Web Series

• Alphabird Acquires PlaceVine, Launches High CPM Matchmaking
• What’s Osama Bin Laden’s Ghost up to?

  Steve Brodner is a decidedly liberal political cartoonist and satirist who has an animated web series on Slate V called Smashing Crayons.

  
• Ustream’s New Facebook App, Potential Boon for Live Web Shows?

  Ustream rolls out its new impressive Facebook app for live video streaming. Can this help boost live web shows into the mainstream?

  
• Karmin: A Couple of YouTube’s Original Cover Artists

  Amy Hiedemann and Nick Noonan are better known as the musical couple called Karmin. They cover pop songs - like Look at Me Now - and make them their own.

  
• Fred Willard, William H. Macy Take ‘Versailles’ by Storm
• Jerry Seinfeld’s Expiring Clips: What’s The Deal?
• Crackle’s Pivot into Longer-Form Web Originals
• Dailymotion Picks Up ‘The Dead Must Die’
• ‘The Office: Subtle Sexuality’ Debuts The Girl Next Door
• Animated Audio Storytelling
• ‘Glee’ Web Series Picked the Right Star
• Web Series Pitch Sheet: ‘White Collar Brawler’