YouTube's Finest

(Philip Defranco)

(Mike Diva)

               

 YouTube has become the “go-to” place for all music, news, recaps, education, and just general entertainment.  Hundreds of millions of people go to YouTube every day just to watch their favorite music videos or to explore the vast possibilities that lie within YouTube.  There are two “YouTubers” I feel have changed the way viewers watch videos, Philip Defranco and Mike Diva.  YouTube is like the ocean and the videos are like the fish, there are always some being added, fish being born, or some taken away, fish dying.

 Philip Defranco, otherwise known as Sxephil on YouTube, is best known for his “PDS” or Philip Defranco Show.  On this show he talks about what matters to him on the news for the day.  He mixes in funny pictures and paraphrases to help his viewers better understand what is happening in the world, such as describing his views on the Occupy Wall Street.  Mike Diva, on the other hand, uses special effects and music to “WOW” his audience.  His “How to Dance to Dubstep” video is a parody of his crew doing some unrealistic dances, such as the “The Poorly Constructed Robot” where he does the robot and begins to lose his arms and lastly his head.  “The Transformer”, where he folds his arms and head into his body and then morphs into a dog or “The Brain Freeze”, he holds his head and begins to shake like an a building during an earthquake, and then his head explodes.

Philip Defranco has many different shows other than his “PDS”; “Stuff Phil Likes”, “LTA”, and a vloggity, or video blog.  “Stuff Phil Likes” is a playlist where every other video he introduces another video found on YouTube.  One of his recent picks was of a man named Ueli Steck that solo climbed a mountain.  He is also known for selling shirts and posters; his logo that he puts on the shirts is a monkey smiling and wearing glasses.  Mike Diva is more of a creative prankster.  His most popular video is called “Sexy Sax Man Careless Whisper Prank” in it he videos his friend Sergio Flores go to various locations across Los Angeles, such as different stores, food establishments, and plazas.  Sergio plays the song “Careless Whisper” by George Michael on the saxophone while in shopping carts, and on desks and tables.

Philip Defranco has now become successful enough in his YouTube career to have meet-ups with his thousands of fans throughout Europe.  He also hires interns, has become sponsored by Netflix, and give stuff away every day; Video game consoles, gift cards, and other expensive items.  Mike Diva has done videos where he collaborates with other YouTubers using music and special effects that will blow your mind, just like how “The Brain Freeze” does.