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YouTube has been the birthplace of many Internet stars, but few of them have had the business savvy to turn video views into paychecks. Take Sam Tsui, the site's latest crowd pleaser. A fresh-faced a cappella singer at Yale, Tsui has an impressive voice, but the real draw is the electronic wizardry that allows him to harmonize onstage with five digital versions of himself. Glee, meet Attack of the Clones...
...made any money yet from that music video or any of the others he and a classmate have produced. Like many viral sensations, he is suddenly trying to navigate a maze of advertising offers, promotional deals and legal issues in the hopes of making a (typically small) fortune from Internet fame. (Watch Sam Tsui explain his YouTube success...
Unfortunately, the Internet has voted, and Haber came in fourth, receiving about 7 percent of the vote in the seventh round. Legal tabloid Above The Law has reported that Haber chalked up his loss to difficulties balancing the competition with his schoolwork...
...could make a living from it.” He has since become a comedic sensation, now a familiar face and voice on MadTV, Comedy Central, and Family Guy. Francisco attributes his popularity—which has garnered him recognition in even London, Amsterdam, and Sweden—to Internet exposure; clips of his sketches, which can easily be found on YouTube and other popular video sites, gather millions of views. “The Internet,” he explains, “is my TV.” Online fame has taken Francisco to unexpected places; he once...
...heart of the problem, experts say, are the paltry wages that hinder the recruitment of good officers and encourage police to supplement their wages through graft and criminal rackets. Dymovsky, the Internet whistleblower, complained that his monthly wage as a policeman in the Black Sea port of Novorossiisk was only 14,000 rubles ($487) and that he worked extensive overtime for no additional pay. "What motivation is there to serve honestly?" said Kirill Kabanov, head of the National Anticorruption Committee, a nongovernmental organization. Many prospective recruits eschew police forces in favor of security agencies such as the Federal Security Service...