News: Finally, YouTube users can share in revenue for drawing viewers to YouTube, just like a corporate partner of YouTube. But it’s only a select few, so far, including Lonelygirl15, LisaNova, renetto, HappySlip, smosh, and valsartdiary. Here’s why they were selected, according to YouTube: “Because they have built and sustained large, persistent audiences through the creation of engaging videos, their content has become attractive for advertisers, which has helped them earn the opportunity to participate on YouTube as a partner.” (more here) If you go to the Partners section, you can find a few more users who have been selected.
Analysis: I’m still waiting for my videos to take off.
