YouTube's biggest stars are cashing in offline

Before the makeup line, the book deal and the product endorsements, Michelle Phan was just another girl trying to make it big on YouTube. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2014-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]

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[ The Guardian | 2014-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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YouTube's biggest stars are cashing in offline

Before the makeup line, the book deal and the product endorsements, Michelle Phan was just another girl trying to make it big on YouTube. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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The anonymous figure behind the Twitter handle is reported to be releasing a book titled 'Straight to Hell: True Tales of Deviance and Excess in the World of Investment Banking' this October. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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