{"id":5331,"date":"2016-01-20T16:15:03","date_gmt":"2016-01-20T16:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/\/?p=5331"},"modified":"2016-01-12T16:17:42","modified_gmt":"2016-01-12T16:17:42","slug":"linked-get-rich-or-die-vlogging-the-sad-economics-of-internet-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2016\/01\/20\/linked-get-rich-or-die-vlogging-the-sad-economics-of-internet-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"Linked: &#8220;Get rich or die vlogging: The sad economics of internet fame&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:5256,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/fusion.net\\\/story\\\/244545\\\/famous-and-broke-on-youtube-instagram-social-media&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20170329180534\\\/http:\\\/\\\/fusion.net\\\/story\\\/244545\\\/famous-and-broke-on-youtube-instagram-social-media\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-04 13:46:43&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-25 10:07:56&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-30 01:44:12&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-12 17:56:16&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-16 19:59:53&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-20 21:04:17&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-25 05:30:04&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-28 13:19:05&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-01 18:03:35&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-05 06:18:26&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-10 01:38:51&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-13 03:07:49&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-19 15:47:03&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-22 19:35:22&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-26 19:01:05&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-16 10:09:02&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-21 07:17:50&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-30 22:16:47&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404}],&quot;broken&quot;:true,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-30 22:16:47&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fusion.net\/story\/244545\/famous-and-broke-on-youtube-instagram-social-media\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">via Fusion.net<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>The high highs and low lows leave me reeling. One week, I was stopped for photos six times while perusing comic books in downtown LA. The next week, I sat faceless in a room of 40 people vying for a menial courier job. I\u2019ve walked a red carpet with $80 in my bank account. Popular YouTube musician Meghan Tonjes said she performed on Vidcon\u2019s MainStage this year to screaming, crying fans without knowing whether she\u2019d be able to afford groceries.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Being famous is incredibly easy today. Fame is no longer controlled by media companies. Monetizing your fame is incredibly hard. It\u2019s why every successful YouTube star I\u2019ve met has an agent and person representing them to get\u00a0paid real money, not Adsense money.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"via Fusion.net: The high highs and low lows leave me reeling. 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