In this YouTube video, James Charles takes a nostalgic journey through his early social media presence. He reminisces about starting a Club Penguin blog at 11, creating a Twitter account with relatable tweets, and designing Tumblr themes. James reflects on his various online personas, from a Club Penguin enthusiast to a Twitter influencer and Tumblr theme designer. He acknowledges his past mistakes, such as selling his Twitter account and hacking in Mario Kart Wii. The video is a candid look at his growth from an internet-savvy kid to a social media expert.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. James Charles started a Club Penguin blog at 11 years old.
2. He ran the blog with his best friend, Debris.
3. The blog was called "cpjnd" (Club Penguin James and Debris).
4. James Charles had a Twitter account called "that's what kids do".
5. He started the Twitter account after noticing the rise of relatable tweet accounts.
6. The Twitter account gained 18,344 followers and 5,000 tweets.
7. The account was eventually hacked and sold.
8. James Charles created a Tumblr account called "respawn.tumblr.com".
9. He was 12 years old when he started the Tumblr account.
10. The Tumblr account gained a large following and was later sold for around $10,000.
11. James Charles started a YouTube channel at a young age.
12. He posted videos on the channel, including singing videos and webcam videos.
13. One of his YouTube videos, "I", was uploaded 12 years ago and has 679,000 views.
14. James Charles used to hack on Mario Kart Wii and was banned by Nintendo.
15. He got his account back after calling Nintendo and begging to be unbanned.
16. James Charles started a hair business in middle school and did girls' hair for prom and homecoming.
17. He learned how to do makeup and eventually became a beauty YouTuber.