tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713627637329100102.post8458725418094827892..comments2023-09-18T05:32:39.729-07:00Comments on Cultural Studies: Ch. 7 Consumption in Everyday Lifetom peelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00099398747588307410noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713627637329100102.post-81733856698034310782007-09-11T21:10:00.000-06:002007-09-11T21:10:00.000-06:00Exactly. I think that a lot of marketing goes int...Exactly. I think that a lot of marketing goes into making people think that they've always wanted something that they previously had no knowledge of. A lot of those cable channels (MTV comes to mind) are trying to sell a lifestyle or a complete, packaged image. I don't necessarily think it's fan culture if the company is the one making it available. If V-Spot was an independent site ran and produced by fans, that would be different. The question is whether V-Spot was created and cultivated for the fan culture or if it was created in response to an existing fan culture that demanded it. Perhaps a little of both?Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03016041407857034068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713627637329100102.post-1220574219358502712007-09-10T19:51:00.000-06:002007-09-10T19:51:00.000-06:00I think it's definitely representative of fan cult...I think it's definitely representative of fan culture even if (and I'm not saying that this is the case, but maybe) the site's purpose is to <I>produce</I> fan culture.tom peelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00099398747588307410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-713627637329100102.post-38659178449005730642007-09-10T18:17:00.000-06:002007-09-10T18:17:00.000-06:00When I was reading your summary of "fan culture" i...When I was reading your summary of "fan culture" it got me thinking about my project for this class on "Flavor of Love." VH1 has V-Spot on their website, a place where they host not seen on tv videos and other discussion forums. I realize that fan culture would generally come from the fans but do you think that VH1 making this available is still representative of fan culture. After all, if it weren't for the fans they wouldn't have a need for V- Spot in the first place...Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09041421081239388244noreply@blogger.com