Name: Scooter Magruder: 2012 Year in Review
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I'm in a different location because I wanted to do something a little different today.

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I want to talk about where I've been and where I'm going.

In 2012, I accomplished a lot on YouTube.

And even though I joined YouTube in 2006, I really didn't start making videos until

During 2012, my videos have been featured on the Huffington Post.

This year alone, three of my videos were on the Today Show.

But it's important to note that on January 29th I only had 1,000 subscribers and I wasn't

But that's really the reason I started making videos: for fun…not to get rich and famous,

it's just because I wanted to have a voice…to say whatever DAHECK I wanted to say.

On February 24th, I was fortunate to have a viral video, my most successful video to

This video led directly to me becoming a full time partner on YouTube.

I got an email asking me if I wanted to be a partner.

It was amazing because it just felt like someone validated what I was doing.

I kept looking at other YouTubers, picking up little things that they would do.

And, someehow between all of this, I was able to develop my own style: the Scooter Magruder

I started making my own different types of series: Top 100 videos, Stuff Fans Say, Not

And I guess some people liked it because on May 1st I reached over 10,000 subscribers.

At that point, you really couldn't say anything to me.

Exactly one week after that, I was announced as YouTube Next Vlogger.

Basically, I entered a competition put on by YouTube and out of thousands of people

that applied worldwide, not just in the US, I was selected as one of sixteen Next Vloggers.

This remains the single biggest achievement for me in 2012.

Through Google+ Hangouts we got mentorship by some of the top YouTubers: WhatTheBuck,

Natalie Tran from Community Channel, and iJustine.

We received promotion on YouTube and video equipment as well.

In fact, this video (camera) and the lighting for this video YouTube gave to me as part

I was able to meet 15 other people who were really passionate about making videos.

And to this day, I remain good friends with some of them.

Some of them you may even recognize from being in some of my videos.

But most importantly, it was as if someone looked at all my hard work and just said:

“You know what, I agree with what you're doing.

I see your hard work and here's the payout.”

A couple months after the YouTube Next Vlogger program, I reached 25,000 subscribers on YouTube.

And as of December 30th 2012, I have over 40,000 subscribers.

And to each and every one of you who support me, I would just like to say:

Whether you've ever shared a video on Facebook, whether you've ever retweeted me, or even

sent me a suggestion for another video, you don't really understand how far those things

But as for what you can expect for next year, I got a lot of Top 100 videos planned, I finally

got the format for the Not About That Life figured out, and I will be replacing Stuff

Fans Say with a new series that I think everyone will love called Magruder Mobile.

There's so many more things that I left out that know I could tell you but I'm not

2012 was a good year and, lord willing, 2013 will be even better.

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