Me at the Zoo

Chris Crocker was bullied out of school in the 8th grade and was, by his account, raised on the Internet. Crocker's online videos have been viewed over 270 million times to date and is part of the first wave of young people coming into adulthood under constant self-surveillance.

In 2007 Crocker made the infamous YouTube video declaration "Leave Britney Alone!". At that time, all media outlets had photographers glued to Britney Spear's every move. Chris Crocker's fate intersected with his icon when he offered an emotionally raw video defense of his pop idol and became a whipping boy in mainstream media. To this day his name calls to question the authenticity of that video.

Chris Crocker is now one of thousands selected into the YouTube partnership program.