Harry Potter and the World Wide Web
In the summer of 2008 I was invited to Dallas, TX, for Portus 2008, a Harry Potter symposium by HPEF. Below is part of my presentation as the Saturday Keynote Luncheon speaker. Portus special guests also included Jim Dale, Dr. Henry Jenkins, and Edmund M. Kern. It was a great time!
My talk was specifically on podcasting in the Harry Potter community, but before talking about that, I wanted to talk about how the changes in how we interact, particularly online, over the 10-course of the Harry Potter series really changed what was possible in terms of fan connections and hype.
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