Caitlin Hill

Infobox Internet celebrity
name = Caitlin Hill


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webalias = "TheHill88", "SnarkleKitten",
"ThatGirlOnline"
period active = August 16, 2006-present
host service = YouTube
genre = Comedy, vlogging, lip-sync
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homepage = [http://www.thehill88.com/ www.thehill88.com]

Caitlin Hill (born September 8, 1988) is a YouTube personality under the name TheHill88. She produces, edits and uploads her videos from her home in New York City.Swanwick, Tristan [http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22147113-3102,00.html "Local talent goes global"] The Courier Mail, July 28, 2007]

Dubbed "the goofy princess of cyberspace" by "60 Minutes", Hill maintains one of the most subscribed channels on YouTube, with a regular audience of over 65,000. [ [http://sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=259458 Transcript: "Lights! Camera! Whatever..."] , "60 Minutes", October 15, 2006] [ [http://www.youtube.com/members?s=ms&t=a&g=0 Official YouTube Most Subscribed List] , [http://www.youtube.com youtube.com] as of July 31, 2007] Her videos have a cumulative view count of over 18 million.Swanwick, Tristan [http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22147113-3102,00.html "Local talent goes global"] The Courier Mail, July 28, 2007]

YouTube

Hill submitted her first video to YouTube August 16, 2006, as a fan response to popular web serial "lonelygirl15". [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhGWbWX8f8c Re: I Probably Shouldn't Post This...] ] A day later, Hill began to assemble fans of her own upon uploading " [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQO3K8BcyGM Re: LonelyGirl: Lazydork is Better Than You] " (posted August 17, 2006), a video response to YouTube comedian Richard Stern.Hutcheon, Stephen [http://www.theage.com.au/news/web/caitlins-15-megs-of-fame/2006/09/04/1157222037639.html "Caitlin raps her way to YouTube success"] [http://www.theage.com.au theage.com.au] , September 4, 2006] Described by "The Age" as "cheesy rap", YouTube featured the video; and it went on to receive over 4,000,000 views. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQO3K8BcyGM Re: LonelyGirl: Lazydork is Better Than You] ]

She has credited Zach Braff, Brooke Brodack and Bree, a "lonelygirl15" character played by Jessica Rose, for inspiring her to join the YouTube community. [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mqy8y_q81rI "TheHill88 and Crossmack On TheStream.TV"] [http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=Valpocade YouTube channel of Valpocade,] [http://www.thehill88.com thehill88.com] webmaster, retrieved May 17, 2007] Sandoval, Greg [http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-6160390.html "Top YouTube videographers descend on San Francisco"] [http://www.cnet.com cnet.com] , February 17, 2007"I saw one girl who I thought was real and who could do so much with the world," said Hill, referring to Lonelygirl15, the blogger who became a rage before it was discovered that she was an actress and her character was part of a dramatic role. After seeing the blog, Hill said "I wonder what I can do...I'm still trying to figure out what to do with it, but I think I'll get there."] [ [http://www.blip.tv/file/273505/ CC licensed video interview with Caitlin Hill, by Irina Slutsky] of GETV on Blip.tv, retrieved August 16, 2007]

After sustaining a sizable viewership on YouTube for nearly a year, Hill became one of the first twenty to thirty YouTube users to join the YouTube partnership program in May 2007. [http://youtube.com/members?s=ms&t=w&g=5 YouTube Partners] , as of October 15, 2007] This status lets her take advantage of "promotional opportunities" and advertiser based revenue sharing. [ [http://youtube.com/blog?entry=4b3PkL8HQcw YouTube Elevates Most Popular Users to Partners] , [http://youtube.com/blog The YouTube Blog] May 3, 2007] Cite news | url = http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/05/technology/05tube.html?ex=1187841600&en=ae6940b91e2b4aac&ei=5070 | title = Contributors on YouTube May Share Advertising Revenue | date = 2007-05-05 | accessdate = 2007-08-21 | author = Miguel Helft | work = The New York Times]

In September 2007, Hill announced on her MySpace blog that 2007 will be her last year in the partnership program, stating:

As of October 2007, YouTube no longer lists Hill as a revenue sharing partner.

In addition to her own output, Hill plays a recurring role in "Choose Your Own Tube", a YouTube serial produced and directed by Remi Broadway.

In July 2007 she featured in 'Disgrace', a music-video created by the band Coldstone.

Also in July 2007, Hill played herself in Lisa Donovan's comedy sketch "LisaNova Does Youtube", in which she and other popular video bloggers are kidnapped by Donovan and made to comment on thousands of YouTube user profiles. [Behrens, Zach [http://laist.com/2007/07/11/lisanova_perezhilton.php "LisaNova Kidnaps Perez Hilton"] [http://laist.com LAist.com] , the Los Angeles version of the Gothamist July 11, 2007]

Off YouTube

Hill plays an unpaid but central part in the upcoming independent horror movie "The Girl in the Red Dress",Hutcheon, Stephen [http://www.theage.com.au/news/web/caitlins-15-megs-of-fame/2006/09/04/1157222037639.html "Caitlin raps her way to YouTube success"] [http://www.theage.com.au theage.com.au] , September 4, 2006] featuring Remi Broadway, among others. She plies her YouTube fame to The Darfur Wall, earning the nonprofit website hundreds of hits in a period of two weeks. [ [http://www.newswiretoday.com/news/14146/ The Darfur Wall Introduces Advocates Program] , [http://www.darfurwall.org Darfur Wall] press release February 2, 2007] Her fansite ranks #2 in advocacy points.

In February 2007, Hill visited California to take part in the "As One" YouTube gathering in San Francisco.Sandoval, Greg [http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-6160390.html "Top YouTube videographers descend on San Francisco"] [http://www.cnet.com cnet.com] , February 17, 2007] She appeared on Tom Green Live with "Weird Al" Yankovic and Mike Vallely during her stay.

Over the course of repeated travels to the United States, Hill has auditioned for roles in several big-budget Hollywood movies.Swanwick, Tristan [http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22147113-3102,00.html "Local talent goes global"] The Courier Mail, July 28, 2007]

In 2008, Caitlin Hill announced in multiple videos that she moved to New York City, New York.

See also

* YouTube celebrities
* Vegemite wars

References

External links

* [http://www.youtube.com/user/TheHill88 Caitlin Hill's account on YouTube]
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/SnarkleKitten Caitlin Hill's "SnarkleKitten" account on YouTube]
* [http://www.thehill88.com/ TheHill88.com, Caitlin Hill's official fansite.]
* [http://www.chooseyourowntube.com/ Choose Your Own Tube]
* [http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=caitlin%20hill%20AND%20mediatype%3Amovies%20AND%20collection%3Acomputersandtechvideos Segmented, CC licensed video interview with Caitlin Hill, by Christian Einfeldt] , of [http://www.digitaltippingpoint.com digitaltippingpoint.com] .