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[ebonlock]

Has anybody checked out this professional fanfic site Fanlib.com? It's a fascinating experiment from what I can tell, and something I've been grousing about for years. The corporations shouldn't be fighting fans, rather, encouraging their creativity and love of their product:

And instead of dissociating themselves with it, media
partners have been smart enough to tie in, with
HarperCollins, Penguin Books, Showtime Networks, CBS, Simon &
Schuster, and Starz Entertainment all integrating marketing
programs within FanLib.com. For example, a CBS-hosted
promotion encouraged users to write their version of a "Ghost
Whisperer" finale. The website is also wisely capitalizing on
the social networking trend, enabling members to leave
feedback on stories and to set up personal web pages, blogs,
and e-mails.

Maybe companies are starting to buy themselves a clue about the power of fandom. They've got nice straightforward tags for stories and even have a very healthy slash selection. I'm setting up an account now to check things out in more detail. So far it seems pretty cool.

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BTW, while I've got you, on an utterly unrelated note, would you happen to know any good Spanish-language search engines/link sites?