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Amanda Palmer On Why Social Networking Works

image from intrsctn.com "i use it to connect and to peel my brain and emotional landscapes inside out in public during the touring process (and last month, during the recording process). as if my followers are there in the room with me…"

"this is not a style for everybody, but since i’m built to over share, it works for me. you cannot create a formula for why your fans with emotionally relate to you (and therefore bring you income, when you do present them with product), but you can pretty much rest assured that if you’re open and honest, they will come."


"…people crave honesty and authenticity, especially because they know that it’s not manufacturable in a board room of hip indie internet marketing kids trying to pump up a band or an artist, even if all the kids in the board room just graduated art school and have the best of intentions. it has to come from the artist, to the fan. nobody can do it FOR the artist."

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  1. blah blah blah… how many times is this story going to get re-hashed, lol.
    We get it. She likes to Twitter.

  2. When I 1st started paying attention to her she had about 15,000 followers on twitter…go check her status now.
    And…she NEVER let’s me down, always interesting, always thought out, always Art.
    I think the point of the story is that something is working for someone. If it were a company reporting that they had become sustainable with a new model then I suspect we’d ALL be following their progress with diligence.
    It’s also important to note that while many many scamy internet models have come, been heralded and then failed out loud Amanda’s fan direct approach is chugging along.
    So, what is it about her model that you’ve had enough of?
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