ICarly.com

In the TV series iCarly, iCarly.com is the website that hosts the weekly webcast hosted by Carly Shay and Sam Puckett. Freddie Benson is the technical producer and cameraman, and Carly's brother, Spencer Shay, also regularly participates.

The idea for iCarly was hatched when Carly and Sam videotaped a series of talent show auditions for Ms. Francine Briggs and posted them to a social networking site. The most online interest was generated by a video shot without Carly or Sam's knowledge of them making fun of Ms. Briggs, and the two girls realized they had a talent for webcasting.

The webcast features humorous skits and discussion by Carly and Sam, and also features videos submitted by viewers, along with occasional special guests (invited and uninvited). The show is usually produced regularly, but on occasion episodes have been aborted due to circumstances ranging from behind-the-scenes technical problems, to Sam and Carly getting into an argument, to power failures. An attempt at breaking the world record for longest continuous webcast failed only a few minutes before the record would have been broken ( the server being down for a mere four seconds ).

The webcast proves very popular, and by the end of the show's first year on the air, it was boasting viewership of between 300,000 and 500,000 and beginning to attract the interest of sponsors, as well as competitors such as Nevelocity.com. At one point, the series was nominated for, and won, the international iWeb Awards, which was presented in Japan. The iCarly crew travelled overseas and, after overcoming some behind-the-scenes obstacles, claimed the award.

Beyond the webcast, the iCarly.com website features additional video content, contests, and a message board, among other features

Real world
The iCarly.com website also exists in the real world, and serves as the official website of the iCarly TV series, featuring clips from the series, as well as web-exclusive videos, character blogs, and other content (including content referenced in episodes). Numerous episodes of the TV series end with Carly and Sam encouraging viewers to visit the website and submit videos (many of which were featured both on the website and the TV series itself).

Most website URLs mentioned in episodes are fictional, and typing them into a browser usually results in a redirect to iCarly.com.

Due to licensing issues, the actual iCarly.com website is generally accessible only within the United States. Canadian users who type in the URL are redirected to iCarly.ca, a similar website run by the show's Canadian broadcasters; not all content is shared between the sites, however.