By Nick Douglas, 11:00 AM on Wed Sep 13 2006, 58 views (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

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Ah, New Media never felt more like Old Media. Here's Jessica Rose, aka YouTube videoblogger LonelyGirl15. She's not a geek like her character. She lives in Hollywood, and she wants to be in movies. (Granted, she also did this project for very little money.) After a professional acting education, Rose earned her fame with a vlog that kept thousands guessing whether she was real. Which is kind of New Media, but kind of Blair Witch redux.

Well, It Turns Out That Lonelygirl Really Wasn't [NY Times]