Complex sentence: Her rise to exposure began in late 2008 and early 2009, surrounding self-made videos were initially made to be posted to her Gaia Online profile, which they then spread to 4chan and other sites, resulting in a large online following.
Split into simpler sentences: Her rise to exposure began in late 2008 and early 2009, surrounding self-made videos were initially made to be posted to her Gaia Online profile. They then spread to 4chan and other sites, resulting in a large online following.