Online Fandom

Embracing the Flow

by Nancy Baym — University of Kansas
January 17, 2011 – 05:00

Last spring I wrote a research memo for the Convergence Culture Consortium about dealing with the unfettered flow of content in contemporary entertainment industries. It’s now public and you can download the PDF here.

Here’s a teaser from page one: ... read more »

Where MySpace Went Wrong And What It Can Still Do Right

by Nancy Baym — University of Kansas
January 12, 2011 – 12:52

This week MySpace announced it is laying off half of its workforce. This follows an attempt at rebranding itself as a “social entertainment hub,” a new and widely-ridiculed logo, and a warning from its parent corporation to shape up or get sold. ... read more »

Social Media from Musicians’ Perspectives

by Nancy Baym — University of Kansas
September 21, 2010 – 13:56

This is how I’ve been describing the research project I’ve been focusing on: ... read more »

Social Exchange and the Music Industry

by Nancy Baym — University of Kansas
June 28, 2010 – 09:49

The talk I gave at the Berkman Center last week is now available online as streaming and downloadable video and/or audio. There are also links to two great blog summaries. Click here to see and read more. ... read more »

I’m Giving a Talk/Webcast on June 22

by Nancy Baym — University of Kansas
June 11, 2010 – 10:50

If you happen to be in the Boston area, I’ll be giving a talk at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society. If you’re not, it will be webcast live and will be available on their website soon aftewards. Here is the abstract: ... read more »

Why, despite myself, I am not leaving Facebook. Yet.

by Nancy Baym — University of Kansas
May 13, 2010 – 12:40

As my Facebook friends and Twitter followers know, like many others I’m angry at Facebook. I haven’t written a blog post about it because so many others have been making most of my points so eloquently (forgive me for not linking to them). But I relent, and here it is anyway, in the form of responses to the criticisms of criticism that I keep hearing: ... read more »

The book!

by Nancy Baym — University of Kansas
April 22, 2010 – 21:22

I am very happy to announce that my new book, Personal Connections in the Digital Age, can now be previewed on Google Books. It will be out in the next few weeks. You can pre-order it here. ... read more »

Popular Music Fandom: A One Day Symposium

by Nancy Baym — University of Kansas
April 14, 2010 – 08:13

This looks fun, sorry I won’t be there, but maybe you can be there:

Call For Papers:

Popular Music Fandom: A One Day Symposium

Binks Building, University of Chester
Northwest Popular Music Studies Network

Friday 25th June 2010

Keynote speaker: Matt Hills (author of ‘Fan Cultures’) ... read more »

How to interview and SXSWi highlights

by Nancy Baym — University of Kansas
March 23, 2010 – 11:14

Back from my first SXSWi. General impression: A lot of wonderful people there, but way too many people. It was hard to find even the people I already knew, let alone meet new ones, though I did manage both. ... read more »

Going to SXSW Interactive?

by Nancy Baym — University of Kansas
March 11, 2010 – 10:07

I’ll be there, running a conversation about being a good interviewer. Not to be confused with being a good interviewEE.It’s a bit tangential to the usual stuff I do, but I’ve sure interviewed plenty of people, and I’ve taught interviewing for years and years, so it will be fun and useful for all. After all, even if you aren’t a professional interviewer, odds are you’re going to need to ask someone a series of questions at some point in your life, and doing it well is way better than doing it poorly! ... read more »