What it Takes to Make a YouTube Star
When FouseyTube hit two million YouTube subscribers in April it’s creator celebrated by jumping out of a plane. 91Èȱ¬ Trending finds out about the man behind the entertainer.
This week Anne-Marie Tomchak has been finding out who the man behind YouTube hit FouseyTube really is. Twenty-four year old Yousef Saleh Erakat makes comedy sketches, pranks and ‘social experiments’ from his home in California, and he’s just hit two million subscribers. 91Èȱ¬ Trending have been discovering what drives the YouTube star.
Mike Wendling is in the studio sporting yoga pants and bringing the latest roundup of stories from the 91Èȱ¬ Trending team.
And Anne-Marie is joined by Aliyu Tanko from 91Èȱ¬ Hausa to discuss social media activism in Nigeria. This week a man was released from prison following the campaign #FreeCiaxon, but just how effective is online protest in the country?
Produced by India Rakusen
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How FouseyTUBE became a YouTube star
Duration: 02:33
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- Sat 19 Apr 2014 10:32GMT91Èȱ¬ World Service Online
- Sun 20 Apr 2014 03:32GMT91Èȱ¬ World Service Online
- Sun 20 Apr 2014 22:32GMT91Èȱ¬ World Service Online
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