ComicsLifestyle 2.0 - Comics Lifestyle2024-03-29T14:12:38Zhttp://comicslifestyle.ning.com/forum/categories/864783:Category:102/listForCategory?feed=yes&xn_auth=noDo Not Adjust Your Settag:comicslifestyle.ning.com,2010-03-14:864783:Topic:159442010-03-14T04:09:09.000ZJohn Weekshttp://comicslifestyle.ning.com/profile/jinjablogger
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<br></br><br></br>Hi Folks, <br></br><br></br>We are adjusting our Monster Blog Feed, so please bear with us. <br></br>We have been streaming it through <a href="http://comicslifestyle.tumblr.com">Tumblr</a> but it's not catching all posts. <br></br>Meanwhile, <a href="http://www.ning.com">Ning</a> has limited display of 'picture' posts via RSS feeds to 5 maximum. <br></br>Our intrepid maintenance team will play with some options and figure it out. <br></br><br></br>Meanwhile, if you…
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<br/><br/>Hi Folks, <br/><br/>We are adjusting our Monster Blog Feed, so please bear with us. <br/>We have been streaming it through <a href="http://comicslifestyle.tumblr.com">Tumblr</a> but it's not catching all posts. <br/>Meanwhile, <a href="http://www.ning.com">Ning</a> has limited display of 'picture' posts via RSS feeds to 5 maximum. <br/>Our intrepid maintenance team will play with some options and figure it out. <br/><br/>Meanwhile, if you have a comics event, email john@comicslifestyle or post it on the 'Events' box in the right hand sidebar. Thanks! <br/><br/>- J <br/> Flickrered, Facebooked, MySpacedtag:comicslifestyle.ning.com,2007-10-22:864783:Topic:23812007-10-22T07:43:08.000ZJohn Weekshttp://comicslifestyle.ning.com/profile/jinjablogger
Hello All,<br />
<br />
Step by step we are getting Comics Lifestyle closer to being more of a self-maintained site.<br />
It'll still take many months, and the final version will probably look nowhere near what had been originally envisioned. (As it should.)<br />
<br />
First off, some of our new members may not be aware we have a mailing list. Want in?Want off? You're in charge. <a href="mailto:john%20[via]%20comicslifestyle%20[dot]%20com">Zap me a note</a>.<br />
<br />
We now have a dedicated flickr account.<br />
You can even email…
Hello All,<br />
<br />
Step by step we are getting Comics Lifestyle closer to being more of a self-maintained site.<br />
It'll still take many months, and the final version will probably look nowhere near what had been originally envisioned. (As it should.)<br />
<br />
First off, some of our new members may not be aware we have a mailing list. Want in?Want off? You're in charge. <a href="mailto:john%20[via]%20comicslifestyle%20[dot]%20com">Zap me a note</a>.<br />
<br />
We now have a dedicated flickr account.<br />
You can even email photos directly for upload.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/comicslifestyle/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/comicslifestyle/</a><br />
<br />
We are also on MySpace.<br />
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/comicslifestyledotcom">http://www.myspace.com/comicslifestyledotcom</a><br />
We're not exclusive, we're going for a 'big tent'. What filters through to the main site though is another matter.<br />
<br />
Facebook too: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2405538517">http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2405538517</a><br />
<br />
Got an event? We can schedule it at<br />
<a href="http://www.calendarhub.com/pub/comicslifestyle">http://www.calendarhub.com/pub/comicslifestyle</a><br />
(This is by far one of the more confusing applications; it takes a little figuring out.)<br />
<br />
We've also got a del.icio.us linklog,<br />
<a href="http://del.icio.us/comicslifestyle">http://del.icio.us/comicslifestyle</a><br />
<br />
For the 'Monster Blog Feed' just say the word and we'll plug your words in to<br />
<a href="http://del.icio.us/comicslifestyle">http://comicslifestyle.tumblr.com</a><br />
So far Mandy Ord, Leigh Rigozzi, Mean Comics and numerous others have signed on. It's a pretty handy tool.<br />
<br />
As regards adding video, or setting up a profile page<br />
(i.e.)<br />
<a href="http://www.comicslifestyle.com/profile/inkwinks">http://www.comicslifestyle.com/profile/inkwinks</a><br />
you'll need to register for the site. Takes about two minutes, don't hesitate to give it a try - or send feedback if it's confusing.<br />
<br />
As always, just send us info and we'll whack it up. Don't hesitate to share with other aspiring comicists.<br />
<br />
Australian, Indian, Estonian; we are global. WTF is Comics Lifestyle?tag:comicslifestyle.ning.com,2007-07-09:864783:Topic:1032007-07-09T13:48:49.000ZJohn Weekshttp://comicslifestyle.ning.com/profile/jinjablogger
This is a tricky one.<br />
<br />
I read stuff and spot something and say, 'that should go on the blog'. My Melbs friends would say 'comics lifestyle' when something particularly appropriate happened. Usually someone going the extra distance for their art and the medium.<br />
<br />
And this mindset/attitude/affliction/aspiration exists outside of labels, email addresses, <a href="http://www.qdcomic.com/silentarmy/comicbooklifestyle.htm">exhibition titles</a>, and…
This is a tricky one.<br />
<br />
I read stuff and spot something and say, 'that should go on the blog'. My Melbs friends would say 'comics lifestyle' when something particularly appropriate happened. Usually someone going the extra distance for their art and the medium.<br />
<br />
And this mindset/attitude/affliction/aspiration exists outside of labels, email addresses, <a href="http://www.qdcomic.com/silentarmy/comicbooklifestyle.htm">exhibition titles</a>, and <a href="http://www.comicslifestyle.com">websites</a>. Nobody's got a trademark on it.<br />
<br />
Originally, <a href="http://www.comicslifestyle.com">Comics Lifestyle Dot Com</a> was intended to be a groupblog like <a href="http://www.bugpowder.com">BugPowder.com</a> or boingboing.net, with value added features like galleries and other goodies.<br />
<br />
At its best, CLS 1.0 had diverse coverage of comics niftiness via a network of contributors (via the email or blog interface). A lot of the time though, it was just me googling and emailing to get the goss.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.siewphewyeung.org.kh">Cambodian comics</a> are starting to take off. And that's Job One with me right now. So it looks like I may be needing some help if things are to continue in some form.<br />
<br />
From the 1.0 <u>About</u> page:<br />
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<i>Comics Lifestyle? Well, like the title says.<br />
It's by comics people for comics people. It's about the stuff that's barely getting a mention, and should. It's about the people and stuff we like.<br />
Tell us where your head is at. Tell us what you're working on. Tell us what you're reading, what you're listening to, about shows and sites and submissions. There's a lot of cool stuff that's below the radar. Share. It needs to get out there.<br />
Contributors can post to this site directly via email or blog interface. We like pictures.<br />
There are thirty people so far. If you send a note once a month, that will add up to a daily smorgasboard of comics diversity.</i><br />
<br />
=============================================<br />
<br />
So before I take a leap to create site version 2.0, I should at least try to list the ideas I see as essential to running it.<br />
<br />
Comics Lifestyle (the site) is not:<br />
*exclusively concerned with handmade comics.<br />
*hypnotized by Hollywood.<br />
*into superheroes although we recognize their historic and archetypal<br />
significance. Lots of us have read 'em.<br />
*interested in comics/creators that pander/underestimate to the audience<br />
*exclusionary, unless you're getting up in our grill.<br />
<br />
Comics Lifestyle (the site) is<br />
*irreverent<br />
*managed by comics creators<br />
*pop<br />
*pro DIY, encouraging the cultivation of original voices<br />
*historically conscious<br />
*a news / content resource<br />
*a loose network of creators<br />
*sincerely international<br />
*Seeks out new comics and creators<br />
*Treats its subject matter as the stars they <i>should</i> be, if the<br />
world was smart enough to realize it.<br />
<br />
Frankly, I think the artists and art that tends to get featured on <i>CLS</i> shouldn't be on a tiny webzine.<br />
They should be seen in magazines like <i>People</i> and <i>Australian Women's Day</i>, stalked by paparazzi, showered in development deals.<br />
<br />
Hey, Art Spiegelman went from obscure formalist to cover artist for the mainstream magazine of record, The New Yorker. Anything is possible.