In 2008, it has been rumored that one particularly slimy PR firm will be running a web site that offers to pay YouTubers for their votes and comments using PayPal. While this will allow thousands of ordinary YouTubers to rake in a few bucks, it will also go a long way towards making YouTube more like commercial network television, as corporate content gradually pushes the last of the "old guard" citizen YouTubers off the Most Subscribed List.
As one of the ten largest companies in the world, Google could, at some point, decide to eliminate the middle man by simply selling all the slots on the Most Subscribed, Most Viewed, and Highest Rated Lists to the highest bidder.
Disclaimer: This video is intended as a joke. We have no knowledge of YouTube/Google's current projects or future plans.
When the most popular video bloggers stumble, the result is as awful as anything you'll find on the Internet. If you've got thousands of subscribers, you might start to believe that your audience really wants to watch you eat breakfast. Perhaps this video will cause some "YouTube celebrities" to think twice before hitting the "Upload Video" button.