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Title:

Sex Lives of the Microfamous

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Level:
Intermediate
Type:
Panel
Category:
Human / Social Issues
Organizer:
Nick Douglas, Fimoculous
Description:
What kind of person talks about their sex and dating life on the internet? Someone desperate for attention? Or someone who already has lots of it? For the microfamous, having a relationship in public is as much a potential career boost as it as a vulnerability.
Nick Douglas
on 8/8/08
While I'm hoping to talk on this panel, even an exhibitionist and unapologetic cad like me is afraid of how controversial it could get. Then again, it'd be pretty fun to be at next year's version of the Julia Allison gossip panel of 2008.
Melissa Gira
on 8/8/08
A likely subtitle, were we allowed one:

"Oversharing is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others."

And more from the panel proposal:

How is oversharing integral to microcelebrity?
What's the difference between having a life online and microcelebrity?
Can microcelebrities only date each other?
How do you stop the fameball -- accelerating attention and fame -- and
maintain a private life when everyone thinks they know you?
Is sharing your sex life with a fanbase ever worth it?
Maria Diaz
on 9/8/08
Totally interesting topic! I'm especially interested in seeing how bloggers deal with dating non-bloggers; people who don't "get it". Does blogging kill your game?
Derrick Jefferson
on 10/8/08
Talking about sex and dating (my own personal life and others) is why I started blogging in the first place. Would love to attend to see how others feel and what repercussions or advantages they've experienced as a result.
Paul Saarinen
on 11/8/08
I will be live streaming this in the nude.
Nick Douglas
on 20/8/08
Well now I'm REALLY looking forward to this panel.
Melissa Gira
on 26/8/08
Yeah, hey, remember when we pitched that panel? I'm still game.
Rachel Bussel
on 26/8/08
I have no desire to be microfamous but I have shared plenty of my sex and dating life on the Internet, so I'm looking forward to what everyone has to say. I hope there will be a delineation between a microcelebrity and a fameball as well, as per Melissa's comment. Overshare away.
AV Flox
on 29/8/08
This would justify my trip to SXSW.
Atherton Bartelby
on 5/9/08
I am far from microfamous, but as a blogger who routinely overshares his sex and dating experiences online with no regret and much aplomb, I would love to see a panel discussion on this topic.
casininiox moron
on 15/3/09
he has good life
Do it today!
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