The 2.0 World, and its impact on fandom

February 4, 2009 By Leave a Comment

An interesting new on-line journal launched this month, Live 2.0, which focuses on the changing face of live entertainment: sports, music, theater, etc. The premier edition pointed out how, in our current technological age, so much of where … [Continue reading]

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Fan fiction, social media & chasing the numbers with quality content (Hint: Doesn’t matter)

February 2, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Fan fiction in this case isn’t about numbers, or so many people suggest. Social media is. But social media shouldn’t be about numbers. Social media should be about having quality conversations where there is some return that you can measure from … [Continue reading]

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A handy-dandy guide on how NOT to conduct research on fandom

February 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Meet Ogi Ogas. A self-titled “cognitive neuroscientist and game show contestant”, Dr. Ogas has managed to cause a considerable wankstorm throughout LiveJournal media fandom. The kerfluffle primarily surrounds a survey he posted and promoted on … [Continue reading]

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Social Bookmarking and its Importance

January 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Social bookmarking is defined as: Social bookmarking is a method for Internet users to store, organize, search, and manage bookmarks of web pages on the Internet with the help of metadata. taken from Wikipedia The idea of Social bookmarking … [Continue reading]

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Freelancing as a Web Designer: Is It For You?

January 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Freelancing is becoming a popular thing with the internet especially for web and graphic designers. There are many places for individuals to place their own semi- portfolio for a fee and be privy to bid on projects listed by people needing a job … [Continue reading]

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