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CNET News.com writes that Lonelygirl15, LisaNova, HappySlip, renetto, Smosh, and valsartdiary others “who have garnered YouTube celebrity status” have formed money-making partnership with YouTube. There is more at the YouTube blog, which adds:

So now that you’ve read this, you’re probably wondering, “How can I get in on the action?” This is only available to the initial participants. But if you create original content, have built and maintained an audience on YouTube, and think you might qualify for this program based on what’s above, you can express interest on our partnership lead form.

NewTeeVee reports that according to Jamie Byrne, head of product marketing at YouTube:

20 to 40 star producers would be included in the initial rollout, with more potentially added in the future.

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