS
AND I'M GOING TO THROW IT BACK TO SUSAN.%
[ APPLAU
SE ] >> Susan Wojcicki: THANK YOU.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU, KURT, AND THANK YOU TO OUR LIVE STREAMING TEAMS.
I AM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HOW EVERYBODY HERE USES
ALL OF THESE TOOLS.% I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW NO BOUNDS.
YOU'RE INCREDIBLY CREATIVE, SO WE'RE INCREDIBLY EXCITED TO SEE
HOW ALL OF YOU USE THOSE TOOLS. SO FINALLY I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE THIRD PILLAR, WHICH IS
CREATIVE AMBITION. NOW, IF WE ASK OUR CREATORS --
PROBABLY IF WE ASK A LOT OF YOU IN THE
AUDIENCE, YOU WILL
TELL US THERE IS AN IDEA OR A
PROJECT% OR A COLLABORATION OR A VISION
OR SOMETHING THAT YOU'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO BRING TO LIFE, BUT YOU
JUST HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT YET. NOW YouTube HAS HELPED CREATORS
DO INCREDIBLE THINGS.% IT'S HELPED THEM BUILD A FAN
BASE, GLOBAL EXPOSURE, AND EVEN EARN SERIOUS MONEY.
AND WHO DOESN'T WANT ALL OF THOSE THINGS?%
RIGHT? BUT YET, THEY STILL DREAM OF
DOING SOMETHING MORE.% THEY'RE AMBITIOUS.
THAT'S WHY IT'S CALLED CREATIVE AMBITION.
IN SOME CASES, THAT HA
S LED TO SOME PRETTY
AMAZING COLLABORATIONS WITH YouTubeERS,
% TRADITIONAL TV AND WITH MOVIE
OUTLET'S. FOR EXAMPLE, WE SAW
FLULA, WHO HAS A YouTube AUTO TUNE AND VLOG%
SERIES GET A MAJOR ROLE IN PITCH PERFECT 2 AND NOW HE'S STARRING
IN HIS OWN MOVIE, BUDDY MOON, % WHICH IS COMING OUT JULY 1.
YEAH. [ APPLAUSE ]
ALL RIGHT. GO FLULA.
WE'LL ALL BE WATCHING. OKAY. WE ALSO SAW ETHA RAY, CREATOR OF
THE YouTube SHOW, AWKWARD BLOG GIRL.
SHE HAS FANS HERE, TOO. AND SHE LANDED A SERIES ON HBO
CALLED
INSKEER ECURE.%
AND OF COURSE WE SAW RACHEL BLOOM, WHO WENT FROM MAKING VERY
FUNNY CREATIVE MUSIC VIDEOS ON YouTube TO WINNING A GOLDEN GLOBE FOR HER MUSICAL COMEDY %
SERIES, "CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND." IT HAS BEEN AMAZING TO SEE WHAT
OUR CREATORS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO BOTH ON AND OFF THE
PLATFORM.% SO LATE LAST YEAR, WE LAUNCHED
OUR ORIGINALS PROGRAM TO GIVE YouTube
CREATORS THE SAME % OPPORTUNITIES TO DO AMBITIOUS
THINGS ON YouTube.% AND THAT BRINGS ME TO YouTube
RED. YouTube RED MAKES EVERY
THING ON
YouTube BETTER. IT GIVES USERS THE AD-FREE
EXPERIENCE, THE ABILITY TO OFFLINE CONTENT AND A PREMIUM
MUSIC LISTENING EXPERIENCE THROUGH OUR MUSIC APP. AND IT GIVES THEM EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO YouTube RED ORIGINALS.
NOW OUR ORIGINAL SERIES ARE ONE OF THE LEADING DRIVERS OF RED %
SUBSCRIPTIONS. THE VIEWERSHIPS THAT WE HAVE
RIVAL SIMILAR CABLE SHOWS. BUT IT'S BEEN INTERESTING WHAT
WE'VE ALSO SEEN IS THAT THE CREATORS THAT WE FEATURE IN OUR
ORIGINALS FOR RED, THEY GET A BOOST ON THEIR You
Tube
SUBSCRIPTION AND THEIR WATCH TIME ON THEIR MAIN AD-SUPPORTED
CHANNELS AND MOST OF THIS BOOST IS COMING FROM VIEWERS WHO
HADN'T WATCHED THAT CONTENT CREATOR BEFORE.% SO IT TURNS OUT THAT THERE'S
ACTUALLY A CYCLE
AND THE AD EXPERIENCE.
HALF OF THE WATCH TIME IS HAPPENING ON MOBILE PHONES.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU A LOT MORE ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE %
PLANNED IN OUR ORIGINALS AND IN ORDER TO DO THAT, I'M GOING TO
INVITE SUSANNE DANIELS WHO ARE IS THE HEAD OF ORIGINAL CONTENT,
TO COME ON STA
GE AND TELL YOU WHAT'S COMING NEXT.
SO WELCOME SUSANNE. >> IT'S A PLEASURE TO JOIN YOU
ON STAGE FOR MY FIRST EVER % VidCon.
AS SUSAN SAID, WE'RE SEEING FANTASTIC ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR
FIRST SLATE OF YouTube % ORIGINALS.
WITH NINE PROJECTS LAUNCHED WE'RE SEEING FANS SIGN IN, TUNE
% IN, BINGE, AND SHARE WITH
FRIENDS. A TON OF THE ACTIVITY IS
HAPPENING IN THE FIRST 24 HOURS AFTER OUR NEW SERIES, GO LIVE.%
IN FACT, JUST YESTERDAY, WE LAUNCHED THE VERY FIRST EPISODE OF "ESCAPE THE NIGHT", AND WE %
NEEDILY SAW A SPIKE ON JOEY'S CHANNEL.
ALONG WITH JOEY'S NEW SERIES, WE ALSO HAVE THREE OTHER NEW
PROJECTS WE'RE RELEASING OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, ALL OF
WHICH FEATURE YOUR FAVORITE % CREATORS DOING NEW AND INVENTIVE
THINGS. FIRST UP IS FIGHT OF THE LIVING
DEAD, WHICH FEATURES TEN YouTube STARS AS THEY ATTEMPT TO SURVIVE
A ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE. THINK SURVIVOR MEEKS THE WALKING
DEAD MEETS STARS. AND ALSO COMING UP IS "SINGLE BY
30." WHOO! THE SHOW IS ABOUT TWO HIGH
SCHOOL BEST FRIENDS WHO PLED
GE % TO MARRY EACH OTHER IF THEY WERE
BOTH SINGLE ONCE THEY HIT THE BIG 3-0.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S SO MUCH TALK ABOUT THE LACK OF DIVERSITY ON %
SCREEN, SO I'M PROUD THAT WE'RE REFLECTING THE DIVERSITY OF
YouTube THROUGH ALL OF THESE RED%
ORIGINALS. AND THAT'S TRUE OF OUR NEXT
ORIGINAL AS WELL.% YouTube RED WILL BE THE
EXCLUSIVE HOME OF GIGI % GORGEOUS'S NEW DOCUMENTARY
DIRECTED BY BARBARA COPELL. HER DOCUMENTARY OFFERS A RAW AND
REVEALING WORK AT GIGI'S TRANSITION FROM MALE TO FEMALE,
% EXPOSI
NG HER PERSONAL JOURNEY
AND BRINGING A DEEPENED UNDERSTANDING TO AN IMPORTANT %
TOPIC. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT ALL FOUR
ORIGINAL TITLES DEBUTING SOON.% M
>> I INVITE YOU ALL TO ATTEND A DINNER
PARTY.% WELCOME.
>> IF YOUR FRIENDS ARE WISE ENOUGH, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO
SOLVE THE PUSLE AND SAVE YOU. >> YOU ARE YouTube KILLER.%
>> I'M SCARED. >> WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE.
>> THIS IS THE WORST PARTY EVER.
>> AND ACTION! >> SINGLE BY 30 IS A ROMANTIC %
DRAMA, COMEDY SERIES THAT WE'RE DOING WITH YOUTUBE
RED.
>> IT'S ABOUT TWO BEST FRIENDS THAT MAKE A PACT IN HIGH SCHOOL
THAT IF THEY'RE NOT MARRIED BY THE TIME THEY'RE 30 THEY'LL
MARRY EACH OTHER. >> GOT IT.
>> IT IS LIKE THE BIGGEST PROJECT WE'VE EVER DONE AND IT
IS EXCITING THAT THEY WONTED TO SUPPORT IT.
>> WE CAN'T WAIT TO SHARE IT.
>> I AM JUST SO EXCITED. I'M WORKING ON A FULL LENGTH
MOVIE. IT'S GOING TO BE A DOCUMENTARY
ABOUT MY LIFE.% I CAN'T SAY TOO MUCH ABOUT IT
YET. I LITERALLY JUST WANT TO TELL
YOU EVERYTHING GOING ON BUT I
% CAN'T.
IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE A SURPRISE.
I AM SO EXCITED AND SO HAPPY AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU
SO MUCH BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THIS WOULDN'T BE HAPPENING WITHOUT
YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT. STAY GORGEOUS. >> WE WERE TAKEN TO A TOP SECRET
LOCATION. I WAS ONE OF TEN YouTube STARS
S S SELECTED FOR THIS TO LIVE THROUGH 72 HOURS IN A SIMULATED
% ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE.
>> I WANT TO GET OUT OF HERE! %
>> IN ADDITION TO ALL THE GREAT TITLES, I'M HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE
TODAY A NUMBER OF NEW PROJECTS W
E'LL BE RELEASING TO YouTube
RED SUBSCRIBERS. WHEN WE WERE THINKING ABOUT THE
NEW SLATE, WE DECIDED TO TAKE A LOOK BACK AT WHAT WAS %
SUCCESSFUL, AND I'M PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE'RE BRINGING
BACK THREE TITLES THAT REALLY % RESONATED WITH FANS. SCARED BEAUTYPIE, FOURSOME AND A
NEW MOVIE FROM IAN AND ANTHONY. WE KNOW THAT FELIX'S FANS LOVED
THE FIRST SEASON, AND WE KNOW THAT THE SHOW GOT VIEWERSHIP
THAT RIVALLED SOME OF THE TOP SHOWS ON CABLE.%
WE'RE THRILLED TO CONTINUE THE SUSPENSEFUL SE
RIES WITH MAKER
STUDIOS, REBEL MODE AND SPYBOUND ENTERTAINMENT AND WE'VE GOT A
SPECIAL VIDEO FROM FELIX TO TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT.
>> HOW'S IT GOING FOR US? THIS IS BEAUTYPIE.
I CAN'T EVEN DO IT PROPERLY. I'M SICK.
I'M SORRY I CAN'T BE AT VidCon. BUT I WANTED TO SAY A QUICK
THANKS TO EVERYONE TO WATCHED SCARED
PEWDIEPIE, AND I CAN'T WAIT TO DIVE IN NEXT TIME.%
I'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME. AS ALWAYS, WORD UP, FIST.
>> ANOTHER SERIES THAT DID AMAZINGLY WELL WITH FANS WAS %
FOURSOME. JEN M
cCALISTER
IS RETURNING AS ANDY AS SHE TRIES TO PASS
THROUGH THE REAL TEST OF HIGH % SCHOOL, HOOK UPS BREAK UPS AND
MAKE UPS.% FINALLY WE'RE BRINGING IAN AND
ANTHONY BACK AGAIN, THIS TIME FOR A FILM.%
THIS IS A SUPERNATURAL COMEDY ABOUT A LUCK LESS GUY WHO MOVES
INTO AN APARTMENT TO FIND OUT % IT'S HAUNTED BY A GHOST.
WE'VE GOT THESE FOUR TITLES YOU JUST SAW AND THE THREE RENEWALS
% I'VE ANNOUNCED BUT BELIEVE IT OR
NOT WE'RE JUST GETTING STARTED. I'VE GOT SIX MORE EXCITING
PROJECTS TO SHARE WITH YOU
% TODAY.
FIRST UP IS A PROJECT I HAVE BEEN CHASING SINCE I WAS AT MTV. I HAVE BEEN A FAN OF THE "STEP
UP" MOVIES FOR YEARS. AND NOW FINALLY THE STEP UP
SERIES IS HAPPENING ON THE PLATFORM WHERE IT'S SUPPOSED TO
% BE.
I'M SO PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LION'S
GATE,% YouTube RED WILL ANNOUNCE THE FIRST STEP UP SERIES EXECUTIVE
PRODUCED BY CHANNING TATUM AND % HIS WIFE ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS.
LIKE THE HUGELY SUCCESSFUL MOVIES, THIS WILL BE CENTERED
AROUND THE HEART POUNDING
SEXY % MUSIC FILM WORLD OF DANCERS AT A
PERFORMING ARTS HIGH SCHOOL. WE KNOW THAT DANCE IS A HUGELY
SUCCESSFUL GLOBALCAT GORERY ON RY RY RY RY
RY RY RY RY --
GLOBAL CATEGORY ON YouTube.% WE ALSO KNOW EDUCATIONAL CONTENT
AND EXPLAINER VIDEOS ARE A HUGE SOURCE OF ENGAGEMENT ON
YouTube.% SO WE DECIDED TO PARTNER WITH
ONE OF OUR LEADING EDUCATORS FOR A NEW SERIES ABOUT SOMETHING WE
ALL KNOW ACTUALLY VERY LITTLE % ABOUT.
NO, NOT QUANTUM PHYSICS. HUMAN BEHAVIOR. MICHAEL'S NEW SERIES,
WORKING
TITLE PSYCH LAB WILL USE REAL SUBJECTS TO SHOW SOME OF THE
MOST MIND-BLOWING, IMPORTANT, AND LEAST UNDERSTOOD ASPECTS OF
% HUMAN NATURE.
NEXT UP IS A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES FROM TWO YouTubeER ER RS I LOVE.%
RET AND LINK MUST GET INFORMATION FROM THEIR MUTUAL %
CO-EXGIRLFRIEND WHO IS HOLDING A VERY BIG SECRET OVER THEIR
HEADS. YOU WILL GET TO SEE THEM IN THIS
NEW SERIES ALONGSIDE MOLLY SHANNON AND OTHERS.
HERE IS A MESSAGE ABOUT THE NEW
SHOW. >> HEY.
RET AND LINK HERE JUST HANGING O
UT IN OUR MAGIC COFFIN.
>> WE REALLY WISH WE COULD BE %
WITH YOU. >> IT IS A SCRIPTED MUSICAL
COMEDY WHICH FEATURES A LOT OF TOTALLY NORMAL THINGS, THE LEAST
OF WHICH IS THE MAGIC COFFIN. >> AND A ROLLER SKATING ROLLER BLADING FIGHT AND A BARBERSHOP
QUARTET. >> AND POSSIBLY A TALKING
EXERCISE BIKE.% ACTUALLY DEFINITELY BECAUSE THAT
IS ALSO IN THERE. >> AND LOTS OF OTHER STUFF.%
WE'RE SUPER EXCITED TO BE WORKING WITH YouTube TO BRING
IT% TO OUR FANS.
>> SO LOOK FOR RHETT AND LINK'S BUDDY SY
STEM THIS YEAR ON
YouTube RED. IN THE MEANTIME WE'LL BE HANGING
OUT IN THE SECRET MAGIC COFFIN. >> IT'S A SECRET NOW?
>> YES. DON'T TELL ANYBODY ABOUT OUR
MAGIC COFFIN. >> OUR LOVE FOR COMEDIC
PARTNERSHIPS CONTINUES WITH DAN AND PHIL.%
AS WE SPEAK, THESE STARS ARE FINISHING UP THE LARGEST TOUR
EVER BY A YouTube CREATOR.% THEY HAVE SOLD OVER 150,000
TICKETS ALL OVER THE WORLD. TODAY WE'RE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE
WE'RE BRINGING DAN AND PHIL'S SHOW EXCLUSIVELY TO YouTube RED
AS A FEATURE FILM.%
WE WILL GIVE A BEHIND THE SCENES
LOOK WITH A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE MAKING OF THE TOUR.
BUT ENOUGH LIVE ACTION. HOW ABOUT AN ANIMATED SERIES? SEA MANNERS, MR. SARK AND OTHERS
STAR IN AN ANIMATED SERIES WITH THE EMMY AWARD WINNING WRITER OF
% FUTURAMA.
INVESTIGATORS STRUGGLE TO UNFOLD THE MYSTERY OF THE PARANORMAL
UNIVERSE FOR THEIR DESPERATE % CLIENTS.
FINALLY WE'RE PEELING BACK THE LAYERS WITH A NEW FILM CALLED
% BLOGUMENTRY.
IT GIVES US A PERSONAL INTIMATE LENS INTO THE WORLD OF YouTube'S
TOP
TALENT, SHINING A LIGHT ON THEIR CREATIVE VOICES, UNIQUE
VOICES AND THE LANDSCAPE. I KNEW THAT WAS A LOT.
WE HAVE BEEN BUSY OVER HERE. WHAT I HOPE THIS DEMONSTRATED IS
OUR OPENS TO NEW IDEAS, EXCITEMENT TO TRY THINGS YOU
WON'T SEE ANYWHERE ELSE AND COMMITMENT TO ORIGINAL
PROGRAMMING FOR THE LONG HAUL.% WE'RE GIVING A NEW WAY TO BRING
MORE AMBITIOUS CONTENT TO THE %
PLATFORM. SO STAY TUNED FOR MORE ORIGINAL CONTENT FROM YouTube RED.%
[ APPLAUSE ] >> Susan Wojcicki: ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU, SUSA
NNE. SO AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE AN
INCREDIBLE LINE-UP OF NEW ORIGINAL TITLES COMING OUT AND % EVEN MORE IN DEVELOPMENT.
YouTube IS THE MOST ORIGINAL CONTENT PLATFORM IN THE WORLD,
AND WE ARE WORKING REALLY HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN BRING
EVEN MORE AMBITIOUS, MORE ORIGINAL SERIES TO THE
PLATFORM.% SO JUST TO RECAP, I TALKED AT
THE BEGINNING ABOUT HOW THERE WERE GOING TO BE THREE
DIFFERENT% THEMES THAT WE ARE WORKING ON
FOR OUR KERR CREATORS.% DO YOU GUYS REMEMBER THEM?CREATORS.
DO YOU
GUYS REMEMBER THEM? YES, THIS IS GOING TO BE LIKE
SCHOOL. SHOULD WE COLD CALL?
THEY START WITH Cs. CAN I GIVE A HINT?
ARE YOU GUYS PAYING ATTENTION? YES.
OKAY. THIS IS REALLY EASY.
THEY ALL START WITH C. OKAY.
SO WHAT ARE WE DOING? WE'RE HELPING YouTubeERS FULFILL
THEIR CREATIVE AMBITIONS. WE'RE GIVING THEM THE LATEST
CUTTING EDGE VIDEO CREATION % TOOLS, AND LASTLY WE ARE
STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITY! COME ON.%
COMMUNITY. ALL OF YOU, TOGETHER.
YAY. SEE, THERE ARE EVEN PHOTOS TO
HELP REMIND YO
U.% COMMUNITY.
SO WHEN PEOPLE TALK ABOUT COMMUNITY, AND THEY TALK ABOUT
YouTube'S COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'RE HERE AT VidCon, THE
FIRST THING THEY OFTEN MENTION ARE
-- WHAT DO PEOPLE MENTION WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT LIKE -- THE
SCREAMING FANS, RIGHT? HOW COULD YOU MISS THAT?
THE ENTHUSIASM FOR FANS THAT THEY EXPRESS.
IT IS SO OVERWHELMING. IT'S SO GENUINE.
AND YES, SOMETIMES IT IS SO LOUD. SO IT'S EASY TO THINK THAT
THAT'S ALL THERE IS. BUT WHAT I HOPE YOU TAKE AWAY
WHEN YOU VISIT VidCon
ISN'T JUST%
THE ENTHUSIASM; IT'S A SENSE OF BELONGING THAT EXISTS HERE.
SO OVER THE LAST YEAR AT YouTube, WE HAVE GIVEN A LOT OF
THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT WE STAND FOR,%
AND WE'VE IDENTIFIED A NUMBER OF FREEDOMS THAT WE BELIEVE IN AND
THAT WE WANT TO PROMOTE AT YouTube.%
SO THESE INCLUDE THE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION THAT YouTube GIVES %
EVERYONE A VOICE. THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION, THAT
YouTube PROVIDES INFORMATION TO EVERYONE AROUND THE GLOBE.%
THE FREEDOM OF OPPORTUNITY, THAT ANYONE ON YouTube CAN BUI
LD A
MEDIA BUSINESS.% AND THE FREEDOM TO BELONG, THAT EVERYONE CAN FIND CONNECTION AND
COMMUNITY. YouTube GIVES PEOPLE OF ANY RACE ETHNICITY, GENDER, SEXUAL
ORIENTATION, DISABILITY, OR INTEREST A PLACE TO COME
TOGETHER AND A PLACE TO BELONG.% IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT THIS
YEAR, VidCon FALLS DURING A VERY SPECIAL TIME.
NEXT WEEK WILL MARK THE 49th ANNIVERSARY OF THE STONE WALL %
RIOTS, WHICH ARE LARGELY CONSIDERED TO BE THE MOST
IMPORTANT EVENT LEADING UP TO THE LGBT LIBERATION MOVEMENT AND
T
HE FIGHT FOR EQUAL RIGHTS. AFTER NEARLY 50 YEARS, THIS
MOVEMENT HAS MADE TREMENDOUS % PROGRESS, AND SOME PEOPLE, THEY
MIGHT FEEL THAT THE STRUGGLE FOR%
EQUAL RIGHTS HAS LARGELY BEEN WON.
BUT THE TRAGIC EVENTS OF THE RECENT MASS SHOOTING IN ORLANDO
SHOWED US THAT THE MARCH FOR % PROGRESS, FOR UNDERSTANDING, AND FOR EQUALITY IS FAR FROM OVER.
THE ATTACK ON THE PULSE NIGHTCLUB PURPOSELY TARGETED THE
LGBT COMMUNITY IN A PLACE WHERE THEY FELT WELCOME, WHERE THEY
FELT EMPOWERED, AND WHERE THEY FEL
T SAFE. AND TRAGICALLY, THAT ATTACK
BECAME THE DEADLIEST MASS SHOOTING IN AMERICAN HISTORY.
BUT EVEN WHEN IT FEELS LIKE SOME ARE DETERMINED TO MAKE THE LGBT
COMMUNITY FEEL VULNERABLE, WE ARE PROUD THAT YouTube HAS
ALWAYS BEEN AND ALWAYS PROVIDED A PLACE TO BELONG.%
YouTube HAS A RICH HISTORY OF BEING A PLACE WHERE THIS
COMMUNITY CAN COME FOR FREE % EXPRESSION, UNDERSTANDING, AND
CONNECTION. SO AS WE CELEBRATE PRIDE THIS
MONTH, I WANT TO SHARE A VIDEO THAT WE MADE TO COMMEMORATE
THIS% INCR
EDIBLE COMMUNITY ON YouTube.
>> I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN QUESTIONING ABOUT IT.
>> BUT THERE'S SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO CLEAR UP.
>> I IDENTIFY AS A GENDER. >> BUT ALSO GENDER QUEER.
>> ASEXUAL, POLYSEXUAL. >> I HAVEN'T FIGURED IT OUT.
>> IT'S NOT ABOUT A PREFERENCE. >> IT'S MORE COMPLICATED THAN
THAT. >> GENDER CAN BE CONFUSING.
>> YOU'RE GORGEOUS. YOU SLAY.
>> WHAT WERE YOU WHEN YOU WERE BORN.
>> ARE YOU BISEXUAL. >> YOU WEREN'T BORN A WOMAN?
>> ARE YOU SERIOUS? >> IT'S NOT FAIR
TO ANYBODY.
>> HAVE THEM TELL YOU THERE'S NO SPACE FOR YOU.
>> WOULD PEOPLE ACCEPT ME FOR WHO I AM?
[ MUSIC ] >> BECAUSE, LET ME TELL YOU.
>> AT THE END OF THE DAY, LIVE YOUR LIFE FOR YOU.
>> AND IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT ANYONE SHOULD HAVE TO BE ASHAMED
OF. >> I'M GIVING YOU WHO I AM.
>> I'M GAY. >> I'M A LESBIAN.
>> I'M ACTUALLY PANSEXUAL. >> I AM TRANSGENDER.
>> I AM 33 WEEKS PREGNANT. >> I AM SO PROUD.
>> I LOVE MYSELF. >> WE LOVE ONE ANOTHER.
>> AND NOW IS A TIME WHERE WE NEED TO SA
Y NO TO THE HATE, TO
THE VIOLENCE. >> WE WILL BE SEEN.
YOU CAN'T SCARE US BACK INTO THE CLOSET.
>> TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND SAY THIS IS WHO I AM.
JUST SAY -- STAND UP AND SAY THAT.
THIS IS WHO I AM. [ APPLAUSE ] >> Susan Wojcicki: WE ALL WANT TO LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE WE FEEL
LIKE OUR FEELINGS ARE SHARED, AND THAT OUR OPINIONS MATTER.
WE WANT TO LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE OTHERS UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE
GOING THROUGH. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, OUR
CONNECTIONS TO PEOPLE LIKE US OR TO PEOPLE WHO EMPATHIZE WITH
US
ARE OFTEN OBSCURED BY DISTANCE OR CONFLICT.
YouTube CAN REVEAL THAT CONNECTED WORLD.
IT GIVES PEOPLE EVERYWHERE THE
FREEDOM TO BELONG NO MATTER WHO THEY ARE, WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE,
WHERE THEY'RE FROM OR WHO THEY LOVE.
SO NO MATTER HOW LOUD IT GETS IN THESE VidCon HALLS, I HOPE IT'S
THE INCREDIBLE SENSE OF BELONGING THAT YOU WITNESS HERE
AT VidCon. SO THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.
AND HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> WELCOME BACK!
>> HEY, EVERYBODY. WELCOME BACK TO #vidconlive.
THANKS
FOR JOINING US. THIS IS OUR FINAL MOMENT HERE.
WE JUST LEARNED SO MUCH. >> WE DID.
>> ABOUT YouTube AND WHERE IT'S HEADED AND I'M VERY EXCITED.
BRINGING THE HEAT. >> BRINGING ALL OF THE HEAT.
>> THAT'S THE HEAD HAUNCHO. >> SHE'S THE BIG CHEESE.
>> I LOVE THAT SHE COMES DOWN TO VidCon AND DOES AMAZING THINGS.
>> SHE'S LIKE HERE. TAKE IT. >> LIKE A DIGITAL SANTA CLAUS.
>> IT IS. >> WE'RE GOING TO DO VR AND LIVE
STREAMING. >> AND GUESS WHAT?%
YouTube RED. >> AND THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE.
HERE'S Y
OUR PRESENTS, GUYS. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT IS.
IT'S VERY, VERY COOL. >> I WAS TELLING SOMEBODY THIS
EARLIER. I WAS BACKSTAGE IN THE AREA.
>> NAME DROP. BRAG ALERT.
>> I WAS HANGING OUT A LITTLE PLACE CALLED BACKSTAGE TALKING
TO SOMEBODY AND I WAS LIKE EVERY TIME I COME HERE I ALWAYS LEAVE
AND I'M VERY INSPIRED AND LIKE I'M GOING TO DO THIS.
>> I AM TOO. I'M LIKE I GOT TO MAKE VIDEOS AND I DO A PODCAST AND WRITING
FART VIDEOS WITH ELLIOT. THE INSPIRATION WORKS, RIGHT? >> YOU CAN FART, BUT M
AKE IT
GOOD. >> BRENT, WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR
FAVORITE PART OF TODAY? >> WE'VE BEEN RUNNING AROUND ALL
OVER THE PLACE. >> YEAH.
>> GOING TO THE AUTOGRAPH HALL AND RUNNING INTO SHAY THERE.
AND MEET AND GREET WAS INCREDIBLE.
>> MADNESS. >> WE SHOT INTERVIEWS THAT WILL AIR TOMORROW WITH THE GUITAR
MAN, PHILLIP DEFRANCO. IT'S BEEN A LONG GOOD DAY AT
VidCon. >> IT HAS.
>> I KNOW, WE SAID THAT. WE SAID EARLIER WE WERE LIKE
THANK GOD BRENT GETS TO RUN % AROUND EVERYWHERE AND WE GET TO
SIT HERE AND
BE LIKE WHAT'S % GOING ON, BRENT?
HOW ARE YOU? >> NO, MY FAVORITE PART OF THE DAY TODAY WAS BONDING WITH
KINGSLEY OVER HOGWORT'S HOUSES. >> THAT WAS GREAT.
WE'RE GOING TO ASK YOU AND MORE PEOPLE WHAT THEIR HOUSES -- DID
YOU KNOW WHAT YOURS WAS? >> I DIDN'T.
I SAW A LOT OF TALK ABOUT IT. >> MY GOSH.
>> I FELT VERY LEFT OUT OF THE LOOP.
>> SO TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING -- I'M GOING TO SEND YOU A LINK TO
A QUIZ. >> AN ASSORTMENT?
>> IT WILL SORT YOU. AND WE'LL COME BACK AND FIGURE
OUT. KINGSLEY WIT
H GREAT.
>> YEAH. IT CHECKS OUT.
>> KINGSLEY AND I ARE IN THE SAME HOUSE.
IT CHECKS OUT. IF YOU COME AT US WITH
GRIFFINDOR, WE KNOW YOU'RE LYING.
>> HE'S A COOL KID. >> ALL RIGHT.
WE GOT ALL SORTS OF EXCITING STUFF COMING UP FOR YOU %
TOMORROW. WE ARE ALSO GOING TO BE RIGHT
BACK HERE AT THE SAME TIME, SAME PLACE HERE IN THE CONVENTION
HALL OF VidCon. BRENT'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO RUN
AROUND AND WE'RE GOING CONTINUE TO TALK TO YOU GUYS AND SHOW YOU
ALL OF THE HAPPENINGS HERE.
IF YOU WANT TO L
ET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK, USE THE HASH TAG
#vidconlive AND IT WILL SHOW UP ON THE BOARD AND WE WILL READ IT
AND RESPOND TO IT LIVE. I THINK I COVERED IT THERE.
>> THERE'S NOTHING LEFT. >> LIKE ME?
>> YEAH. AND THEN I WAS LIKE OH, I
HAVE -- >> MAYBE IT'S ALL THERE.
>> AND HE COVERED THE HASH TAGS, RIGHT? >> SUCH A RANDOM MOVE.
>> HOW ABOUT THAT? I HAD A GREAT TIME.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A GREAT TIME TOMORROW!
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38:00 Girl Love Panel 2:09:15 Sourcefed Panel 3:51:25 Defying Vertical Limits (only beginning) 4:09:00 Christina Grimmie tribute with Hank & John Green 4:27:40 Variety Show hosted by Kingsley and Miles Jai 4:36:10 Variety Show- Ten Second Songs 4:43:35 Variety Show- Anna Akana 4:57:55 Lilly Singh announcement 5:05:00 Variety Show- Todrick Hall 5:14:00 Variety Show Game w/ GloZell, LaurDIY, Louis Cole, Jack Douglass 5:28:25 Lilly Singh Q&A w/ sWooZie 6:19:40 Alexis G Zall interview 6:39:15 Sharing Sexual Identity Online Panel 7:51:15 Youtube Keynote w/ CEO Susan Wojcicki
It starts at 27:42. Thumb up so people can see!
I'm so freaking excited for TATINOF documentary!!! So proud of Dan and Phil
"If you change your behavior, you can change the world." This is why I LOVE Lilly.
DAN AND PHIL AND LILLY COLLAB I WOULD LITERALLY STOP BREATHING THAT WOULD BE THE GREATEST THING EVER IM CRYING
I came here from Ro's latest video to watch the Girl Love panel and it was amazing! Loved it a lot and it was really inspiring and from now on I'm going to do my best to Spread Girl Love!!!💜💕
Thank you for putting this online for people who could not go to vidcon. This is great I can't wait to watch. I am at the keynote part I hope you would put YouTube on old Apple TV instead of having to use your phone.
Thank you so much for making this happen for those who don't live in VidCon areas
so proud of lilly! she is inspiring, intelligent, hilarious and beautiful.
"I wish i could pause time only so i could take a nap" LITERALLY ME EVERYDAY
i fast forwarded through it so feel free to comment if i missed something 28:00 intro with hosts (elliot morgan, lee newton, kingsley, brent coble) 38:10 girl love panel (Sarah Weichel, Lilly Singh, Rosanna Pansino, Cassey Ho, Lindsey Stirling) 1:32:00 elliot morgan and lee newton 1:38:00 brent coble and michael buckley 1:41:15 elliot lee and kingsley 2:09:20 sourcefed q & a 3:00:00 brent 3:00:55 elliot lee and kingsley 3:25:15 brent 3:29:15 elliot lee and kingsley 3:51:20 defying vertical limits (Joshua Cohen, Estée Lalonde, sWooZie, George Benson, Mikey Murphy, PrankvsPrank, Luke Korns) 4:07:50 elliot 4:09:00 hank & john green 4:13:21 tribute to christina grimmie 4:19:30 thirst project 4:26:45 kingsley and miles jai 4:35:50 ten second songs 4:44:10 miss 2059 trailer (anna akana) 4:46:00 anna akana, chris kendall, brad gage, mitchell davies, meghan camarena 4:57:15 kingsley and miles 4:58:15 lilly singh + a video from dwayne johnson 5:04:43 todrick hall 5:14:10 kingsley, miles, glozell, laurdyi, louis cole, jack douglas 5:22:45 jimmy kimmel mean tweets (idk some of their names so i put their @ instead) (smosh, vsauce, lilly singh, markiplier, ross from game grumps, matpat, kingsley, jennxpenn, HarleyPlays, prank vs prank ?, burnie, mametown, vlogbrothers, tyler oakley, jus reign, rhett and link, LOHANTHONY, grace helbig) 5:26:30 kingsley and miles 5:28:00 lilly singh q & a with swoozie 6:19:40 lee and alexis g 6:34:25 brent and clevvertv 6:38:50 lee 6:39: 15 sharing sexual identity online (Stephanie Frosch, RJ Aguiar, Will Shepherd, Gaby Dunn, Miles Jai, Arielle Scarcella) 7:38:00 elliot, lee and kingsley 7:44:20 brent 7:49:00 elliot, lee and kingsley 7:51:13 susan wojcicki video and the last 5-6 minutes are with the hosts again
Omg! Ro's outfit is so cute!!
I'M ONLY HERE FOR LILLY TBH LOL BUT IT WAS ALL GREAT!
Great stream! Really insightful panels/discussions and the keynote at the end was awesome. So many cool changes coming to YouTube.
So happy that I can watch this and feel like I'm there. Some day I'll be there in real life :) Thank you so much for uploading all of this!
I love this, im so happy its being live streamed this year and I cant wait for the tatinof documentary thingy
This was amazing!!!
the girl love panel was really good! #spreadgirllove
Will and Steve's bits are the best.
holy crap vidcon is a gold mine for youtubers I wasnt even there and I already spoted many walking around