On the "better late than never" principle, these are rather sloppily formatted notes on an excellent Fogcon panel I attended.
From Cooks Source to RaceFail, the Internet “hivemind” gets angry very, very quickly. The speed of discussion in fandom is much faster than it ever has been before. How is this changing the conversations we have? Is it a good thing, a bad thing, or simply the way it is?
Moderator: Lori Selke http://loriselke.com/
Panelists:
Mary Anne Mohanraj http://www.mamohanraj.com/
Nick Mamatas http://www.nick-mamatas.com/
Rachel Silber
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firecat's note: I organized, edited, and paraphrased heavily. I welcome corrections. Attendees/panelists, please add anything else you thought was relevant.
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The Lightning Wrath of the Internet
From Cooks Source to RaceFail, the Internet “hivemind” gets angry very, very quickly. The speed of discussion in fandom is much faster than it ever has been before. How is this changing the conversations we have? Is it a good thing, a bad thing, or simply the way it is?
Moderator: Lori Selke http://loriselke.com/
Panelists:
Mary Anne Mohanraj http://www.mamohanraj.com/
Nick Mamatas http://www.nick-mamatas.com/
Rachel Silber
firecat's note: I organized, edited, and paraphrased heavily. I welcome corrections. Attendees/panelists, please add anything else you thought was relevant. ( Read more... )