@article{Baym_2007, title={The new shape of online community: The example of Swedish independent music fandom}, volume={12}, url={https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/1978}, DOI={10.5210/fm.v12i8.1978}, abstractNote={Online groups are taking new forms as participants spread themselves amongst multiple Internet and offline platforms. The multinational online community of Swedish independent music fans exemplifies this trend. This participant-observation analysis of this fandom shows how sites are interlinked at multiple levels, and identifies several implications for theorists, researchers, developers, industry and independent professionals, and participants. }, number={8}, journal={First Monday}, author={Baym, Nancy K.}, year={2007}, month={Aug.} }