Posted on 30 December 2009 by Raizel
Want to see the latest episodes of Inuyasha as they air? Or if feudal Japan plus magic isn’t your thing, how about the latest incarnation of robots plus teenagers making the world a peaceful place via war in Gundam 00? Or prefer shojo? How about Fruits Basket, a bittersweet dramedy with supernatural elements, and Ouran [...]
Filed under: Fruits Basket, Inuyasha, Ouran High School Host Club, anime | Tagged: anime, fan labor, Fruits Basket, gundam 00, Inuyasha, Japan, Ouran High School Host Club | 6 Comments »
Posted on 13 December 2009 by keidra
If you live in Chicago and work in online … anything really, you know that there are about 5 – 10 events going on each week geared toward technology and social media. Tweet-ups, networking functions, parties, demos, you name it. I went to one of these events earlier last week, a social media focused event, [...]
Filed under: best practices, digital divide, gender and sexuality, internet, internet culture, research, social media, social networking, social networks, technology | Tagged: blogher, female tech experts, she's geeky, social media, tech conferences, webgrrrls, women in tech conferences, women in technology, women on tech panels | 3 Comments »
Posted on 2 December 2009 by Raizel
The soap opera was once defined in part as providing worlds without end, as some have put it: fictional worlds that carry on daily for years, decades even. While characters and actors would come and go, the shows often centered on the same community, and sometimes even the same character. Much as with a sports [...]
Filed under: books, continuity, cultural memory, cultural ownership, fandom, fans, gender differences in fandom, generational differences, guest post, soap opera | Tagged: books, continuity, fandom, fans, gender differences in fandom, guest post, soap opera | 1 Comment »
Posted on 1 December 2009 by Raizel
If you don’t know the artists (Faith No More & Kylie Minogue) and musical genres (J-pop & hallyu) mentioned in the title of this post, that doesn’t make you odd. You just aren’t aware of these music more popular outside of the U.S. (and the “hallyu wave” is not limited to music). But that doesn’t [...]
Filed under: 1000 true fans, Faith No More, Hallyu, Japan, Korea, Kylie Minogue, Namie Amuro, j-pop, marketing, music, recording industry, the recording industry is hastening its own slow death | Tagged: 1000 true fans, Faith No More, Hallyu, j-pop, Japan, Korea, Kylie Minogue, marketing, music, Namie Amuro, recording industry, the recording industry is hastening its own slow death | 2 Comments »
