Comments on: Lonelygirl15 mystery continues http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/08/27/lonelygirl15-mystery-continues/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: The truth about lonelygirl15? » Mathew Ingram: mathewingram.com/work http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/08/27/lonelygirl15-mystery-continues/comment-page-1/#comment-46151 The truth about lonelygirl15? » Mathew Ingram: mathewingram.com/work Fri, 08 Sep 2006 03:20:51 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/08/27/lonelygirl15-mystery-continues/#comment-46151 [...] Although there have been several hints and rumours, which I have written about here and here — and which Virginia Heffernan at the New York Times and others at the L.A. Times, the Times of London and elsewhere have written about — the truth about who is behind the “lonelygirl15″ videos on YouTube has remained elusive. [...] [...] Although there have been several hints and rumours, which I have written about here and here — and which Virginia Heffernan at the New York Times and others at the L.A. Times, the Times of London and elsewhere have written about — the truth about who is behind the “lonelygirl15″ videos on YouTube has remained elusive. [...]

]]> By: Journeys of Jack Tripper http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/08/27/lonelygirl15-mystery-continues/comment-page-1/#comment-41399 Journeys of Jack Tripper Mon, 28 Aug 2006 15:11:20 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/08/27/lonelygirl15-mystery-continues/#comment-41399 <strong>Guten tag, Deutchland! | Well ain't this a geographical oddity?...</strong> Germany has latched onto the Lonelygirl15 phenomenon and the debates over whether she's a hoax, scam, fake, authentic, real, or any other adjective one might use to bump up search results. The Frankfurt General Sunday paper had this to say...... Guten tag, Deutchland! | Well ain’t this a geographical oddity?…

Germany has latched onto the Lonelygirl15 phenomenon and the debates over whether she’s a hoax, scam, fake, authentic, real, or any other adjective one might use to bump up search results. The Frankfurt General Sunday paper had this to say……

]]> By: The Internet is People » Document » Lonelygirl15: a new kind of viral marketing? http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/08/27/lonelygirl15-mystery-continues/comment-page-1/#comment-41337 The Internet is People » Document » Lonelygirl15: a new kind of viral marketing? Mon, 28 Aug 2006 09:13:52 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/08/27/lonelygirl15-mystery-continues/#comment-41337 [...] It would appear, however, that all is not what it seems. Some of the later vlogs seem suspiciously staged, and references to her devout - but unspecified - religion in earlier posts culminated in a shot of an altar to Aleister Crowley. A seemingly-innocent fan site actually registered its domain well before Bree started posting to Youtube, which clearly suggests a thought-out marketing campaign. Similarly, filmmaker Brian Flemming seems to be putting a little too much thought into the mystery. He has a movie, Danielle, coming out next year, formerly entitled The Beast. Net sleuths have been quick to point out that Bree’s friend Daniel’s Youtube username is DanielBeast. [...] [...] It would appear, however, that all is not what it seems. Some of the later vlogs seem suspiciously staged, and references to her devout – but unspecified – religion in earlier posts culminated in a shot of an altar to Aleister Crowley. A seemingly-innocent fan site actually registered its domain well before Bree started posting to Youtube, which clearly suggests a thought-out marketing campaign. Similarly, filmmaker Brian Flemming seems to be putting a little too much thought into the mystery. He has a movie, Danielle, coming out next year, formerly entitled The Beast. Net sleuths have been quick to point out that Bree’s friend Daniel’s Youtube username is DanielBeast. [...]

]]> By: Newsome.Org http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/08/27/lonelygirl15-mystery-continues/comment-page-1/#comment-41551 Newsome.Org Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/08/27/lonelygirl15-mystery-continues/#comment-41551 <!--%kramer-pre%-->attribution is either a weak stab at satire or the most ridiculous post ever. James Robertson agrees. Thankfully, the offending blog seems to have been suspended by its ISP. I missed the whole Lonelygirl15 debate, but Mathew Ingram has a good primer on it, including links to a couple of others speculating on whether this is a real person or some sort of viral marketing. I watched about 10 seconds of one episode on YouTube, and lost interest- in the video itself.<!--%kramer-post%--> attribution is either a weak stab at satire or the most ridiculous post ever. James Robertson agrees. Thankfully, the offending blog seems to have been suspended by its ISP. I missed the whole Lonelygirl15 debate, but Mathew Ingram has a good primer on it, including links to a couple of others speculating on whether this is a real person or some sort of viral marketing. I watched about 10 seconds of one episode on YouTube, and lost interest- in the video itself.

]]> By: Ben Werdmuller :: Blog http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/08/27/lonelygirl15-mystery-continues/comment-page-1/#comment-43476 Ben Werdmuller :: Blog Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/08/27/lonelygirl15-mystery-continues/#comment-43476 <!--%kramer-pre%-->s been some talk over the past few days about Lonelygirl15, a 16-year-old homeschooled girl called Bree who posts well-shot, entertainingly edited videologs on Youtube with her friend Daniel. It would appear, however, that all is not what it seems. Some of the later vlogs seem suspiciously staged, and references to her devout - but unspecified - religion in earlier posts culminated in a shot of an altar to Aleister Crowley. A seemingly-innocent fan site<!--%kramer-post%--> s been some talk over the past few days about Lonelygirl15, a 16-year-old homeschooled girl called Bree who posts well-shot, entertainingly edited videologs on Youtube with her friend Daniel. It would appear, however, that all is not what it seems. Some of the later vlogs seem suspiciously staged, and references to her devout – but unspecified – religion in earlier posts culminated in a shot of an altar to Aleister Crowley. A seemingly-innocent fan site

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