Uploaded February 2015 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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In which Maia reintroduces herself and talks about what defines a YouTube community. (I know, it’s Tuesday. Thwarted by slow internet. Thanks for understanding.)

More info about the 90-9-1 principle of internet culture: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1%25_rule_%28Internet_culture%29

Last video in case you missed it: youtu.be/O3wunoL9_AQ

Playlist of my personal favorites: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhz1-1Rs-vTn7VIA2gFqoMhMusWhWgfXG

“What IS a YouTuber?” by juststeveschannel (Thanks for the inspiration, Steve!): youtu.be/QDwQRE5xaEU

If you’re interested, I recently wrote a Tumblr post on YouTube communities: sixseasonsandamaia.tumblr.com/post/108873790416/i-wrote-a-thing-on-youtube-communities

Maia lives here:
youtube.com/lotrbaby
twitter.com/thatmaia
sixseasonsandamaia.tumblr.com (new tumblr!!1!)

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Music by Kevin MacLeod of incompetech.com

Tags: wearestelmosfire, youtube community, nerdfighter, dftba, vlogbrothers, john green, hank green, ze frank, charlieissocoollike, charlie mcdonnell, myharto, hannah hart, how to adult, t michael martin, elmify