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Smash Bros. DOJO!! - 0 views

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    best game ever comes out soon
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Wired 14.12: The Secret World of Lonelygirl - 0 views

  • Beckett had met him through a friend and wanted to make sure Lonelygirl15 didn't get them sued for deceiving the public
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      This was a good idea on their part. It would be bad if they were successful and then got sued for something.
  • Last week, he spotted his neighbors – two Playboy playmates – and invited them in. They glanced at his room, got suspicious, and quickly left.
  • It's all the more engrossing because viewers can correspond with the characters and even affect the plot.
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  • Welcome to the set of Lonelygirl15, the breakout Web hit that, in September, was unmasked by fans as a work of fiction. What nearly a million people thought was the room of a sweet, charismatic teen named Bree is actually the Beverly Hills bedroom of Lonelygirl15's cocreator Mesh Flinders, an unshaven 27-year-old who is fighting the flu and running a fever of 101. He hasn't left this room for more than 24 hours. "I've got no reason to leave," Flinders says, rubbing his bloodshot eyes and then blowing his nose. The room smells like sweat. "I write the scripts here, we shoot them here, and I sleep here. Why leave?"
  • A Hollywood movie is understood to be fictional. Vlogging on YouTube is not.
dracmere

Wired 14.12: YouTube vs. Boob Tube - 0 views

  • YouTube will survive
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      I believe that one day Youtube might take over the TV. I personally have heard my mom saying she wishes she could just watch Youtube on TV. This would also allow companies to put commercials inbetween videos.
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Wired 14.12: YouTube vs. Boob Tube - 0 views

  • Everyone, in the back of his mind, wants to be a star," Hurley asserts for probably the quadrillionth time, "and we provide the audience to make it happen.
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      Just by looking at this quote we can see why Youtube is a success. It is true that most people want to be a star and to give them a chance is going to be a hit. Unfortantly, if you watch Youtube you can see that some people should not ever be stars.
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Wired 14.12: YouTube vs. Boob Tube - 0 views

  • $1.65 billion in stock to be the cute little kitty-cat's home.
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      Thats a lot of money to earn just for a home made video. I wonder if this means that TV shows that feature funny home made videos are a thing of the past.
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Wired 14.12: The Secret World of Lonelygirl - 0 views

  • You make movies for the big screen, sitcoms for TV, and something else entirely for the Internet.
    • dracmere
       
      He makes a good point. You have to make something to fit the media medium you are making it for. In terms of writing you wouldn't write a poem for a whole book, unless it was a really long poem.
  • He wanted to create shows in which the line between reality and fiction is blurred, where viewers can correspond with the characters and actually become involved in the story by posting their own videos.
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      This is an interesting idea that I think internet users will love. Being able to finally interact with what you are watching instead of shouting at the TV with no results is something everybody can enjoy.
dracmere

Wired 14.12: The Secret World of Lonelygirl - 0 views

  • Beckett had met him through a friend and wanted to make sure Lonelygirl15 didn't get them sued for deceiving the public.
    • dracmere
       
      This was a good idea on their part. It would be bad if they were successful and then got sued by somebody.
dracmere

Wired 14.12: The Secret World of Lonelygirl - 0 views

  • $500 a week to play Bree full time
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      I wish I got paid that much. Thats pretty cool for her to get paid to be on Youtube. Just more evidence that Youtube is taking over.
  • But the fans – raised on the unreality of reality TV and with the role-playing ethos of the Web – seemed to take the revelation in stride.
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      Seems like viewers treated like a regular show. I know if I was a viewer I wouldn't of cared. If something entertains you then just because it isn't real doesn't mean it will stop entertaining you.
dracmere

Wired 14.12: YouTube vs. Boob Tube - 0 views

  • $1.65 billion in stock to be the cute little kitty-cat's home.
    • dracmere
       
      Thats a lot of money for a home made video. I wonder if this is the end for TV shows about funny home made videos?
dracmere

Wired 14.12: YouTube vs. Boob Tube - 0 views

  • As for Sacerdoti's so-called postroll ads, even the most self-satisfied marketer wants to know who in the world would stick around to watch – or, more to the point, who can prove that anyone did.
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      This brings up a good point. I do not know of many people that would stick around for a commercial after the video. I usually am ready to click on the next video after the one I am watching is done.
  • Wait until their commercials make it onto YouTube and hope they go viral.
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      This option seems to work. I have seen many Superbowl ads make it onto Youtube, which probably allows more people to see them then the Superbowl did.
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