Remembering Lonelygirl15 YouTube Orbit 28-365

Found an old blog post from October of 2006, right after I'd discovered YouTube and Lonelygirl15. Please leave a comment or video with your reminiscences of:

1) Your memories of Lonelygirl15 before anyone knew she was a scripted show
and/or
2) Your memories of when you first discovered the community on youtube

Illuminatta's YouTube Orbit Day 28 (almost a full month!)
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People & Blogs

Tags:

• lonelygirl15
• youtube
• orbit
• memories
• blogging
• vlogging

[83annak]

I love your video...it's so truthful somehow...talking about the phenomenon YT became...and what you can see there...it's incredible, sometimes scary, sometimes very emotional. I didn't know something about Lonelygirl15, but it's intriguing stuff...

Anyway...like you and your video very much! Best wishes from ANNA

[Illuminatta]

@83annak That is so sweet! Thanks so much, Anna!

[milowent]

i watched lg15 before we "knew" it was fake. that really was an amazing time, there really hasn't been a hoax/story as gripping to me using internet video since then.

if you watched lg15:outbreak, you really stuck around for the whole thing! we probably posted on lg15.com at the same time ... who knows.... cheers, milo

[Illuminatta]

@milowent Hi Milo,

Yes, it was a unique and groundbreaking series. I was so caught up in it. And yes, I remember when John was talking about it. I see you've been knocking around here as long as I have! LOL

[LMN1968]

I've never seen her blog. I'll go check it out.

[Illuminatta]

@LMN1968 Let me know what you think. You should watch from the very beginning. It's quite addictive. Start watching them and pretend you think it's a real girl vlogging.

[milowent]

@milowent btw, i see mentions of the vlogbrothers below. i remember when john green was watching and posting about lg15 -- he even mentioned his idea in chat one to start a videoblog (this was pre-vlogbrothers). i remember him saying he was afraid no one would watch videos that talked about books. i wholeheartedly agreed. haha, little did we know....

[Illuminatta]

@MaladaptiveCatalyst Absolutely! :D

[MaladaptiveCatalyst]

@Illuminatta  ...and laughter of course.

[Illuminatta]

@MaladaptiveCatalyst awwwwwwwwwwww...if anything should be contagious, it should be smiles. :)