Are we a mega-underground?

Sometimes I get a bit too excited about social media.

I read an article about "mega-undergrounds" and think it describes the fandom pretty well. You can read it here: http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/12/ff_riots/all/1

My twitter: http://twitter.com/skywalkr16

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[nerimon]

Oh man, this was so good :) I very much like your phone vinyl, also -3

[thehpalliance]

@nerimon Thanks, man. That means a lot coming from you. As for the vinyl, great minds think alike ;]

-lauren

[penguin112493]

Ok, so I was going to post some smart comment about mega-undergrounds, but all I can think is: How the hell have you not read the Hunger Games yet? Have you told me this before? Well no matter what, you have to read all of them ASAP!

[thehpalliance]

@penguin112493 Pretty sure I've told you before. I imagine you had a similar reaction to when I told you I'd never seen AVPM (still haven't) or read anything my Maureen Johnson that's longer than 140 characters (still haven't).

-lauren

[TheyCalledMeHunter]

Wait, how is it snowing in New Mexico and not New York?

[thehpalliance]

@TheyCalledMeHunter I'm in the mountains of northern New Mexico so it's pretty cold and snowy for most of the year even though the rest of New Mexico tends to be quite hot.

-lauren

[TheHiguy1234]

The Hunger Games. They are amazing! Read all three of them before the movie comes out, just in case the movie ruins it for you. In regards to the HPA pulling off riots or protests internationally, I can't really see that, simply because we don't have a major reason to. There's no dictator we all live under or anything. I could, however, see us leading a very large boycott on Warner Brothers due to the Not in Harry's Name Campaign.

[Praptolium]

HOLY CRAP YOUR PHONE IS A GAME BOY.

WHAT HAPPENED TO MY PANTS OMG

[LittleGirlFromSweden]

I love Buffy the Vampire Slayer! I kind of grew up with the series and I have all the seasons on DVD. I just ordered The Hunger Games-trilogy on a book sale and can't wait to read them.

[shawso7]

WARNING: WAKE UP COMMENTING TUBERS!!

Most of you are so shallow that you've missed her point. Social media & internet is so crucial to our culture now in accomplishing what you & I want. This is why the government has created the internet kill switch by means of SOPA. All your fun & entertainment is about to be ripped from you unless you engage this threat like others already have around the world. Many of us are aware of the problem now.

SKIP THE LIP SERVICE: RESEARCH SOLUTIONS & ACT NOW!

[peculiarpixie]

I <3 Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and have some rl friends who do as well. Sadly, I haven't found any large on-line communities for this particular fandom. Maybe I'm just not looking in the right places?

[papercranes07]

I LOVE your phone cover. I still enjoy playing Link's Awakening on my very own lime green Game Boy Color. :D

[nerimon]

OH and yes I like the first two Hunger Games books and I grew up with BtVS so those are both great things.

[GardenofEdee]

I love this idea of Mega-Undergrounds. No one IRL (at least in my IRL) really understands social media. I totally agree that it is a fantastic way to get news and push for change. I'm going to look into reading/finding out more about the idea of mega-undergrounds :) Thanks for sharing!

The Hunger Games are great! Can't wait to hear what you think about the storyline and the world that Collins created. Also Buffy is great. I'm not a huge fan of the 1st season, but I promise it gets better!!