The not so better half of Assignment #2

For my choice of YouTuber for Assignment 2, I had zero hesitation on who to choose. I learned of Jenna Marbles in honestly the best way possible, around 2 AM, at my friend's house, trying our best to keep our giggles from waking her parents. And that about sums up everything you need to know about what I'm going to tell you.

Jenna Marbles' (real name Jenna Mourey) clips are hard to define, they don't really serve much of a purpose (as in news reporting or beauty tutorials), but she creates a sense of connection with her viewer very readily, along with her relatable humor and how easily she presents herself before the camera, I find myself trapped in the YouTube loop of link after link on her channel time and time again. She takes requests for videos pretty often and most of them are along the lines of "how girls ____" (and then the next week "how guys ____") or "things girls secretly do" or what have you. They're all very funny and typically either very true or laughably satirical in form.

Marbles' (or Mourey's) content is different because she keeps her viewer's attention easily, she's very comfortable in front of her camera and as the 7th most subscribed to channel and the top channel operated by a woman, she's amassed quite the following in the past 5 years. Let's face it, once you have a following, you're a lot better off than someone trying to establish one.

I picked her because growing up, I didn't spend a lot of time online, so now, in what little (and with two jobs and classes, I mean little) free time I have, I know I can go to her channel for a few good laughs. She updates her channel every Wednesday (sometimes Thursday, because she's busy) so there's always new content to catch up on!

This last question gets me thinking because I'm taking it two ways; would she have been successful without YouTube? Honestly, I don't think so BUT if she were to stop using YouTube now, I think she would still be pretty successful because she's an actress (in other YouTuber's movies) and a vlogger, among other things, so YouTube isn't the only thing keeping her afloat anymore.

Sorry I didn't post any links! I'll do more for part 2, I swear!