But still, the product lies within a social network, and ultimately it is not the product that is rising up against FanLib, it is the network. The network has value in and of itself, and that is what FanLib does not understand.
Oh, absolutely, and very well-put. Or at least they didn't understand it until the last week or so :-)
To produce product which the network is willing to embrace requires becoming part of the network, which FanLib is not attempting to do. (See: only communicating through a "reputable academic".)
It'll be interesting to see if they're waiting for leadership to emerge - a fandom Board of Directors, if you will,someone they can communicate with instead of trying to pick through the admitted clamor of voices, or if they're just waiting to see if it all blows over and they can benefit enough from all the free hype to just ignore us all and move on with their plans.
I completely agree this is a social network -a market - whose mere existence, much less composition, needs and desires, Fanlib completely failed to take into account or research.
I certainly wouldn't want to discount or ignore the existence or importance of the network. It's just that for me, the social network of the fandom is kind of like the one at my office - I'm a part of it, I derive some enjoyment from it, but it's not why I go to work every day. Also I would hope that my boss isn't appraising my performance based on whom I hang out with at the water cooler (although he probably is).
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Date: 2007-05-26 04:14 pm (UTC)Oh, absolutely, and very well-put. Or at least they didn't understand it until the last week or so :-)
To produce product which the network is willing to embrace requires becoming part of the network, which FanLib is not attempting to do. (See: only communicating through a "reputable academic".)
It'll be interesting to see if they're waiting for leadership to emerge - a fandom Board of Directors, if you will,someone they can communicate with instead of trying to pick through the admitted clamor of voices, or if they're just waiting to see if it all blows over and they can benefit enough from all the free hype to just ignore us all and move on with their plans.
I completely agree this is a social network -a market - whose mere existence, much less composition, needs and desires, Fanlib completely failed to take into account or research.
I certainly wouldn't want to discount or ignore the existence or importance of the network. It's just that for me, the social network of the fandom is kind of like the one at my office - I'm a part of it, I derive some enjoyment from it, but it's not why I go to work every day. Also I would hope that my boss isn't appraising my performance based on whom I hang out with at the water cooler (although he probably is).