Can user-generated content work on the telly? Facebook hopes so. The social network has teamed up with video-sharing service Ziddio to allow its users to upload, view, share and rate videos about their own lives.
The vids will then be used as material for a TV show called Facebook Diaries, which is being produced by R.J. Cutler, who's scooped Oscar nominations and Emmy awards in the past. It'll have 10 half-hour episodes which will air on Comcast's network (it owns Ziddio).
Will this content work on the small screen? Well, given the choice between most new British sitcoms, or a bunch of user-generated videos, I'm with Facebook. The contest kicks off in March.