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About Doug

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Fanboy Doug

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This is a pic of my YouTube Analytics for the last 30 days.

For this project I set-up a Tumblr blog The B-List Celebrity Crushes of Fanboy Doug.  My marketing strategy was to promote my Tumblr through YouTube videos.  I knew that if I could get a lot of people to watch my videos then I could gain a few Tumblr followers.  I was really active on Twitter by becoming a part of different fandoms and sharing my songs/videos with other fans.  I would also check out different fan sites.  I would see if they had a fan art section on the site and if they did…I would ask them to post my videos on there.  I was able to build relationships with random people on Tumblr.  For example if they were blogging about a show that one of my crushes acted in…we would spend time talking to each other about how amazing the show is.  I would do this with people on Twitter as well. We would tweet each other and talk about The X Factor and our favorite contestants.

During this project I got 33 followers on Tumblr. Two of them were my classmates (John and Terrence) but the others I’ve never met before in my life.  I have also received a total of 119 notes on my Tumblr posts and I’ve gained over 80 followers on Twitter.  I think everything was pretty successful especially my YouTube videos.  I was able to utilize Twitter, Tumblr and YouTube to reach my target audience.

My URL’s

Tumblr – http://fanboycrushes.tumblr.com/

YouTube – http://www.youtube.com/fanboydoug

Twitter – http://twitter.com/FanboyDoug

My Project Highlights

1. Having my crushes Jennel Garcia and Chelsea Tavares tweet about the songs/vids that I made about them.

2.  Getting 2 verified followers on Twitter – Chelsea Tavares and Carly Rose Sonenclar

3.  Receiving 27 notes on one of my Tumblr posts – I’m an Emblem3 Fanboy

 

 

THANK GOD!!!! THIS IS MY FINAL BLOG ENTRY!!!

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I learned a couple of new concepts this semester but the one that really stood out was —->  The Kirsner article “Building an Audience and a Creative Career in the Digital Age.   This article really gave me a lot tips and definitely helped me out with my final project.  For example, Jonathan Coulton showed me that it’s cool to be a niche artist.  I also learned that a person doesn’t have to be at the head to have some sort of impact on pop culture and the lives of others.

Honestly, this was the only class that I actually looked forward to attending each week.  My other classes were super boring and so not worth the money —-> Media 2.0 is definitely 1 of the BEST classes offered at this University.

Voting for The President on Facebook in 2016

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Politics in pop culture can be fun..like when the Gregory Brothers remixed the debate.  I’ve seen videos that have made politicians look super cool.  I thought that Barack Obama would make a cool president based on this video —> BarackRoll

The only reason he won this year is because he sang “Call Me Maybe” —> Obama and iCarly

I sometimes wonder about the future of politics. Will there come a day when all voting is done online?

Indie Games / Niche Markets

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Indie game developers are great because they fill gamers with nostalgia.  I’m not a big gamer and I haven’t really played video games in years….. but Fez and Super Meat Boy seem like games that I wouldn’t mind playing.  Mainly because they remind me of the games that I played when I was little.  Indie game developers can tap into markets that mainstream game developers can’t really reach. Nowadays it seem like games are more focused on graphics and realism.  Personally, if I’m playing a video game….I really don’t care about the graphics. I actually kind of prefer them to look pretty crappy.  I definitely see myself as a part of the niche audience that some indie game developers are trying to appeal 2…..I would take the graphics and gameplay of Pac-Man and Pong over any mainstream video game created today.

Coulton and Snuggie

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Jonathan Coulton’s career has taken off because he’s been able to tap into the geek market. NPR’s Frannie thought that he was a fluke and compared him 2 a Snuggie.  His business model has worked out for him and I believe that it can work for others also. Anyone can fulfill a niche today, but they have to use unique and creative ways to promote themselves.  I agree with what he said “Nobody has to sell out Madison Square Garden anymore to make a living.”

My Wikipedia Experience

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My wikipedia experience was okay.  I didn’t love it…I didn’t hate it.  My article went through a few minor changes.  Someone added a hyphen to the word “somatic-cell nuclear transfer.”  The article was vandalized three times. Thank god Bruce1ee was there 2 fix it.

OFWGKTA – Free Music

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Tyler the Creator and Odd Future built their brand by giving music away for free.  They used the Internet to create a cult following. They built relationships with their fans through Twitter and Tumblr.  They also posted homemade music videos on YouTube.  Their website provided fans with free music but they had to pay for merchandise. Odd Future made money by selling t-shirts, caps and other accessories.  They used free music as a promotional tool for their concerts and other items. Grassroots support is helping them move from the tail to the head.  Last year, they signed a deal with Sony that’s gave them 100% creative and managerial control as well as ownership of past, present and future master versions of their work. Giving away music has been a profitable strategy for Tyler the Creator and Odd Future.


Produsage

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The Produsage reading was kinda confusing and sort of like blah 2 me…but after 2days the lecture, I now have a better understanding of it. I guess Kompoz.com would be like Produsage. Kompoz is an open collaboration community.  Here’s how it’s described on the site—-> Kompoz is a free online music collaboration service.  Use it to compose new music with other artists around the world.  Got an idea for a song?  Record a track.  Upload it.  Then invite others to add drums, bass, lyrics, vocals or anything else.

Can Fans Go 2 Far?

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Some fans push the envelope with their fanfic stories but can they go too far?  This pic is funny as hell 2 me but I can understand why some companies might get a little upset if their characters are used inappropriately.  Can you imagine the fan fiction that goes along with this image?  Sesame Street is so family friendly and wholesome and this image is NOT. It’s probably hard for companies to monitor and sort through what’s appropriate fanfic and what is not… so they probably just decide to take legal action against everybody.

I don’t read a lot of fan fiction but I do watch fanvids on youtube.  A lot of the times the vidders/creators will put disclaimers in the description box of their youtube vids like —–> Disclaimer: I do not own anything but the editing! The song belongs to The Fray and their record label and the clips belong to whoever owns them. I DO NOT make any profits from this video, which makes this video legal to post under section 107, “fair use” of the copyright act 1976. I Just Make Videos For Fun So Please Don’t Sue Me! NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED AT ALL!