A New Day
July 12, 2010
The Newcastle Day Co-op is a newly established journal/online magazine that will feature my writing of a more academic bent, as well as that of several esteemed colleagues at the University of Newcastle. Lift-off is scheduled for the end of July, and you can expect an article from me on online music consumption and the formation of virtual communities or followings premised on ‘user-centric’ taste-making. I will expound on the argument that community may be something that is “felt or experienced” rather than demonstrated through overt participation or displays of social capital.
The hyperlinked nature of the blogosphere, the ability to move seamlessly from blog to blog, to discover new music with a single click, hints at a new sort of online community defined not by a single allegiance but a nomadic trawling of what is available. As such, blogging communities may lack demonstrable evidence of interaction, and, arguably, affiliations are not made with singular blogs, rather they are dispersed over a range of blogs.
Stay tuned.
I’m looking forward to it
Interesting!
I have a friend right into online communities that would be keen to argue with you about any topics associated with new media. Although he’s more interested in the politics of social networking sites.
You can reach him on Twitter at @mrgrumpystephen
Thanks Katie, I’m always up for an argument. I believe the Co-op should be up and running in a few days. Tell yr friends!
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