Fanfic.me hasn't done anything new or exciting since it was first discussed, but here's something that may be of interest, or at least extremely amusing. Hidden on Fandom Entertainment's website are three videos that give an overview of Fanfic.me and its aims, introduce the team behind Fanfic.me, and show a demo of how a fic writer would use the ( Read more... )

Any time is a good time to donate to and/or become a member of the OTW. But everyone who gives $10 or more before October 17 can vote in next month's elections, so right now would be an especially good time.

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I completely forgot to mention that
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Not doing much writing at the moment. I'm busy reading up on open source licensing and open source project management for research purposes and more personal reasons (I'm getting involved in an open source project and want to be more useful). So, have another video!

The general gist of this talk is familiar: how secure we feel often doesn't match ( Read more... )

Comiket as a market for fanworks

Introductory post about Comiket, written for TWC's Symposium blog. Since most people have at least some idea of what generally happens at cons, I decided to skip descriptions of the cosplay and such in favor of focusing on how fanworks are sold at Comiket and how Japanese dojinshi fans relate to rights holders. That ( Read more... )

My apologies for throwing out no less than five not very cheerful posts in a single week. I promise to be less displeased with the world from now on. Just a few quick notes about the new location of my research and fannish bookmarks:

• My Diigo account still exists because it contains some collaborative bookmark collections whose new home is still ( Read more... )

Okay, Fanfic.me is utterly hilarious, but they deserve a proper rend-and-tear post anyway. They put so much effort into their... thing. No, really, they did! It's all part of a cunning long-term plan!

Many thanks again to
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Fanfic.me appears to be a company that tries to coax people into posting fanfic on its site so it can market visitor eyeballs to advertisers. 
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So, I got a Pinboard account and imported my 9843 Diigo bookmarks. All 3244 of my private bookmarks showed up as public on Pinboard. Confused, I took a closer look at Pinboard's explanation of its import function, which indeed states that imported private bookmarks will remain private.

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After I ruminated on why Diigo is probably not a good haven for fannish bookmarks,
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