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"YouTube success often amounts to a wide range of things:  millions of hits, a gig as a melodramatic teenager with over-protective parents, or even a major promotion to becoming a writer on SNL, launching your own movie and holding a YouTube contest.  \nBut what could be better than Oprah not only recognizing the fact that you're YouTube royalty, but then having her make your dreams come true?  In absolute Oprah nature, the talk show host has brought on some of the most popular YouTube stars to perform on her show tomorrow, Tuesday November 2nd.  Remember that bulldog on a skateboard?  Or how about that cell phone salesman that thinks he's an opera singer?  \nYeah, they'll all be there for the promotion of her new channel on YouTube, which will feature behind the scenes clips, but not quite YouTube culture.  The clips on Oprah's YouTube channel can't be spread across the web (not easily, at least), as the embed functionality has been disabled.  Perhaps this will change after the show's premier tomorrow afternoon?  \nAlso on Oprah's special tomorrow, you'll find YouTube founders Steven Chen and Chad Hurley.  I don't know if Oprah will be making their dreams come true (I'm not sure that would be possible), but it's clear that YouTube has reached the epitome of having gone mainstream.  What could Oprah possibly ask of Chen and Hurley?  Do yo think they'll create at least one classic \"Oprah\" moment for the YouTube hall of fame?  I sure hope so.  \nBut here's the real takeaway:  YouTube has ushered in a new way for the world to get Oprah's attention.  She may not adopt you, but you just might get her recognition as the Internet webstar that you are.  And isn't that all you really need outta life?\nIn all, Oprah seems to be extending her reach for as far as it will go, spreading across the Internet in a manner that will keep her brand very much alive.  The cable channel Oxygen, which she founded with other Hollywood notables, has recently been sold to NBC Universal. And as some of you may or may not know, Oxygen was a great platform for Oprah to extend her brand on TV and online, as there was often behind-the-scenes footage that was forged into an entirely new show of its own.  \nFrom magazines to satellite radio, Oprah leaves no stone of media outlet opportunity unturned.  Although, there's something to be said about promoting a brand on YouTube but not enabling the spreading of YouTube content.  That's rather oxymoronic.  Hopefully this will change very soon."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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