Post APfhkwItNfVda2u43M by BroCrow@sunny.garden
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(DIR) Post #APfhkwItNfVda2u43M by BroCrow@sunny.garden
2022-11-16T18:55:47Z
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Regarding my last post. "Art isn't dead, you're just stuck watching corporate sh**" (Disney/Marvel/DC/EA Games/Blizzard/ Activision)I was talking with a friend about it.90% of what I consume is indie media. Bcz I learned habits that allow me to find cool indie stuff seamlessly.But it can be hard for ppl who are used to just consume what is trending, to just go off the grid with their media.Maybe we need something like a "manual to abandon corporate media". It could be a Zine.#MastoArt
(DIR) Post #APfjBdnsN8hdyYgxIe by Hyolobrika@gleasonator.com
2022-11-16T20:14:46.420785Z
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@BroCrow @BroCrow that would be pretty cool! Please tag me if you find/make one.Also, have you heard of vidcommons.org? It's a PeerTube instance with only public domain stuff on it.Made by @sean
(DIR) Post #APfr1eM6GRzCQQRl0y by ajroach42@retro.social
2022-11-16T19:56:36Z
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@BroCrow I'd be down for that. I'm working on a piece of a zine right now about the early history of DIY TV (and, you know, I do a lot of #diymedia stuff like https://newellijay.tv)
(DIR) Post #APfr1epsTjnzumNXQe by BroCrow@sunny.garden
2022-11-16T20:59:38Z
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@ajroach42 oh that's really cool. Do you have like a "beta" version I could check? Even if it's not ready?Also this is actually really cool. I've been getting into decentralized/open source media lately. Maybe check Peer tube? I'm thinking about starting to upload videos there eventually.
(DIR) Post #APfr1fIwjf3dMvykjo by ajroach42@retro.social
2022-11-16T21:08:23Z
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@BroCrow https://newellijay.tv is up. https://vod.newellijay.tv is up.The roku app is in beta. (vanity code newLIJtv )
(DIR) Post #APfr1gL6t6NmZvzzkW by ajroach42@retro.social
2022-11-16T21:18:49Z
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@BroCrow It's powered by peertube.
(DIR) Post #APg7ajzCv5DRI5UeKe by LexTenebris@lbry.world
2022-11-17T00:48:14Z
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@BroCrow The inevitable and obvious problem is that a manual to abandon corporate media that was a zine would itself be indie stuff that nobody checked out.A far better solution is to simply expand your circle of association and continue to talk about things you enjoy and why you enjoy them. And a link to where they can consume them.Otherwise – why would normal people have a reason to care?
(DIR) Post #APg7z6pXdaIH5falXs by BroCrow@sunny.garden
2022-11-17T00:52:37Z
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@LexTenebris Yeah, that's the main point I've been thinking about.Maybe I could make this like a zine on alternatives for people who are already kind of burnt out of traditional media.But then it comes back to the point of how are the target audience going to reach this .Alternatively, there was the suggestion of making something like an indie catalogue.Which is a bit far from the original idea, but can also help if it is accessible enough.
(DIR) Post #APg89V5mHrw1EW8pGK by LexTenebris@lbry.world
2022-11-17T00:54:31Z
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@BroCrow At this point, it you are just talking about curation. And while curation is extremely useful, it still necessitates asking the question of why you should bother if you don't know who is going to read it?Or, more succinctly, if you don't know who the real audience is going to be you can't actually reasonably design the publication.Step one: imagine who the intended audience is and how you would have a conversation with them.
(DIR) Post #APg8OUL9MjE7FDTihU by BroCrow@sunny.garden
2022-11-17T00:57:12Z
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@LexTenebris while I have the Design skills I really am very newbish on the marketing side of everything.The target audience would be people who are interested in finding indie, underground content. But don't know how to find it. So I would be offering a sort of starting point.
(DIR) Post #APg8XU45l38Sztmya8 by LexTenebris@lbry.world
2022-11-17T00:58:51Z
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@BroCrow Don't think of it is marketing. That is the failure mode of a lot of designers; they imagine that this is something different than what they have been doing their whole life.It's not.Imagine telling people who don't necessarily know you yet about things you really like and getting them enthusiastic. Like your favorite art markers or brushes.Where did the people you want to talk to spend their time?
(DIR) Post #APg8yL0nWcoYjq3M6i by BroCrow@sunny.garden
2022-11-17T01:03:42Z
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@LexTenebris People I would like to talk about stuff I'm passionate about... Well it would be people slightly nerdy but not too much.Like people who are in shallow waters online and I'd love to show where the good stuff is.Ppl like that would probably be using netflix or trad social media. Probably on Twitter or Reddit.
(DIR) Post #APg97nCQ5uImlZzua0 by BroCrow@sunny.garden
2022-11-17T01:05:24Z
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@LexTenebris this is actually really good advice. It's really hard for me to think in marketing terms since it's not how my brain works.It would be great to find a """marketing""" guide for creatives.
(DIR) Post #APg99nvOMtxDaxzZtQ by LexTenebris@lbry.world
2022-11-17T01:05:47Z
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@BroCrow Then that's where you need to go. And you need to put the information together you would like to communicate in a relatively straightforward way that they are willing to check out.Reddit posts might work combined with the relatively straightforward blogging solution; write.as would be just fine since it federates and has RSS.The secret is being willing to go where the audience is.
(DIR) Post #APg9IBJRISZQRqEbvk by LexTenebris@lbry.world
2022-11-17T01:07:17Z
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@BroCrow The Marketing Guide for Creatives is very simple:Pretend that the people you want to talk to are human beings and proceed appropriately.That's it. It also explains why so much of modern advertising fails to land in a solid and meaningful way. The people currently in marketing don't like or appreciate the people who have money in the audience.