Rasa-

I've noticed that you have sent out a few of these types of notices(below).
I'm wondering if you might be "tapped into " the wrieless creative and technological
developments in Europe, in a braoder sense.

I'm about to start my Masters Degree in Interactive Arts at The Technical University
of British Columbia in Canada, and as you might have noticed, I run my own
online pop culture magazine/community.

I'm now interested in studying online communities, how we can develop and how
to bring creative content to them, through both internet and wireless formats,
as well as how to have them support this content - not only in a participatory
sense, but also financially. 

I know this to be a bit of a feat at present, especially here in North America,
where people want entertainment and creative content, but don't want to pay
for it. 

I'm interested in finding out what you are doing in Europe, from all angles:
what technology people are developing, how they are converting users to use
it, either online or through wireless means, how creatives developer and techies
are financing these projects, and are users are paying for the content (like
they pay for movies or theatre or cds), if so, how is the money being collected(what's
the revenue model?).

1)I want to find a way to pay my writers and video people on my site, but also
want to share these ideas with other creative content producers out there;


2)I want to develop or be involved in the development of new ways and formats
to deliver creative content - you seem to be apart of that movement in some
way in Europe, which seems to be ahead of North America in the area of creative
and artistic web content development, as well as in the new wireless format(not
to mention in other cultural and social ways).


This is my area of interest. Can you point me in the right direction or give
me some feedback on this issue?

Camille Baker
Vancovuer, BC, Canada

>Hi Xchangers,
>
>Thought you might like to know that there's one day left before we launch

>the new edition of the-phone-book's quarterly collection of ultra short
>fiction for wireless and traditional internet! That means you have one day

>to hear V2.0 stories before we replace them with the new versions...well,

>actually, that's not strictly true if you happen to be near to Huddersfield

>in West Yorkshire later this year...
>
>
>We are proud to announce a couple of upcoming appearances for
>the-phone-book's collection!
>
>
>HUDDERSFIELD, UK & ONLINE
>www.the-phone-book.com are proud to present their first collaboration with

>www.speakerscorner.org.uk & www.the-media-centre.co.uk!
>
>'Huddersfield Tales' (an interactive LED screen commission for Speakers
>Corner) and 'the-phone-box' (an audio installation for your listening
>pleasure). Both will be active from October.
>
>
>ONLINE
>www.voyd.com/ia presents (re)distributions, an online exhibition that will

>add new works as well as hosting discussion forums and other events from now

>until the end of its active run on October 31.
>
>www.the-phone-book.com will present a panel of special guests to stimulate

>debate and discussion around issues of content development for wireless
>applications.
>
>
>ALL this, our NEW edition, PLUS feedback from our ultra-short-fiction
>workshop for Liverpool's Writing on the Wall event can be found on our new

>site.
>
>We thank you for your support to date, and hope you will enjoy our new
>collection. Don't forget the next deadline for submissions is November 31st

>for the December 1st issue!
>
>enjoy ;) fee.
>
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