Comments on: The agony of the mundane http://cmoore.com/2006/07/19/the-agony-of-the-mundane/ Sun, 06 Jun 2010 07:43:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Grumpasaurus.com » In other words, hoax http://cmoore.com/2006/07/19/the-agony-of-the-mundane/comment-page-1/#comment-928 Grumpasaurus.com » In other words, hoax Thu, 14 Sep 2006 04:29:08 +0000 http://cmoore.com/2006/07/19/there-are-no-unique-experiences-in-the-world/#comment-928 [...] Updating an update, Lonelygirl15 not a hoax, she’s just a made-up character telling fictitious stories to credulous audiences and who wrote back to other “teenagers” while in character and never revealing that “Bree” was a mythical creation. The creators behind the Internet video mystery teen Lonelygirl15 want their fans to know they are not a front for a big Hollywood studio marketing some upcoming film. [...] [...] Updating an update, Lonelygirl15 not a hoax, she’s just a made-up character telling fictitious stories to credulous audiences and who wrote back to other “teenagers” while in character and never revealing that “Bree” was a mythical creation. The creators behind the Internet video mystery teen Lonelygirl15 want their fans to know they are not a front for a big Hollywood studio marketing some upcoming film. [...]

]]> By: Grumpasaurus.com » I think that’s called ‘viral marketing’ http://cmoore.com/2006/07/19/the-agony-of-the-mundane/comment-page-1/#comment-816 Grumpasaurus.com » I think that’s called ‘viral marketing’ Fri, 08 Sep 2006 18:47:47 +0000 http://cmoore.com/2006/07/19/there-are-no-unique-experiences-in-the-world/#comment-816 [...] also, fraud. In an update to a post on a site to which I have no connection or affiliation, it turns out that the YouTube celebrity lonelygirl15 is a complete and utter hoax. A starlet wannabe affiliated with the CAA doing web videos as part of the pre-marketing campaign for a horror film to be released at some future point Lonelygirl15 appears to be an innocent, home-schooled 16-year-old, pouring her heart out for her video camera in the privacy of her bedroom. But since May, her brief posts on the video-sharing site YouTube and the social networking hub MySpace have launched a Web mystery eagerly followed by her million-plus viewers: Who is this sheltered ingenue who calls herself “Bree,” and is she in some sort of danger — or, worse, the tool of some giant marketing machine? [...] [...] also, fraud. In an update to a post on a site to which I have no connection or affiliation, it turns out that the YouTube celebrity lonelygirl15 is a complete and utter hoax. A starlet wannabe affiliated with the CAA doing web videos as part of the pre-marketing campaign for a horror film to be released at some future point Lonelygirl15 appears to be an innocent, home-schooled 16-year-old, pouring her heart out for her video camera in the privacy of her bedroom. But since May, her brief posts on the video-sharing site YouTube and the social networking hub MySpace have launched a Web mystery eagerly followed by her million-plus viewers: Who is this sheltered ingenue who calls herself “Bree,” and is she in some sort of danger — or, worse, the tool of some giant marketing machine? [...]

]]> By: Grumpasaurus.com » YouTube’s newest star http://cmoore.com/2006/07/19/the-agony-of-the-mundane/comment-page-1/#comment-759 Grumpasaurus.com » YouTube’s newest star Mon, 14 Aug 2006 20:16:33 +0000 http://cmoore.com/2006/07/19/there-are-no-unique-experiences-in-the-world/#comment-759 [...] (note the callout to Renetto! hee) [...] [...] (note the callout to Renetto! hee) [...]

]]> By: Chris http://cmoore.com/2006/07/19/the-agony-of-the-mundane/comment-page-1/#comment-721 Chris Wed, 19 Jul 2006 23:33:43 +0000 http://cmoore.com/2006/07/19/there-are-no-unique-experiences-in-the-world/#comment-721 He's in character, but other than the affected voice, I don't know if there's a common thread. Capote social critic meets absurdist, I guess. His other movies are funny too. Check out his frames, though. Those are, like $750 mondo stylish ones. I don't think he's really a basement dwelling freakazoid... though I wouldn't be surprised if he were. He’s in character, but other than the affected voice, I don’t know if there’s a common thread. Capote social critic meets absurdist, I guess. His other movies are funny too.

Check out his frames, though. Those are, like $750 mondo stylish ones. I don’t think he’s really a basement dwelling freakazoid… though I wouldn’t be surprised if he were.

]]> By: chartoo http://cmoore.com/2006/07/19/the-agony-of-the-mundane/comment-page-1/#comment-720 chartoo Wed, 19 Jul 2006 22:32:32 +0000 http://cmoore.com/2006/07/19/there-are-no-unique-experiences-in-the-world/#comment-720 Renetto is funneee... Not sure why the Aliens would be interested in his brain waves, LOL, but hey, what do I know about Aliens... * Renetto is funneee…

Not sure why the Aliens would be interested in his brain waves, LOL, but hey, what do I know about Aliens…

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