Bryony Matthewman thought about her friend asking 'who is Paperlilies' and remembered how she had no answer beyond 'moi, it's moi' and she can't believe she ever thought that.
Paul Robinett explained: There's so much power in being a video blogger because you're believable and you're authentic and when you say something, it matters. Renetto went onward to create an independent niche of YouTube originals on his Vloggerheads project, of which Tasciotti was a willing participant.
At the age of 19, Stevie Ryan made the move to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. Throughout 2006 and 2007, Ryan booked various commercial projects while also filming, editing, and acting in videos which she posted online. In February 2006, during this early rise of Youtube.com, she became the first friend of Mr. E (Edward Wood) Peter Tasciotti's online personae, EntertainmentGiant and MysterEy1. The connection between two supportive originals, Stevie Ryan and Tasciotti sparked the development of a core of independent content creators. Her energy as the LittleLoca character inspired Youtubia, as she accomplished many artistic outlets in addition to the early online video-sharing phenomenon.
Tasciotti aka Tasciotti joined the YouTube partnership , as part of the initial wave of 100 creative partners. Caitlin Hill was among the first twenty to thirty YouTube users to join the YouTube partnership program in May 2007. This process was the beta launch of the invitation only phase. By her own choosing, Caitlin Hill no longer listed as a YouTube partner after October 2007, due to serious personal considerations, which is of note to Youtubia.
Peter Appleseed Tasciotti and Renetto Paul Robinett, among others, were featured in the book on this subject, YouTube for Dummies, by Doug-Sahlin and Chris Botello, published by Wiley Publishing, Inc. (2007).