webisodic

English

Etymology

Blend of Web +‎ episodic

Noun

webisodic (plural webisodics)

1. (Internet) A website offering an unfolding story in the form of blog posts, images, short videos, etc. posted at intervals.
   • 1999, John Geirland, Eva Sonesh Kedar, Digital Babylon, page 91:

     How do you make money from a webisodic? The business model for online entertainment remained elusive.

   • 2004, Carolyn Handler Miller, Digital Storytelling:

     Many developers placed their hopes on a form called the webisodic, a story-based serial told in short installments using stills, text, animation, or video. The first such webisodic, The Spot, debuted in 1995 and was an enormous hit at the time.

Related terms

• appisode
• webisode