Kelly's+Media+Fandom

= Ga ga D aily = 4/19 When I went on GagaDaily today, there were some sweet new posts that I thought I'd share. First, there was a thread that someone started sending "good vibes" for college students who are in the middle of exams or end of semester projects. It was nice to see I'm not the only one with a ton of work this next couple weeks! Also, there was a thread started by a new member who just wanted to say hi and introduce herself as a "newbie". There were a ton of responses welcoming her to the gaga boards which shows that there really isn't any type of hostility between the newer and older members, everyone is kind of an equal on the site. And lastly, there was a post informing other members that Gaga is doing a free concert on the Today Show inJuly. Even though it seems like its pretty far away, people were replying that they were going and that they all wanted to meet up at the show, which shows that even though this is an online community, members still make an effort to form a community in the real world and to do activities together. Oh, and there was also a thread I saw that asked members to send in sexy or horny pictures of Gaga, but I wont post any screen shots of that on here. But the fact that they have that type of thread on the GagaBoards and that so many people responded shows what type of people Lady Gagae fans are, and why she calls them little monsters!

3/1
Last week I created a thread on the GagaBoards about an article I had just read that day entitled, "Feminism's Unlikely Hero," which described Lady Gaga as "a feminist icon and a gender revolutionary." The article goes on do say that, "One of the most fascinating things about Lady Gaga is her unique ability to separate female nudity from sex. True, she appears nearly naked on a nearly naked basis but, unlike other pop stars, when she's naked, she's not doing it to turn people on." "Lady Gaga, with her bizarre get-ups and makeup, isn't shooting for sexy. By wholeheartedly embracing the grotesque, she's doing everything she can to be naked without being sexy." I thought it was a very interesting perspective on Lady Gaga, so I created a thread to share it with other members. So far I've only gotten 12 responses, and a couple said they disagree with labeling Lady Gaga as a feminist.

Here is a link to the article:

http://www.splicetoday.com/music/feminism-s-unlikely-champion-2

and some screenshots of the responses:



2/24
So I figured I would post some of the slides form my presentation on here, since I haven't already done that, or given any sort of overview of the website. First, here are some examples of the signatures that people use. These are more of and expression of members than avatars are, and members get really creative with them. Most of them are a collage of Lady Gaga images, and many of them include music lyrics, Gaga quotes, or dates of concerts that they attended. These are some of my favs:

I also found some really good examples of posts people made to emphasize that GagaDaily is actually a community, and a place where members feel like they truly belong. I thought this post was interesting because she says that even if people feel like outcasts in the real world, they can always come to GagaBoards and feel welcome. We also talked about how in some of these virtual communities (just like in real-life communities), a hierarchy is established. On GagaDaily, the heirarchy in place is based primarily on the amount of posts a user has made, rather than their level of dedication to Lady Gaga or how long they have been a member of the boards. For example, here is a post by a member who reached 4,000 posts, and it seems to be a milestone for him, and all the responses are in adoration and congratulations. He also lists all the people that he has grown to know and mentions how much of a difference some of them have made on his life. It shows the power that these communities really can have on its members.



2/21
I found out some exciting news on GagaDaily today. The music video for Telephone is apparently going to be released next week! Lady Gaga and Beyonce are known for producing incredible music videos, so I can only imagine what this video will be like. There were already some photos released of the music video, and it looks like Lady Gaga won't disappoint with her outfits (notice the hat made out of a telephone). Here's the screen shot of the announcement and some pictures of the video.

2/20
I went on GagaDaily today and saw some really great posts on the boards. I found out that Lady Gaga is going to be on the April cover of Cosmo, which will be her first Cosmo cover. Everyone (including me) was super excited and thought she looked great on the cover. I also posted on a thread about some of her song meanings. Alot of people wrote their interpretations of the songs and gave their opinions of what other people's interpretations were. It was interesting that the same song can have many different interpretations and to some people songs like Pokerface are just sweet to dance to. Also, one person commented that she "loved how interpretations change from monster to monster"... Here's one person's signature (the picture or quote on every post by the particular person) that has song meanings

I also noticed how much her fans really feel like they have a special connection to her and have some obligation to defend her. For example, someone posted that they heard that she recently broke down and started crying and photo shoot and wanted to know what other people thought. Here's an example of one fan who shows her loyalty to her, even though she's probably never even met Lady Gaga. This is my favorite post from today:

Everyone was posting how much the loved it and wanted to hang it in their rooms, print tshirts with it, and even put it in bathroom stalls so everyone could see it. It is pretty cool to see just how far she's come, and how much she has overcome.

2/15
So I officially joined a Lady Gaga fan website a couple weeks ago, but it has taken me a little while to get the hang of writing on the boards and interacting with other fans through the page. I chose to join a Lady Gaga fan page because her fans are completely obsessed with her and unlike any other fans I've experienced. They really are "little monsters" as she calls them. GagaDaily is a great site, and includes videos of any recent appearances, keeps fans up to date on where they can watch or see Lady Gaga, and even has a board that keeps you up to date on all of Lady Gaga's recent twitter updates.

Here's pictures of the site after I became a member and a post by a person that states rules of the board.....