In previous posts, I have talked about data fandom and fan labour as something inherently linked to commercialization. In a paper I read, though, I discovered a case where data fandom was used as a tool – both to achieve
Transformative works in an era of data fandoms
(…) emerging algorithmic culture in which the ongoing interaction between affect, fan subjectivity, and the algorithm continually shapes and reshapes everyday fan practice in terms of its sequence of actions, norms and ways of thought. Yin, Yiyi. “An Emergent Algorithmic