The latest news on the significant webseries front is that some folks are spinning off from the UK Bebo webseries Kate Modern to launch a new Brit-set webseries for MySpace.
“Big Balls Films and Pete Gibbons will make a pilot of the UK-set I Love Chieftown drama this month, with a full 60-”webisode” series launching in [...]
Sweet, my first pun of the day. Bebo has announced a partnership between Unilever’s teen deodorant spray Sure Girl and the new web series (or “snack drama” 
Sophia’s Diary. According to Brand Republic:
“Bebo users will be encouraged to send in articles in the theme of “What makes you sweat?” with the chance of winning a [...]
So, Billy Bragg has written an opinion piece for the NYT (man, this paper is like the next Wired!) about how some of the $800,000,000+ that AOL paid for Bebo should be shared with the many musicians who uploaded their music to the site over the past few years.
He claims, “The musicians who posted their [...]
There is another review of the new Bebo web series, Sophia’s Diary, up at NewTeeVee. For the most part, they agree that it is very nicely produced but aren’t especially thrilled with the writing.
Their other problem has to do with the show’s inconsistent treatment of the “fourth wall.” While earlier series like LonelyGirl15 used direct [...]
Over on ReelPop there is a look at the latest webisodic offering from Bebo called Sophia’s Diary.
“When an episode’s posted, a viewer poll asks multiple choice questions to determine what direction the show’ll go next. I’ve only seen rough cuts of episodes one and four, which may suggest that the producers established set waypoints to guide [...]
WSJ has a look at the growing trend among social networking sites like Bebo and MySpace using original video content as a way to grow and expand their user base:
“The growing popularity of YouTube poses a particular competitive threat to social-networking sites. Roughly a quarter of users who view videos on MySpace also watch shows [...]
KateModern, a spinoff of LonelyGirl15, has just lined up Toyota for some sponsorship/product placement.
“Bebo’s leading online drama KateModern which averages 1.5 million views per week, will be filming 7 episodes in 3 cities featuring a special brand integration with Aygo Platinum by Toyota.
Next week, fans of the show will be able to come and witness [...]
