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sasha_feather) wrote2013-12-15 10:50 am
sasha_feather) wrote2013-12-15 10:50 am
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I don't even know what to say but it involves swearing
This is from the SMOF Con program (publicly available here: http://smofcon31.org/index.php?action=program.main) (Click on "Full Program" for the PDF.)
Song of the South Ate My Life
Manitoba
Meg Frank (m), Colin Harris
Social media may be a great boon to communication - and thus to fandom. But the rapidity at which
information spreads can carry the seeds of potential capacity, causing rancorous explosions and hurt feelings (to name a few possible outcomes). Twitterstorms are one such phenomenon - and are, in fact, an
increasingly common problem faced by the fannish community. Two fans braved the storm before last
year’s Worldcon, and helped get such a crisis under control: hear their story.
(Bolding mine)
Song of the South Ate My Life
Manitoba
Meg Frank (m), Colin Harris
Social media may be a great boon to communication - and thus to fandom. But the rapidity at which
information spreads can carry the seeds of potential capacity, causing rancorous explosions and hurt feelings (to name a few possible outcomes). Twitterstorms are one such phenomenon - and are, in fact, an
increasingly common problem faced by the fannish community. Two fans braved the storm before last
year’s Worldcon, and helped get such a crisis under control: hear their story.
(Bolding mine)