Listen "The mystery of lonelygirl15"
Episode Synopsis
This week, we delve into the mysterious world of lonelygirl15, which began in 2006 as a vlog by a teenage girl named Bree but turned out to be a groundbreaking web series.
We recount the channel’s rise to the most subscribed on YouTube, the eventual reveal of its fictional nature, and the innovative use of social media integration, product placements, and viewer-funded content.
This week we are subscribing to:
Lucy – local library card
Max – Scavenger’s Reign (Netflix)
https://www.youtube.com/@RewindTimePod
https://www.instagram.com/rewindtimepod/
https://www.tiktok.com/@rewindtimepod
Lucy:
https://www.youtube.com/c/LucyLivinYT
https://www.instagram.com/lucy.livin/
https://www.tiktok.com/@lucy_livin
Max:
https://www.instagram.com/max.eagles/
We recount the channel’s rise to the most subscribed on YouTube, the eventual reveal of its fictional nature, and the innovative use of social media integration, product placements, and viewer-funded content.
This week we are subscribing to:
Lucy – local library card
Max – Scavenger’s Reign (Netflix)
https://www.youtube.com/@RewindTimePod
https://www.instagram.com/rewindtimepod/
https://www.tiktok.com/@rewindtimepod
Lucy:
https://www.youtube.com/c/LucyLivinYT
https://www.instagram.com/lucy.livin/
https://www.tiktok.com/@lucy_livin
Max:
https://www.instagram.com/max.eagles/
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