Artist2 social networking in Japan

I never left Japan,

and I don't really know much about American culture,

so I will focus on social networking and artist only in Japan.

 

A lot of Japanese artists use social networking services such as 

ameba blog (jp)

mixi (jp)

twitter (eng)

GREE (jp)

and a little bit of

facebook (eng)

 

Artists use these sites other than their official homepage

to interact with their fans by

 writing about their daily life

   (fans can comment)

uploading photos

 　(fans can comment)

 advertizing

   (fans can be notified)

 replying to @tweets and direct messages

   (fans are happy)

 

I actually got a reply from this one singer

when I sent him a direct message,

and I really got excited.

 

The message was only 2 or 3 sentences

but it made me so happy 

that I wrote on facebook

 

            "  I am so happy that I am going to die.  "

haha.

 

There are a lot of ways artists can use social networking services to interact with their fans.

 

It is interesting, 

that just by posting blogs and pictures

you can also become an 'artist'

receiving comments

and replying to those comments.

 

'Artists' are not just famous people you see on TV everyday,

but are people you admire.

Those 'artist' doesn't have to be a professional.

A 'fan' can turn into an 'artist' someday

just like producers and singers that are now famous in NicoNicoDouga (jp).

 

I don't know where I am trying to end up now

so I think I should stop writing...

Social networking sites are some ways that Artists can

directly interact with their fans,

and they can connect closer than when they are on TV.

 

...I think.

 

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