I am going to discuss a person's image today. I feel one's image is what can make or break them in seconds. I am always a big fan of someone with a great personality. There are certain elements to one's image that are the most important, such as being able to make your audience laugh and fall in love with you. You need to know how to work your audience to be able to gain more and more interest; if not, your interest will backfire on you, and you will have nothing to have an image for. Today I am going to be talking about the images of two people in particular, two famous YouTube stars, Tobuscus (Toby Turner) and PewDiePie. Both of these men are in pretty much the same category on YouTube Wikipedia (http://youtube.wikia.com/wiki/YouTube_Wiki). They are both best known for their "Game Commentaries" . A game commentary is when you record yourself playing a game and post the video on YouTube. Being so similar to each other, people argue which one of the two is better all the time. In my opinion, it's Toby Turner. The reasoning behind this choice is purely "image". They both have an image of their own, but one owns their image, and one doesn't.
Toby first joined Youtube on June 14, 2006, and PewDiePie joined YouTube on April 29, 2010. This suggests to me that one of these men is trying to imitate the other, considering their similarities. Obviously, PewDiePie drew inspiration from Toby Turner, who did it first (and does it better).
Toby's Image - Toby Turner has a much cleaner image through and through. He does not swear whatsoever in his game commentaries. What he does instead is come up with random funny words instead of swearing. He is also very sharp and quick witted. He has a certain personality where he can say whatever he wants, and it comes out of him so quickly and sounds just right. Most people can't speak freely like that. Anything Toby says is funny; he makes me laugh constantly. Also, he has multiple channels to appeal to various types of audiences. His "Tobuscus" channel is his main channel where he adds videos of things such as songs he has created and little fun stuff to watch. His "Toby Turner" channel is where he uploads "vlogs", and right now he is in Berlin, Germany and uploads daily videos of his experiences there. His "Toby Games" channel is simply for game commentary, and he often uploads one or two videos per day. He has some of the best catch phrases, such as at the beginning of his videos when he says "Hello once again, Audience..." and at the end when he says "Thanks for watching. Ba da do do do do do do do, subscribe. Peace off. BOOP!" -- so funny! Also, in most of his videos, he puts his finger up to the lens of the camera and says "Intro (or Outro) of darkness, then redness, then whiteness" as the camera lens adjusts to the changes in light -- clever!
PewDiePie's Image - PewDiePie, opposite from Toby, swears constantly in his game commentaries. He is always dropping the "F" bomb, and he is always screaming. He is very harsh and more obnoxious. He is sometimes repetitive, but it doesn't seem to be funny. None of this to me says "Watch me over and over again". He has only one channel, appealing to only those who want to watch someone playing a game. This does not appeal to everyone.
My Personal Opinion - I love Toby so much! I've tried watching PewDiePie's commentaries, but I just can't seem to like him. His personality just doesn't appeal to me in any way. Toby makes me laugh every time I watch his videos, he draws me in, and I watch his videos pretty much on a daily basis. He just seems like such an amazing person inside and out. He is so funny and energetic, and I <3 Toby Turner!
So, which one has the better image? That is the question. You decide, tell me what you think! <3 <3 <3
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| Toby Turner (TOBUSCUS) |
(Tobuscus - Main Channel) - http://www.youtube.com/user/Tobuscus
(Toby Turner - Daily Videos) - http://www.youtube.com/user/TobyTurner?feature=watch
(Toby Games - Daily Game Commentary) - http://www.youtube.com/user/TobyGames?feature=watch
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| PewDiePie |
(PewDiePie - Main and only Channel) - http://www.youtube.com/user/pewdiepie?feature=results_main
