A while ago I talked about starting a new site, one that would be dedicated to cataloging all the fanmade content online. It was a lofty goal… too lofty for me to actually achieve. Shame, huh?

So, instead of doing it all at once, I’m going to do it in steps. Small steps. And, like I did with Snakes on a Plane, I’m going to start with a new blog and see where it goes from there. I present to you:

If people actually start reading it, FanTent.com will be the new home of Fanmade Content. The site is going to start slowly accumulating links to and copies of Fanmade Content from around the net, but it’s also going to track the burgeoning phenomenon of fans interacting with media through the creation of their own content. Here’s the first post to give you an idea of what I’m going for.

In all fairness, the site isn’t really done yet. There’s a few bugs to iron out, a few of the features on there don’t quite work properly yet, a few links don’t point anywhere and the content is thus far somewhat lousy. A ringing endorsement, eh?

It’s a work in progress, but what online project isn’t? I’m not a hacker, I’m not a coder, I’m not really a web designer… but this is a new venture for me and I think it could be a fun one. I’ve become personally linked to the idea of and the potential importance of fan-produced content in the last year and it should be interesting to deal with that more directly.

Snakes on a Blog, I think we can all admit, was winding down. I won’t be shutting the site down, and I’ll still post here, but I’ll be posting at the new site as well and if you want to come with me, that’s great. If not, also fine.

Ok, that’s it.