{"id":11338,"date":"2016-11-23T09:42:46","date_gmt":"2016-11-23T14:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/p8site.com\/oldp8\/?p=11338"},"modified":"2016-11-23T09:42:46","modified_gmt":"2016-11-23T14:42:46","slug":"casey-neistat-ends-vlog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/p8site.com\/oldp8\/casey-neistat-ends-vlog\/","title":{"rendered":"The King of Daily Vlogging Hangs Up His… Glasses!"},"content":{"rendered":"

What do you do when you\u2019re a content king?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Well, to take a lesson from Jared, we pivot!<\/span><\/p>\n

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When you\u2019ve grown to nearly 6 million YouTube subscribers within a few years, obviously a lot has gone right for you! \u00a0In the case of Casey Neistat, he rose to YouTube fame with his daily vlogs. \u00a0With such a simple idea \u2013 showcasing his daily life through 10(ish) minute vlogs \u2013 not much got in the way of 534 consecutive daily vlogs. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Who is Casey Neistat?<\/h3>\n

Some say he was a real-life version of the Simpson\u2019s Poochi, other say his title is a Professional Fun-Haver, but I prefer to keep it simple. \u00a0To me, Casey Neistat was basically a travel companion. \u00a0I am a commuting student so a large bulk of his vlogs were watched on my Galaxy S6 while commuting on the Septa West Trenton line. \u00a0From the time I watched my very first Casey video I was hooked. \u00a0As with many of his other viewers, my first experience with him was his s<\/span>nowboarding through New York <\/a><\/span>and it absolutely blew me away. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Now I know that wasn\u2019t part of his daily vlog series, but with over 15 million views, that video harnessed everything that is Casey Neistat \u2013 a professional fun-haver. \u00a0His unique film making skills proved to be useful when he made the switch from HBO to YouTube, but even then it takes a whole lot of creativity to maintain a level of popularity for over 18 months. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Why is he stopping?<\/h3>\n

Casey is the type of person who thrives under pressure. \u00a0His goal at the start of his vlog series was the challenge himself to create, edit, and upload a video every day. \u00a0Now that he\u2019s done it for over 500 consecutive days, there just isn\u2019t much of a challenge anymore.<\/span><\/p>\n

“The safest thing I can do right now is to do exactly what I’m doing right now. \u2026 That’s what is scary about YouTube is that once you find success, there’s a temptation to not change anything creatively because you don’t want to jeopardize that success. But what happens over time is that people start getting sick of seeing the same thing over and over.” -Casey Neistat<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Bigger projects are on the horizon for Casey. \u00a0A few week ago he promised a video about his trip to Vietnam with his son, Owen. \u00a0 As my level of eagerness continues to rise in anticipation for this video, I keep finding myself looking back on some of his best videos because quite frankly, they’re too good not to! \u00a0Here’s some of my personal favorites.<\/p>\n