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on March 10, 2007 at 11:56:56 pm
 

Intersections of blogs and fiction

Fiction and hoaxes are

 

On a spectrum of truth, openness, and secrecy with no clear ethical line

On a spectrum of depth, thickness, messiness

 

 

 

 

  • Identity experiments
    • (in book publishing: JT Leroy, Nasidjj)
    • essjay, Wikipedia editor/ theology professor persona
    • Hoaxes
    • Satire (Kat Herding)
    • Mixtures of truth and fiction (Zellar, magical realism, alternate reality)
    • Infiltration (msscribe, sockpuppet complexes)
    • theater-like creations (lonelygirl15)
    • Benjamin Franklin's advice column

 

  • Marketing
    • Product promotion (the infamous psp2 blog)
    • Fake reviews. EU law against falsely representing as consumer
    • Authors
    • Publishers
    • Movies

 

*Fanfic

    • Complexity, multiplicity, many diverging stories
    • Intersections of fictional universes
    • Developed its own literary conventions, techniques, criticism

 

  • RPGs offline, online
    • fiction moving towards the ludic. Ludology. Play and interaction.
    • collaborative worldbuilding, fantasy/sf history
    • social contract between players. goal of play.
    • OOC <---> IC flow

 

 

Ideas to keep in mind:

 

Social contracts, consensuality, fanfic warnings

Authenticity violations

Postmodern construction of identity, authenticity

We are capable of deep relationships to fictional characters

Multiple instances of a persona or a character are possible and good

Depth of world-building

Lessons to learn from alternate reality, role-playing games, larps

Establish deep online presence. Sleepers and moles.

Networks of fictional, historical characters in relation to each other & us

 

 

Corporations, governments, are and will be doing this.

If you're [http://www.thenewpr.com/wiki/pmwiki.php?pagename=AntiAstroturfing.HomePageastroturfing] or a sockpuppet, you'll be caught eventually. "Name and shame."

So keep it consensual.

And do it with artistry and style so you don't get mocked.

Hire novelists, role-playing gamers, and bloggers as professional identity-constructors and world-constructors.

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