Building Swarms of True Fans
by: David JenningsI wrote last year about Swarmteams cross-platform messaging service, and its application for coordinating networks of fans. Swarmteams is running a pilot project for the music...
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by: David Jennings If you've read my book, seen my presentation slides, or have just been following this blog reasonably closely, you will know that I'm a sucker for biological metaphors for discovery....
View ArticleThe Professionalisation of Amateur Fan Production
by: David JenningsFans are themselves major producers of resources that aid discovery — for both committed and casual or new fans. This a theme that I've returned to a few times on this blog (example)....
View ArticleFan Culture and Public Service: Media versus Broadcasting
by: David JenningsAll through last week the smart people at BBC Radio Labs published a series of research summaries under the heading "fan cultures in radio".The research projects covered different...
View ArticleFan Labor: Exploitation or Empowerment?
by: Nancy BaymHi there. Remember me? Ok, so I’ve been an epic blogging fail lately. But there’s a good reason! I’ve been writing full length things. Like the 2 papers I’m about to share here.This...
View ArticleRelating to Fans Video Stream
by: Nancy BaymHere is a streaming video of the talk I gave at MidemNet about how to understand and relate to music fans online. Enjoy! Original Post:...
View ArticleAmanda Palmer Don't Need No Stinkin' Label
by: Nancy BaymAmanda Palmer, sometimes of the Dresden Dolls and sometimes her own sweet (?) independent self, has long been an enthusiastic proponent and exemplar of how to use the internet to connect...
View ArticleCD Baby Podcast Interview
by: Nancy BaymCD Baby have posted a half hour DIY Musician Podcast interview with me. It was a good interview and is available for streaming or download. Here’s their blurb:Artists and musicians spend...
View ArticleFacebook Takes Rage Against the Machine to Christmas No.1
Guest Post by: Charlie OsmondRage Against the Machine (RATM) have just had their first UK Number 1. They got it thanks to an extraordinary underground Facebook campaign, beating X-Factor winner Joe...
View ArticleBiting and Feeding the Hands That Feed: Audience-Musician Interactions Online
We know that audiences are engaged in all kinds of practices online that change the ways they relate to one another and to the things they’re into. But how does all that affect the people they’re...
View ArticleBuilding Swarms of True Fans
by: David JenningsI wrote last year about Swarmteams cross-platform messaging service, and its application for coordinating networks of fans. Swarmteams is running a pilot project for the music...
View ArticleSwarmteams: Capturing the Buzz of Trusted Fans
by: David Jennings If you've read my book, seen my presentation slides, or have just been following this blog reasonably closely, you will know that I'm a sucker for biological metaphors for discovery....
View ArticleThe Professionalisation of Amateur Fan Production
by: David JenningsFans are themselves major producers of resources that aid discovery — for both committed and casual or new fans. This a theme that I've returned to a few times on this blog (example)....
View ArticleFan Culture and Public Service: Media versus Broadcasting
by: David JenningsAll through last week the smart people at BBC Radio Labs published a series of research summaries under the heading "fan cultures in radio".The research projects covered different...
View ArticleFan Labor: Exploitation or Empowerment?
by: Nancy BaymHi there. Remember me? Ok, so I’ve been an epic blogging fail lately. But there’s a good reason! I’ve been writing full length things. Like the 2 papers I’m about to share here.This...
View ArticleRelating to Fans Video Stream
by: Nancy BaymHere is a streaming video of the talk I gave at MidemNet about how to understand and relate to music fans online. Enjoy! Original Post:...
View ArticleAmanda Palmer Don't Need No Stinkin' Label
by: Nancy BaymAmanda Palmer, sometimes of the Dresden Dolls and sometimes her own sweet (?) independent self, has long been an enthusiastic proponent and exemplar of how to use the internet to connect...
View ArticleCD Baby Podcast Interview
by: Nancy BaymCD Baby have posted a half hour DIY Musician Podcast interview with me. It was a good interview and is available for streaming or download. Here’s their blurb:Artists and musicians spend...
View ArticleFacebook Takes Rage Against the Machine to Christmas No.1
Guest Post by: Charlie OsmondRage Against the Machine (RATM) have just had their first UK Number 1. They got it thanks to an extraordinary underground Facebook campaign, beating X-Factor winner Joe...
View ArticleBiting and Feeding the Hands That Feed: Audience-Musician Interactions Online
We know that audiences are engaged in all kinds of practices online that change the ways they relate to one another and to the things they’re into. But how does all that affect the people they’re...
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