Just how big has YouTube become? Well, in the three and a half (!) short years since it was introduced to the public, it has become a serious venue for political ads and a legitimate rival to television itself in the number of viewers it attracts (especially of the younger generation). Millions of people worldwide now dream of getting famous via YouTube videos, skipping the traditional Hollywood route altogether. (The site has even propelled one struggling young actress to a role in a major Hollywood film (more…)