Links roundup for 21 May 2012
Language English Here's a roundup of stories about fandom under pressure that might be of interest to fans: In some of the latest takedown actions from the past month a fan offering free...
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Language English Here's a roundup of fan identity stories that might be of interest to fans:The Daily Dot featured an interview with Flourish Klink about fangirl culture. "Klink said she thinks the way...
View ArticleLinks roundup for 4 August 2012
Language English Here's a roundup of legal and technology stories that may be of interest to fans. While bills such as SOPA and PIPA disappeared from the U.S. legislative landscape earlier this year,...
View ArticleLinks roundup for 11 September 2012
Language English Here's a roundup of stories about the new face of fandom that might be of interest to fans: Haddayr Copley-Woods summarizes the classic experiences of fandom with "Many people called...
View ArticleOTW Fannews: Legal and Technology Stories
Language English News about a Google TV that interprets its viewers' behavior to recommend shows to them raises questions about how useful such a technology would be, and to whom, not to mention the...
View ArticleOTW Fannews: Technology and Legal Matters
Language English While 2012 is now behind us, some of its legal developments may catch up to us in 2013. TechDirt warned that a proposed copyright small claims court"may have a bigger impact than the...
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OTW Fannews: Troubling tech issues
Language English Attack of the Fanboy wrote about various troubling issues affecting gaming fandom. One of the most recent involves the data Sony is gathering from users. "Sony’s updated Terms of...
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OTW Fannews: Fandom in development
Language English While it's generally known that fandom is a major part of life on Tumblr, several researchers from Canada's Simon Fraser University will be presenting the results of their fandom study...
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TWC's Top 10
Language English One of the OTW's projects is Transformative Works and Cultures (TWC), an open-access academic journal dedicated to fandom and fandom studies.But don't think that just because it's a...
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OTW Joins Project Secret Identity
Language English The OTW is partnering with the EFF, io9, Wattpad, The Baker Street Babes, The Harry Potter Alliance, and Southeastern Browncoats to sponsor Project Secret Identity, a cosplay photo...
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OTW Fannews: Knowing the Audience
Language English Lydia Laurenson wrote for The Atlantic about online anonymity, spurred by the change in Google+'s policy on real names. "I was finding myself on the Internet, but I was also learning...
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OTW Guest Post: Jamie Broadnax
Language English From time to time, the OTW will be hosting guest posts on our OTW News accounts. These guests will be providing an outside perspective on the OTW or aspects of fandom where our...
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Things to Come at TWC
Language English The OTW's journal, Transformative Works and Cultures (TWC), will be celebrating its 20th issue this September. OTW's Communications Committee is at work planning some events to...
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OTW Fannews: Improve Your Life
Language English The American Library's Association's Center for the Future of Libraries has a mission which involves identifying "emerging trends relevant to libraries and the communities they serve."...
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OTW Fannews: Everybody Wants You
Language English Tor.com discussed the appeal of fanwork exchanges and four factors that make them so special to participate in. "That’s the amazing thing about online fandom: It’s built on the notion...
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