Online media; the reactions of this vessel come from two opposite sides of the spectrum, almost as if it were two separate entities. On one side, a revolutionary tool to connect ideas and individuals. The other, a dangerous weapon to corrupt academics and adolescents. One laudable individual uses this new creation to connect, educate, and entertain the Millennials. Hank Green, an outstanding online leader,makes the internet a more organized and more profitable place for creators, gives adolescents the tools to become greater and more educated members of society, and spreads charity throughout the online world.
Firstly, Mr. Green exemplifies his leadership in twenty-first century media through YouTube, and plays a major role in improving the control that creators have over their content, advertising, and funding. One of the major issues that online creators have is generating revenue and raising funds for projects. Hank Green along with his brother, John Green, formed a company to solve this issue. The organization these two created was Subbable, a video subscription service that helped fund YouTubers. Subbable later merged
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On his own YouTube channel, Green encourages adolescents to think on a deeper and more meaningful level. Mr. Green often addresses current events, and attempts to educate the common man in a comprehensible way. This passion for education lead him to form YouTube channels like SciShow and CrashCourse; on these channels Hank Green collaborates with other creators, and focuses on certain facets of education such as science, literature, and history. These quirky, smart, and clever online videos educate viewers on the aforementioned subjects, and engage students in a way that assists in fostering a love of learning. Mr. Green, a catalyst for educational online content, is able to lead the internet into a more educated age through these