The New York Times reports that NBC has gone ahead and purchased the Internet show Quarterlife. Numerous tv shows have schedule changes or are running out of episodes – you can see a chart here — because of the ongoing writers’ strike. The rapidly diminishing number of quality shows has the networks looking for other options such as game shows and reality tv. NBC managed to find in Quarterlife an online show that had enough quality to be broadcast on television. The Times says NBC buying Quarterlife to air on the network is a “first-of-its-kind deal” for a web-based show. “Quarterlife” deals with a group of creative 25-year-olds and how their personal lives are described in the blog of the lead character, a would-be writer named Dylan Krieger. Though they would not disclose the exact terms of the deal, Silverman and Herskovitz said NBC had agreed to become a partner in the “Quarterlife” concept, by paying a license fee that Herskovitz said was much less than what is paid for conventional shows. NBC will be able to replay the episodes on its Web sites after the broadcasts and will sell the negatives of the episodes internationally. But for as long as the series runs, the episodes will first appear on the “Quarterlife” Web site. The idea originated more than a year ago when Herskovitz and his longtime partner, Ed Zwick, decided they had to find a way to create entertainment that would be free of corporate ownership–and creative interference. Some of the tech blogs have been buzzing that the writers’ strike will benefit web publishers somehow either as a boon to original web video content or by sending advertisers toward the Internet. Advertisers are already pretty keen on trying out the Internet so the writers’ strike isn’t really going to motivate them anymore than they already are. As far as web fiction goes Quarterlife is really the exception to the rule. Most web fiction is either too short or the production values are not good enough for it to make the jump to television. There probably isn’t enough time to get an original high quality web series off the ground quickly enough before the writers’ strike is over — especially with the top 12,000 script writers on strike. The web might compete a little better in the humor category than in fiction but even then you are still lacking the top comedy writers and the tv studios. You can keep up with latest news on the writers’ strike here on Twitter. The first episode of Quarterlife can be seen below. Other episodes can be found on the show’s website. Quarterlife can also be seen on MySpaceTV where it should not be confused with an online reality series called Roommates. Posted in Video Permalink | Recent Headlines | Twitter | WWFeeds.com

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Blog Tips on Twitter
Our sister site WritersWrite.com has launched a Twitter for blogging tips at twitter.com/blogtips. This Twitter account will provide links to one or two blog posts or articles featuring blogging advice or tips each day. Twitter has proven to be a useful tool for covering breaking news events like earthquakes, wildfires, and the writers’ strike so it should work very well for blog tips as well. For many more uses of Twitter check out the handy Twitter Fan Wiki. You can also keep up with new Twitter uses on Twitter Hacks. WritersWrite.com has been providing writing news and information since 1997. BloggersBlog.com was spun off from WritersWrite.com in February, 2005. Posted in Twitter Permalink | Recent Headlines | Twitter | WWFeeds.com

iJustine Fills in for Malik and Arrington at BlogWorld
Blognation is reporting that two confirmed speakers for the BlogWorld Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada did not attend. Fortunately, lifecaster Justine Ezarik – aka iJustine – filled in as a speaker on one of the panels. Valleywag offers this explanation. Om, apparently called in sick, while Arrington, according to Leo Laporte, “forgot” about his commitment. The replacement? A chat with Justine Ezarik, who hosts a lifecasting videoblog under the name iJustine. For attendees who were disappointed by the switch, we offer one consolation: The comely video blogger is far, far easier on the eyes than Arrington or Malik. Hail the new cult leader! More discussion of the missing speakers be found here, here, here and here. The BlogWorld Expo website contains a handy collection of blogging statistics. You can also read their blog for a look at some of what is going on at the blogging trade show. There’s a BlogWorld Twitter as well. Here’s a video of iJustine touring the BlogWorld convention floor. Update 11-10-07: Michael Arrington says he never agreed to attend the Blogworld conference and he “would really appreciate it if the organizers of Blogworld would post something clearing this up.” The Blogworld Expo’s website does list Arrington as a speaker so they really should explain why Michael Arrington was listed if he never agreed to attend. Posted in Blogging Events Permalink | Recent Headlines | Twitter | WWFeeds.com

Two More Social Media Websites: Mixx and myM
A couple new social media sites are being discussed in tech blogs today. Mixx is a new Digg-like site that also features photos and videos on its homepage. TechCrunch blogs that some unhappy Digg users are wandering over to Mixx. New startup Mixx, which went in to private beta just two months ago, may be finding itself with the right product at the right time. Digg users, including top contributors, are showing an increasing amount of frustration with the Digg community, and many are leaving. Conspiracy theories that Digg auto buries stories with certain topics or linking to certain sites only compounds the problem. Some users eventually go to Reddit, Propeller or any of a number of other Digg-like sites. But a disproportionate amount of them seem to be heading to Mixx, and writing about their choice. The other site in the news is myM. Valleywag writes that myM is a new social messaging site being launched by Yahoo. The site is currrently invite-only. Will these new social media sites have what it takes to thrive? They do have short catchy names – sometimes it seems like that is what it takes. Mixx has a nice look to it and the popular photo feature on the top of the homepage is a nice touch. It could build a following but approaching anything near Digg’s traffic is going to be very difficult. Even if some early adapter Digg users are leaving there are probably more new Digg users replacing them. You can’t access Mym yet but the Valleywag post seems to be saying that myM is more of a Meebo clone (a way to access multiple instant messaging clients simultaneously) than a Twitter clone. Of the two sites Mixx sounds more exciting. Note: We haven’t forgotten about Thanksgiving and we will be posting a Blogging Thanksgiving roundup later today. Permalink | Recent Headlines | Twitter | WWFeeds.com

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