Comments on: For Sale: One Medium http://www.fleen.com/archives/2008/07/09/for-sale-one-medium/ the webcomics blog about webcomics Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:24:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Fleen: Enjoy Our Semi-Abusive Opinion Mongering » Extra Update For Question Answered http://www.fleen.com/archives/2008/07/09/for-sale-one-medium/comment-page-1/#comment-236960 Fleen: Enjoy Our Semi-Abusive Opinion Mongering » Extra Update For Question Answered Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:42:15 +0000 http://www.fleen.com/?p=1681#comment-236960 [...] T announced that webcomics.com was for sale. For some time now, WHOIS information publicly available has listed one Robert Khoo as registrant [...] [...] T announced that webcomics.com was for sale. For some time now, WHOIS information publicly available has listed one Robert Khoo as registrant [...]

]]> By: Adam_Y http://www.fleen.com/archives/2008/07/09/for-sale-one-medium/comment-page-1/#comment-225732 Adam_Y Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:13:03 +0000 http://www.fleen.com/?p=1681#comment-225732 The webcomics.com problem... I think Mr Campbell had a really fair stab at making something of it. It was pretty much what you would want from a community hub... the problem was that it just wasn't as popular or sucessful as you'd think. And that's the problem – if T. Campbell couldn't get it to work, I would be suprised if anyone else can... This makes you think... are webcomic creators and fans far more de-centralised than we give them credit for, is the sense of community a fluid and transient process rather than a static one based around sites. I'm unfortunately unwilling (and unable) to spend $2000 to find out. The webcomics.com problem…

I think Mr Campbell had a really fair stab at making something of it. It was pretty much what you would want from a community hub… the problem was that it just wasn’t as popular or sucessful as you’d think.

And that’s the problem – if T. Campbell couldn’t get it to work, I would be suprised if anyone else can…

This makes you think… are webcomic creators and fans far more de-centralised than we give them credit for, is the sense of community a fluid and transient process rather than a static one based around sites.

I’m unfortunately unwilling (and unable) to spend $2000 to find out.

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