The Real Communications Divide: Goal-Oriented vs. Network-BasedDISCLAIMER: Sweeping generalizations about fandom follow. Also, the "fandom" I am talking about belongs solely to LJ, not because LJ is the be-all and end-all of fandom, but because it is LJ's social network that is rising against FanLib. There are plenty of people who fit into fandom ( Read more... )

The 2004 FanLib marketing brochure has been widely cited by FanLib critics, and for good reason. It flatly contradicts FanLib’s current posture as the fanfiction writer’s new best friend. The brochure makes it clear that fan writers and their fanfiction are the meal to be served up to FanLib's real clients, corporate advertisers ( Read more... )

So, I tried posting this yesterday, but LJ was waaaay too wonky to let it through.

I was searching LJ for things about fanlib, and came across something interesting. They have not only an LJ, but also a community created back in Feb.

fanlib is not directly linked with mimbo or jdsampson, but because of the date and the user icon, I'd say it's genuine. Like CW's lj ( Read more... )

Commenting on the Chris Williams Interview. Long; approx. 2,000 words. (A substantial part of that is quotes.) I'd put it at my journal, but right now, I'm keeping most of my journal locked, so instead, I'm doing the main post here & sending my friendslist a link.

( Commentary inside )

This is what I'm about to post in response to Henry Jenkins's blog, but it's not letting me post it (probably because I'm a moron who hit Preview Post too many times? *scratches head*) so I'm going to repost it here.

I feel compelled to respond to what I think is at the heart of the previous comments. E.M. Pink wrote:
I think back to how you ( Read more... )

I wrote this before reading the interview with Williams in Henry Jenkins' blog, and from the looks of that text we've got a lot more work ahead of us in understanding what fanlib means, how it means, and how we can/ought to react to it. Especially, I think, in terms of issues of gender and sexuality, which were topics that Williams responded to ( Read more... )

Thoughts on the Interview

In many of the discussions about FanLib, people have talked about registering their own names at the site just to "reserve them" so others won't snap them up ( Read more... )

Hi,

I've been researching the bill for the IP Protection Act of 2007 that was proposed a little over a week ago and have come up with some very scary results. It basically increases the punishment for copyright infringement to the point where you can serve up to a lifetime in prison in some cases. In my journal, I discuss more about the act and ( Read more... )

I asked this question in Fandom Wank, but I want to ask it here ( Read more... )