Time, space, strategy: fan blogging and the economy of knowledge at San Diego Comic-Con

IF 1.5 Q2 COMMUNICATION Popular Communication Pub Date : 2020-04-02 DOI:10.1080/15405702.2019.1627547
Melanie E. S. Kohnen
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ABSTRACT My essay examines the blogging culture surrounding San Diego Comic-Con. Con-bloggers share desirable strategies for navigating the convention, including access to tickets, hotel rooms, and panels. I argue that con-blogging’s focus on wait times, the convention space, and communal experiences among fans functions as an adjacent yet external “extra” to the industry’s promotional discourse. The popularity of con-blogging demonstrates that fans’ interests exceed industrial offerings. Con-bloggers’ primary fandom is the ephemeral experience rooted in a specific time (four days in July) and space (the San Diego Convention Center), expanding the usual definition of fandom as centering on a media text. Even though con-bloggers’ fandom remains apart from industry buzz, they adopt industrial strategies to promote their blogs, including branding, sponsorships, and swag. The complex economy of knowledge production among con-bloggers reorients our understanding of industry-fan interactions at conventions and beyond.
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时间,空间,策略:圣地亚哥动漫展上的粉丝博客和知识经济
我的文章探讨了围绕圣地亚哥动漫展的博客文化。Con-bloggers分享了浏览大会的理想策略,包括获得门票、酒店房间和小组讨论。我认为,网络博客关注的是等待时间、会议空间和粉丝之间的共同体验,这些都是与行业宣传话语相邻但又外部的“额外”功能。网络博客的流行表明,粉丝的兴趣超过了工业产品。Con-bloggers的主要粉丝圈是植根于特定时间(7月的四天)和空间(圣地亚哥会议中心)的短暂体验,扩展了粉丝圈通常的定义,即以媒体文本为中心。尽管假博主的粉丝圈与业界的热议无关,但他们采用了行业策略来推广自己的博客,包括品牌推广、赞助和贿赂。在非博主之间的知识生产的复杂经济重新调整了我们对行业-粉丝互动的理解。
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