BowieChick

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BowieChick is a psuedonym for Melody Oliveria, (born August 7, 1988) who is a video blog contributor to You Tube (bowiechick being the account name), and who has been noted as a significant reason for You Tube's initial success. [1]

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[edit] "My Webcam" video and Logitech

In 2006, bowiechick posted a video titled "The Breakup", where she discussed her personal life while experimenting with web cam effects. After receiving many comments about the effects, she produced a video titled "My Webcam", explaining how the effects were achieved using a Logitech Quickcam Orbit MP. [2]

The "My Webcam" video is credited as doubling sales of the Quickcam at Amazon.com, inspiring interest of other businesses wishing to duplicate that result. [3] Apparently, the viewer reaction was in response to the use of Logitech Video Effects in her video, though it's been noted that bowiechick was not hired by Logitech to do this. [4]

In early 2007, bowiechick announced that she would be switching from YouTube to an alternative service LiveVideo.[citation needed]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Sandoval, Greg, "Year in Review, Internet Videos 2006" CNET Retrieved 2007-03-28
  2. ^ Sandoval, Greg, "Teenage auteur ignites buzz about video graphics", ZDNet, April 2006 Retrieved 2007-03-28
  3. ^ CBS Evening News online article, "The Ultimate Word Of Mouth" Retrieved 2007-03-28
  4. ^ Sandoval, Greg, "YouTube's 'Bowiechick' and the spiders from marketing", ZDNet, April 2006 Retrieved 2007-03-28
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