A Guide To Fansourcing Part 2: Why Fansource?

A quick note – since last week's "Definition" column I found the term Fansourcing is also being used when media producers outsource things to their fans.  So I'm going to slightly tweak the way I'm using it, and refer to Fansourcing as "outsourcing things to fans" and the subset I discuss is when fans outsource to fans.

Hey, it's internet terminology, it's evolving almost as fast as the technology.

So last time I discussed what Fansourcing was, and I just clarified it for the upcoming discussion.

So now, why outsource fan to fan?

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I Have a Job, They Don’t: Fansourcing

You know those friends and fellow fans that are incredibly talented but don't have work?  Yeah, I thought so.  You wonder what you can do for them when they are so talented, so gifted, yet are looking for work.  It's easy to wonder since they're so good at what they do, you're left wondering what you can do.

What you can do is give these talented people a chance to use their talent for you – and thus give them a chance to earn money, build skills, and gain another reference (that's you here).

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