an
Internet celebrity.
aka
a single person or a group who, via internet (most commonly through youtube), through the production of
entertainment, have single handedly gained celebrity status or a large following/fan base.
these range from vloggers, to musicians, to actors, to artists, to comedians, to movie editors, film students, to kids in their basement, to singers, to dancers, to puppeteers, to authors, to news broadcasters, etcetc the list goes on and on and is
perpetually growing larger and larger as people pass their favorites around and new talent rises in the eyes of the viewers.
several examples of an interlebrity:
sxephil
http://www.youtube.com/user/sxephil
NeilCicierega
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx1XIm6q4r4
Julia Nunes
http://www.youtube.com/user/jaaaaaaa?ob=4
What the Buck
http://www.youtube.com/user/WHATTHEBUCKSHOW?ob=1
Kris-Wilson
http://kris-wilson.deviantart.com/
Smosh
http://www.youtube.com/user/smosh?ob=1
Nerimon
http://www.youtube.com/user/nerimon?ob=1
charlieissocoollike
http://www.youtube.com/user/charlieissocoollike?ob=1
Brandon Hardesty
http://www.youtube.com/user/ArtieTSMITW
Vlogbrothers
http://www.youtube.com/user/vlogbrothers?ob=4
Chris Crocker
http://www.youtube.com/user/itschriscrocker?ob=1
Evil Iguana
Productions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sYBqhOEdRQ
fiveawesomegirls
http://www.youtube.com/user/fiveawesomegirls?ob=4
Fiveawesomeguys
http://www.youtube.com/user/fiveawesomeguys?ob=4
and many many many many many many more.
