Don't Wait Create

<p>What do Justin Bieber Lilly Singh and Andy Samberg have in common? They all launched their careers by creating content online.</p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(14 16 26 1)>In the past the content we consumed the celebrities we admired and mainstream pop culture as a whole were defined largely by invisible gatekeepers and the popular visual media space was shrouded in mystery and exclusivity.</span></p><p><br></p><p>Now digital media platforms like YouTube Instagram and TikTok have become a phenomenon that has entered mainstream pop culture from Issa Rae's <em>Awkward Black Girl</em> web series that became HBO's <em>Insecure</em> to Sarah Cooper's viral TikTok that landed her a Netflix comedy special.</p><p><br></p><p>In her book <em>Don't Wait Create: How to Be A Content Creator in the New Digital Revolution</em> Erica Barry provides a roadmap to digital content creation and finding one's creative voice and highlights the journeys of successful digital creators like Bo Burnham Chloe Fineman Jimmy Tatro and others.</p><p><br></p><p>All of these creators leveraged the digital revolution and launched their careers thanks to their ingenuity drive and a stable internet connection. Will you be next? </p>