If it wasn't me, then someone else as Colm Flynn put it "I was the IT girl"
Brooke Brodack shares a clip from the Vlogbrothers that captures an important truth about YouTube's early history. The clip discusses how society is conditioned to value financial capital over intellectual capital, but points out that without creators like LonelyGirl15 and Brookers becoming popular in 2005 and 2006, YouTube's financial investors would never have seen their phenomenal returns.
This short but powerful clip underscores Brooke's lasting significance in YouTube's origin story as one of the platform's earliest breakout creators whose content helped prove the viability of user-generated video entertainment.
Key Topics
- The value of intellectual capital vs. financial capital
- Brooke Brodack's role in putting YouTube on the map in 2005-2006
- Vlogbrothers acknowledging early YouTube creator contributions
Notable Moments
- 00:00 - Vlogbrothers on how LonelyGirl15 and Brookers made YouTube's financial success possible