Transcript: January 18th 2013: The Mainstreaming of Steampunk

This week IBM’s “Social Sentiment” metric predicted that Steampunk is going to hit the mainstream in what they term “A huge trend bubble”.

The announcement and several other articles on this can be found below:
IBM’s Press Release

asmarterplant.com’s Article

Forbes’ “Geek Culture” Blog Article

The Register’s Article (UK)

Austin Serkin’s “Steampunk R&D” Article

And Tee Morris’s Calming and Clever Thoughts

To read the transcript in chronological order, start from the bottom and scroll up.

Update: @artificer13 is manning the helm for #SteampunkChat for the Fall/Winter session.

SyferLocke so #steampunkchat is worldwide trending….. -9:15 PM Jan 18th, 2013

JulienMcBain Thanks for hosting, as always. #steampunkchat -9:12 PM Jan 18th, 2013

artificer13 Thanks all, for coming out to play and chat. It’s been lovely. #steampunkchat -9:11 PM Jan 18th, 2013

FebruaryGrace G’night all! #steampunkchat -9:10 PM Jan 18th, 2013

wakefieldproof As always, please Like @SteamPatriots on FB https://t.co/Z4vU0KJz #steampunkchat -8:59 PM Jan 18th, 2013

MichelV69 RT @wakefieldproof: Im looking for an illustrator who can work now for pay later. #steampunkchat -8:59 PM Jan 18th, 2013

MichelV69 @wakefieldproof michel@michelrvaillancourt.com … that’s my “author” address. #steampunkchat -8:59 PM Jan 18th, 2013

JulienMcBain (Continued); #DeadWorldNovels; #GotP #steampunkchat -8:58 PM Jan 18th, 2013

artificer13 RT @wakefieldproof: Oh, and I’m looking for an illustrator who can work now for pay later. #steampunkchat -8:58 PM Jan 18th, 2013

MichelV69 @stephlynn_smith I think it will have an effect. I just don’t think it will a neg effect. Women can dress as they please. #steampunkchat -8:58 PM Jan 18th, 2013

wakefieldproof @MichelV69 Please let me know what your best email is. #steampunkchat -8:57 PM Jan 18th, 2013

JulienMcBain I’ll plug too. Not Steampunk, but written by a member of the Red Fork. Ghosts of the Past will be available March 1st. #steampunkchat -8:57 PM Jan 18th, 2013

wakefieldproof Oh, and I’m looking for an illustrator who can work now for pay later. #steampunkchat -8:57 PM Jan 18th, 2013

artificer13 My plug is for an #electroswing band you all must hear- Swaggerjax. Their track w/ @prof_elemental https://t.co/zYdtfRFt #steampunkchat -8:57 PM Jan 18th, 2013

stephlynn_smith Might the popularization of more “feminine” (read: restrictive) clothing may have an effect? #steampunkchat -8:56 PM Jan 18th, 2013

MichelV69 @wakefieldproof You rang? #steampunkchat -8:56 PM Jan 18th, 2013

FebruaryGrace I’ll plug! GODSPEED is still available to read #Free on @Wattpad! http://t.co/USpz0W79 Will be a featured story there 2/12! #steampunkchat -8:56 PM Jan 18th, 2013

wakefieldproof And if anyone has experience with Indie/Self Pubbing, including running a Pub House, please DM me! #steampunkchat -8:56 PM Jan 18th, 2013

artificer13 RT @wakefieldproof: 1930s#dieselepunk http://t.co/y7xUxvHq #steampunkchat -8:54 PM Jan 18th, 2013

MichelV69 @stephlynn_smith I sincerely hope so. One of the great things about “retrofuturism” is the ability to say “that was wrong” #steampunkchat -8:54 PM Jan 18th, 2013

JulienMcBain @stephlynn_smith Probably, but not amongst real Steampunks. I’m sure the hipsters and femmenazis will say something. #steampunkchat -8:54 PM Jan 18th, 2013

artificer13 @SyferLocke no time. I’ll save em for later #steampunkchat -8:54 PM Jan 18th, 2013

wakefieldproof 1930s#dieselepunk http://t.co/y7xUxvHq #steampunkchat -8:53 PM Jan 18th, 2013

stephlynn_smith I do have to wonder, though, if Steampunk becomes openly debated, if “Victorian-era values” vs. gender roles will happen. #steampunkchat -8:53 PM Jan 18th, 2013

SyferLocke @artificer13 then ask #steampunkchat -8:52 PM Jan 18th, 2013

artificer13 Goodness! We’ve already reached the #ShamelessPlugs portion of our show! (Still had 3 ?s for everyone) #steampunkchat -8:52 PM Jan 18th, 2013

JulienMcBain @FebruaryGrace The brown powerpuff girl…does steam come out of your ear–NO BAD JULIEN! #steampunkchat -8:52 PM Jan 18th, 2013

artificer13 @FebruaryGrace LOL! Delightful image #steampunkchat -8:49 PM Jan 18th, 2013

FebruaryGrace @artificer13 I look like a Powerpuff Girl in mine. Goggles would likely take some of the weight off my nose too… #steampunkchat -8:48 PM Jan 18th, 2013

artificer13 @JulienMcBain it’s definitely on it’s way, I don’t know that it’s reached mainstream yet. I explain what it is an awful lot #steampunkchat -8:48 PM Jan 18th, 2013

SyferLocke @artificer13 prolly not since im a browncoat a pirate a punk and still honestly believe in chivalry at the same time #steampunkchat -8:48 PM Jan 18th, 2013

MichelV69 random thought to the sidebar … is that “jumping the casket”? #steampunkchat -8:48 PM Jan 18th, 2013

artificer13 @FebruaryGrace I knew a guy who had a 1/2″ thick lens on his diving mask. Made his eyes look like dinner plates. #steampunkchat -8:46 PM Jan 18th, 2013

MichelV69 sidebar: My fav goth shop carries some steampunk: http://t.co/djWyPYPj #steampunkchat -8:46 PM Jan 18th, 2013

JulienMcBain @artificer13 I submit that it already has; we’re just the trailblazers. #steampunkchat -8:46 PM Jan 18th, 2013

FebruaryGrace @artificer13 @Jenny_Schwartz @stephlynn_smith I should! My glasses are so thick they are disfiguring (no lenses in my eyes) #steampunkchat -8:45 PM Jan 18th, 2013

artificer13 @SyferLocke wouldn’t you be less weird if #steampunk goes mainstream? #steampunkchat -8:44 PM Jan 18th, 2013

wakefieldproof @JulienMcBain Yes. So, maybe we’ve gone through some big peaks and troughs, and now there’s some equilibrium? #steampunkchat -8:44 PM Jan 18th, 2013

artificer13 @FebruaryGrace have you looked @ prescription goggles? They make ‘em for shopwork & welding @Jenny_Schwartz @stephlynn_smith #steampunkchat -8:43 PM Jan 18th, 2013

MichelV69 @JulienMcBain Agreed. And the Web enables the small vendor to be more viable than ever. The Mass of Niches, to quote. #steampunkchat -8:43 PM Jan 18th, 2013

SyferLocke my only concern about it is. among non steampunks… thats how i am known. it goes mainstream and im just the wierdo again #steampunkchat -8:43 PM Jan 18th, 2013

MichelV69 (( DJ_Calliope started playing “Vagues De Vapeur” by Vernian Process @ http://t.co/Xq9mBO5h )) #steampunkchat -8:42 PM Jan 18th, 2013

JulienMcBain @wakefieldproof Big and small vendors never really peak, they just ebb and flow. #steampunkchat -8:42 PM Jan 18th, 2013

Jenny_Schwartz @stephlynn_smith 3 years! um…interesting #steampunkchat -8:42 PM Jan 18th, 2013

Jenny_Schwartz @FebruaryGrace @stephlynn_smith Hope so! #steampunkchat -8:41 PM Jan 18th, 2013

wakefieldproof @artificer13 Good question. Big venders serve a purpose, but I hope they’ve peaked, and people are seeing the value of small #steampunkchat -8:41 PM Jan 18th, 2013

stephlynn_smith @Jenny_Schwartz I had a younger friend/castmate who wore goggles on her head for like 3 years. It was quite… interesting. #steampunkchat -8:41 PM Jan 18th, 2013

FebruaryGrace @Jenny_Schwartz @stephlynn_smith Maybe someone will invent eyegear that makes my aphakia glasses look normal! #steampunkchat -8:39 PM Jan 18th, 2013

MichelV69 @artificer13 Back In The Day, it was thrift shops and toothpaste. (I’m dating myself). And then it got commercially viable. #steampunkchat -8:39 PM Jan 18th, 2013

artificer13 @wakefieldproof eventually… but will they do so before the maker market dies? #steampunkchat -8:38 PM Jan 18th, 2013

artificer13 @MichelV69 but goth doesn’t have the same DIY/maker culture #steampunk does. #steampunkchat -8:37 PM Jan 18th, 2013

Jenny_Schwartz @stephlynn_smith Goggles! now that’s what’ll be interesting to see if Steampunk goes mainstream. Mind boggles #steampunkchat -8:37 PM Jan 18th, 2013

wakefieldproof Good #steampunk stuff will hopefully rise to the top despite all the “noise” out there – though that will make things tougher #steampunkchat -8:37 PM Jan 18th, 2013

artificer13 @thegeo Don’t agree. Look at purses. V few handmakers left b/c China churns out evthing mega-cheap. Then there’s knock-offs #steampunkchat -8:36 PM Jan 18th, 2013

Jenny_Schwartz @MichelV69 @stephlynn_smith I love the world of the Sauder Diaries #steampunkchat -8:36 PM Jan 18th, 2013

stephlynn_smith @Jenny_Schwartz And awesome corseted captain-suits to match. Not so fond of goggles, though. #steampunkchat -8:36 PM Jan 18th, 2013

MichelV69 @stephlynn_smith … I’m working on it. Chief Engineer and Captain Gunner on the Bloody Rose are both women. #steampunkchat -8:36 PM Jan 18th, 2013

Jenny_Schwartz @stephlynn_smith Have you read @SelestedeLaney ‘s Badlands? http://t.co/7TmRsOkN Captain’s male but it’s heroine who is alpha #steampunkchat -8:36 PM Jan 18th, 2013

wakefieldproof …and the consumer will recognize that. #steampunkchat -8:36 PM Jan 18th, 2013

wakefieldproof This kinda sounds like the ebook conversation: “We’ll be inundated with junk books…” But junk is already here… #steampunkchat -8:35 PM Jan 18th, 2013

MichelV69 @artificer13 You either are or not goth, regardless of how much you paid for your blacks. #steampunkchat -8:35 PM Jan 18th, 2013

MichelV69 @artificer13 No more so than it hurt the goth movement. #steampunkchat -8:35 PM Jan 18th, 2013

stephlynn_smith @Jenny_Schwartz Female airship captains as protags. Heck yeah. Not ashamed. #steampunkchat -8:35 PM Jan 18th, 2013

thegeo Okay, here is the only thing mass-produced Steampunk stuff could kill – Shitty Etsy sellers that rely on Hobby Lobby charms. #steampunkchat -8:34 PM Jan 18th, 2013

Jenny_Schwartz @MichelV69 Ouch! that much? #steampunkchat -8:34 PM Jan 18th, 2013

thegeo @artificer13 Most people who sell things either make it, or don’t make it. If they can’t then, they probably couldn’t now. #steampunkchat -8:34 PM Jan 18th, 2013

Jenny_Schwartz Because I want steampunk chocolate biscuits #steampunkchat & steampunk teapots -8:34 PM Jan 18th, 2013

MichelV69 @Jenny_Schwartz Personally, I look forward to being able to get a gentleman’s outfit for sub $500 plus shipping. #steampunkchat -8:33 PM Jan 18th, 2013

FebruaryGrace @Jenny_Schwartz I will shamelessly admit that men in waistcoats are never a bad thing IMO LOL #steampunkchat -8:33 PM Jan 18th, 2013

thegeo @artificer13 Anyone who would get hurt over it is either A. Elitist or B. Not fit to survive anyways. #steampunkchat -8:33 PM Jan 18th, 2013

artificer13 RT @Jenny_Schwartz Can we shamefully admit what we’d LIKE to see in mainstream #steampunk? #steampunkchat -8:33 PM Jan 18th, 2013

JulienMcBain @Jenny_Schwartz dont I know it #steampunkchat -8:32 PM Jan 18th, 2013

artificer13 @thegeo That’s my concern. Will “mall-ification” of #steampunk (and it’s inevitable bad quality) hurt the current fandom? #steampunkchat -8:32 PM Jan 18th, 2013

Jenny_Schwartz Can we shamefully admit what we’d LIKE to see in mainstream steampunk? #steampunkchat -8:32 PM Jan 18th, 2013

Jenny_Schwartz @SyferLocke @mattdelman Cool. I’ll look out for it #steampunkchat -8:30 PM Jan 18th, 2013

MichelV69 RT @Jenny_Schwartz: @MichelV69 I could live with that. Stash #steampunk next to leg warmers in the attic #failedfad #steampunkchat -8:30 PM Jan 18th, 2013

Jenny_Schwartz @MichelV69 #steampunkchat -8:30 PM Jan 18th, 2013

SyferLocke @Jenny_Schwartz @mattdelman has a pretty decent story on those lines #steampunkchat -8:29 PM Jan 18th, 2013

MichelV69 @Jenny_Schwartz LOL. Well played. #steampunkchat -8:29 PM Jan 18th, 2013

MichelV69 @JulienMcBain IBM turned a datacenter loose on predicting The Next Big Thing for fashion and said it was #steampunk #steampunkchat -8:29 PM Jan 18th, 2013

Jenny_Schwartz @JulienMcBain Brace yrself…may be yet more when/if steampunk hits Main Street #steampunkchat -8:29 PM Jan 18th, 2013

SyferLocke im all for more steampunk beer…. might have to start brewing it myself #steampunkchat -8:29 PM Jan 18th, 2013

JulienMcBain @Jenny_Schwartz Can’t really, it’s part of the aestheic, although there are far too many of them in the scene. #steampunkchat -8:28 PM Jan 18th, 2013

FebruaryGrace @MichelV69 I don’t worry. I think that there is a loyal fan base that’s going to love it whether anyone calls it fad or not #steampunkchat -8:28 PM Jan 18th, 2013

Jenny_Schwartz @MichelV69 I could live with that. Stash #steampunk next to leg warmers in the attic #steampunkchat #failedfad -8:28 PM Jan 18th, 2013

MichelV69 (( DJ_Calliope started playing “The Maple Leaf Rag” by Vernian Process )) #steampunkchat -8:27 PM Jan 18th, 2013

Jenny_Schwartz @stephlynn_smith Hmm. So what if steampunk threw out a popular plot. Mad scientist & ??? #steampunkchat Lablight? -8:27 PM Jan 18th, 2013

JulienMcBain @MichelV69 Okay, IBM wrong about what? #steampunkchat -8:26 PM Jan 18th, 2013

thegeo To further my thoughts on Steampunk and mass-production: The hard decline of Lip-Service’s quality. http://t.co/o3gy68q6 #steampunkchat -8:25 PM Jan 18th, 2013

stephlynn_smith The problem with a “Steampunk Twilight” is that I think steampunk is a setting, not a plot, like “Girl + Creature” has been. #steampunkchat -8:25 PM Jan 18th, 2013

MichelV69 I think the only thing that will hurt #steampunk at this point is if IBM turns out to be wrong … then were a failed “fad”. #steampunkchat -8:25 PM Jan 18th, 2013

SyferLocke @artificer13 still broken… but i have mikkellar beer geek breakfast to help #steampunkchat -8:25 PM Jan 18th, 2013

thegeo @MichelV69 @Jenny_Schwartz That was my 5-minute response while I was reading a friends writing. #steampunkchat -8:25 PM Jan 18th, 2013

Jenny_Schwartz You’re right. There is hope. RT @MichelV69: my blog article on the “problem” of publishing right now: http://t.co/ti2rzEgQ #steampunkchat -8:25 PM Jan 18th, 2013

whistlewright RT @artificer13: @Jenny_Schwartz Noooooooooooooooooooooooo! There will be no Sparkly steampunks on MY watch! #steampunkchat -8:24 PM Jan 18th, 2013

MichelV69 @thegeo I heartily agree with your analysis good, sir. #steampunkchat -8:24 PM Jan 18th, 2013

artificer13 @SyferLocke welcome aboard, mate! How’s the hand? #steampunkchat -8:23 PM Jan 18th, 2013

Jenny_Schwartz Yes! RT @thegeo: So, my take on the whole steampunk going mainstream and all… http://t.co/hVzTPJlT #steampunkchat -8:23 PM Jan 18th, 2013

MichelV69 @Jenny_Schwartz Take a read of my blog article on the “problem” of publishing right now: http://t.co/4Uv31V9A #steampunkchat -8:23 PM Jan 18th, 2013

artificer13 RT @thegeo: So, my take on the whole steampunk going mainstream and all… http://t.co/Dcx7j91t #steampunkchat -8:22 PM Jan 18th, 2013

artificer13 @Jenny_Schwartz Noooooooooooooooooooooooo! There will be no Sparkly steampunks on MY watch! #steampunkchat -8:22 PM Jan 18th, 2013

thegeo So, my take on the whole steampunk going mainstream and all… http://t.co/Dcx7j91t #steampunkchat -8:21 PM Jan 18th, 2013

Jenny_Schwartz @MichelV69 @artificer13 Do you think? I’m actually wondering if it’s all going to shake down soon into less options. #cynic #steampunkchat -8:21 PM Jan 18th, 2013

thegeo @SyferLocke Oh, a steampunk twilight so you’d have something to watch during recovery! #steampunkchat #getwellsoon -8:21 PM Jan 18th, 2013

SyferLocke a steampunk twilight is inevitable…. #steampunkchat -8:20 PM Jan 18th, 2013

FebruaryGrace @artificer13 @Jenny_Schwartz If we are I won’t be the one to write it LOL #steampunkchat -8:20 PM Jan 18th, 2013

MichelV69 @artificer13 … in two years, they’ll be a lot less “heavy handed” in what they want. #steampunkchat -8:19 PM Jan 18th, 2013

MichelV69 @artificer13 Of course they will. However, given the way Amazon and iBookstore is running The Big Six to the curb now … #steampunkchat -8:19 PM Jan 18th, 2013

Jenny_Schwartz @artificer13 Ahem. That sort of thing’s already here *breaking it to you gently* #steampunkchat -8:19 PM Jan 18th, 2013

SyferLocke hey guys… sorry im late #steampunkchat -8:19 PM Jan 18th, 2013

artificer13 @Jenny_Schwartz LOL dear gods, I hope this doesn’t mean we’re in for a #steampunk “Twilight”! #steampunkchat -8:19 PM Jan 18th, 2013

JulienMcBain Evening all. #steampunkchat -8:18 PM Jan 18th, 2013

artificer13 @MichelV69 but will it’s popularity eventually make publishers say “Write something like Boneshaker” or whatever is big then? #steampunkchat -8:18 PM Jan 18th, 2013

Jenny_Schwartz @wakefieldproof I think so. I watched paranormal fiction explode in all directions. History/steampunk potential for same #steampunkchat -8:18 PM Jan 18th, 2013

FebruaryGrace @MichelV69 Thank you, good sir! *curtseys* :~) #steampunkchat -8:18 PM Jan 18th, 2013

wakefieldproof @Jenny_Schwartz Hopefully readers will want to explore how different authors/artists interpret the genre #steampunkchat -8:17 PM Jan 18th, 2013

MichelV69 ((DJ_Calliope started playing “Vacant Skies Revisited” by Unwoman)) #steampunkchat -8:17 PM Jan 18th, 2013

artificer13 @JackBateswrites LOADS of those this week! #steampunkchat -8:17 PM Jan 18th, 2013

JackBateswrites Times article about #stmpnk fashion #steampunkchat -8:17 PM Jan 18th, 2013

MichelV69 @FebruaryGrace Bravo, dear lady! Bravo! #steampunkchat -8:16 PM Jan 18th, 2013

artificer13 @stephlynn_smith that ignores multicultural #Steampunk as well as alt-history. #steampunkchat -8:16 PM Jan 18th, 2013

MichelV69 RT @FebruaryGrace: I independently published mine so conforming was never an issue for me. I write whats in my heart. #steampunkchat -8:16 PM Jan 18th, 2013

JackBateswrites Hello all! Just doing a little reading: http://t.co/NwliWLu6 #steampunkchat -8:16 PM Jan 18th, 2013

Jenny_Schwartz @artificer13 Readers’ expectations may harden. Good pt. But judging how paranormal morphed from vamps, lots of possibilities #steampunkchat -8:16 PM Jan 18th, 2013

FebruaryGrace @artificer13 I independently published mine so conforming was never an issue for me. I write what’s in my heart. #steampunkchat -8:16 PM Jan 18th, 2013

MichelV69 @artificer13 That’s the rub, really. There isn’t anything to conform to. You can’t get 10 #steampunks to agree on wht it is #steampunkchat -8:16 PM Jan 18th, 2013

wakefieldproof @MichelV69 And the naysayers are gonna naysay. But they’re few and far between – at least in my experience #steampunkchat -8:15 PM Jan 18th, 2013

MichelV69 ((DJ_Calliope started playing “Under The Radar” by #AbneyPark at http://t.co/Xq9mBO5h)) #steampunkchat -8:14 PM Jan 18th, 2013

artificer13 how about fiction? right now t/market is smallish when it gets bigger will writers need to “conform” to get their books sold? #steampunkchat -8:14 PM Jan 18th, 2013

wakefieldproof @stephlynn_smith I don’t think it’s essential – hence my creations – but that’s what’s wonderful about steampunk #steampunkchat -8:14 PM Jan 18th, 2013

MichelV69 @stephlynn_smith That’s the whole “how do you define steampunk”. -My- steampunk, yes. Yours? Up to you. #steampunkchat -8:14 PM Jan 18th, 2013

MichelV69 We’re a kind of “Re-creationist” hobby group… like the SCA or the Civil War, or Nova Roma… & you see the same thing there #steampunkchat -8:13 PM Jan 18th, 2013

wakefieldproof @MichelV69 YES! And without having to explain what it is you do! #steampunkchat -8:13 PM Jan 18th, 2013

stephlynn_smith One of the articles claimed that “Victorian” was an essential element of steampunk, but I’ve heard otherwise. Do you agree? #steampunkchat -8:12 PM Jan 18th, 2013

MichelV69 @artificer13 … as time goes on, the folks with the $$ to spend will get the more bespoke stuff from the craftsmen #steampunkchat -8:12 PM Jan 18th, 2013

wakefieldproof @artificer13 I see both. But many new small/bespoke/homemade folks are seemingly growing in popularity again. Which is good #steampunkchat -8:12 PM Jan 18th, 2013

Jenny_Schwartz @artificer13 @MichelV69 I really hope it’ll give new-to-steampunk peeps enthusiasm to seek out the small makers #steampunkchat -8:11 PM Jan 18th, 2013

MichelV69 @artificer13 No more so than Ford has hurt Ferrari. Folks without the money will buy cheap to play, and we want that. #steampunkchat -8:11 PM Jan 18th, 2013

Jenny_Schwartz If steampunk enters vocab to mean using existing stuff to do something new & cool…works for me #steampunkchat #NotAPurist -8:11 PM Jan 18th, 2013

MichelV69 @wakefieldproof I’m a steampunk novelist. I’d be thrilled if more people were hungry for my topic matter. #steampunkchat -8:10 PM Jan 18th, 2013

artificer13 @MichelV69 do you think big box retailers jumping on board will hurt the DIY spirit, or possibly the small makers? #steampunkchat -8:10 PM Jan 18th, 2013

wakefieldproof And from a capitalism standpoint, it’d be good to take full advantage of the popularity. #steampunkchat -8:10 PM Jan 18th, 2013

MichelV69 @artificer13 … followed by a large group moving on to the next thing. Remember Cyberpunk/ Dark Fantasy from the late 80s? #steampunkchat -8:09 PM Jan 18th, 2013

Jenny_Schwartz I was intrigued by @Guardian int’w @iamwill where he used steam punk as a verb. That’s cool http://t.co/bZB8aAVE #steampunkchat last line. -8:09 PM Jan 18th, 2013

MichelV69 @artificer13 In the long run, however, I think it will allow a solid growth for a span of about five years of the fan base. #steampunkchat -8:09 PM Jan 18th, 2013

FebruaryGrace @artificer13 @IBM If it means easier access to more steampunk stuff, then great. But I’ll love it whether it’s ‘in’ or not. #steampunkchat -8:09 PM Jan 18th, 2013

MichelV69 @artificer13 I think we’ll see a replay of the Beiber music video foolishness from the cliqueistas at first. #steampunkchat -8:08 PM Jan 18th, 2013

Jenny_Schwartz I think it’ll be brilliant. Celebrate history, imagination, creativity #steampunkchat -8:08 PM Jan 18th, 2013

wakefieldproof Good news, but has no real bearing on what I do. I love the genre, and don’t need validation. Don’t get me wrong, it is nice #steampunkchat -8:08 PM Jan 18th, 2013

artificer13 Let’s dive right in. @IBM says t/next 2 years will be a “trend bubble” for #STeampunk. Good, bad or indiff for the fandom? #steampunkchat -8:07 PM Jan 18th, 2013

MichelV69 (( for those non-US folks interested in listening in at turntable.fm, you can use this plugin: http://t.co/WOQDo6Ta )) #steampunkchat -8:06 PM Jan 18th, 2013

MichelV69 RT @stephlynn_smith I have no opinions on the matter at the moment, other than “Yay, socially-acceptable corset-wearing”. #steampunkchat -8:05 PM Jan 18th, 2013

artificer13 @wakefieldproof #Huzzah for a new record! Welcome aboard. #steampunkchat -8:04 PM Jan 18th, 2013

FebruaryGrace @artificer13 Glad to be here! I just got done with the readings you posted. Fascinating stuff! :~) #steampunkchat -8:04 PM Jan 18th, 2013

MichelV69 @stephlynn_smith I’m sure you’ll find most lads you know consider corsets socially acceptable. #steampunkchat -8:04 PM Jan 18th, 2013

artificer13 @Jenny_Schwartz Good morning to you! #steampunkchat -8:04 PM Jan 18th, 2013

wakefieldproof Hello everyone! Two weeks in a row for me. I think that’s a record. #steampunkchat -8:03 PM Jan 18th, 2013

artificer13 @FebruaryGrace Good evening to you, wonderful that you could make it. #steampunkchat -8:03 PM Jan 18th, 2013

Jenny_Schwartz LOL RT @stephlynn_smith: I have no opinions on the matter at moment, other than “Yay, socially-acceptable corset-wearing”. #steampunkchat -8:03 PM Jan 18th, 2013

Jenny_Schwartz Hi! #steampunkchat -8:03 PM Jan 18th, 2013

stephlynn_smith I’ll likely be lurking; I have no opinions on the matter at the moment, other than “Yay, socially-acceptable corset-wearing”. #steampunkchat -8:03 PM Jan 18th, 2013

FebruaryGrace Evening all! #steampunkchat -8:03 PM Jan 18th, 2013

artificer13 @MichelV69 good evening to you! Who do we all have on tonight? #steampunkchat -8:01 PM Jan 18th, 2013

artificer13 @TeeMonster pleased as punch to do it. There will be a link to it in the transcript as well. #steampunk #steampunkchat -8:01 PM Jan 18th, 2013

MichelV69 Gooood evening, all #steampunkchat -8:00 PM Jan 18th, 2013

TeeMonster @artificer13 Thanks for the #steampunkchat love. I’m thrilled to see the article making rounds and getting people thinking! #steampunk -8:00 PM Jan 18th, 2013

artificer13 RT @Jenny_Schwartz: via@Gumbyroffo http://t.co/9UkSsGl0 another article on IBM’s steampunk predictions #steampunkchat -7:53 PM Jan 18th, 2013

artificer13 Last #steampunkchat reading: Some calming words from @TeeMonster regarding the “trend bubble” coming for #steampunk http://t.co/WnBgFqHS -7:52 PM Jan 18th, 2013

Jenny_Schwartz via@Gumbyroffo http://t.co/9UkSsGl0 another article on IBM’s steampunk predictions #steampunkchat -7:51 PM Jan 18th, 2013

artificer13 #Steampunkchat additional: a great article from @SteampunkRD on what it might mean for us. http://t.co/EMcrQLPY #steampunk -7:51 PM Jan 18th, 2013

artificer13 More #Steampunkchat reading- @Forbes‘s article on the topic http://t.co/gERvFohH #steampunk -7:50 PM Jan 18th, 2013

MichelV69 RT @artificer13: #Steampunkchat reading- @IBM‘s “Social Sentiment” analysis of #Steampunk & what it means. http://t.co/3aV89grK -7:50 PM Jan 18th, 2013

artificer13 #Steampunkchat reading- @IBM‘s “Social Sentiment” analysis of #Steampunk & what it means. http://t.co/3aV89grK -7:49 PM Jan 18th, 2013

artificer13 45min til #Steampunkchat: we discuss @IBM‘s prediction #Steampunk is t/big trend for 2013-15 http://t.co/gERvFohH … http://t.co/p7p4vbmB … -7:15 PM Jan 18th, 2013

Jenny_Schwartz RT @artificer13: 3hrs til #Steampunkchat: we discuss @IBM‘s prediction #Steampunk is t/big trend for 2013-15. http://t.co/gERvFohH http://t.co/p7p4vbmB … -5:00 PM Jan 18th, 2013

artificer13 3hrs til #Steampunkchat: we discuss @IBM‘s prediction #Steampunk is t/big trend for 2013-15. http://t.co/gERvFohH http://t.co/p7p4vbmB … -4:53 PM Jan 18th, 2013

Decimononic RT @artificer13: Tonight on #Steampunkchat we discuss @IBM‘s prediction that #Steampunk is the big trend for 2013-15. 9pmEST 6pmPST http://t.co/p7p4vbmB -4:31 PM Jan 18th, 2013

MichelV69 “I’ll be on #steampunkchat tonight 9pm EDT/6pm PDT. New topic each week & fab #steampunk community http://t.co/pFWeBI7h -4:15 PM Jan 18th, 2013

Tschilp RT @artificer13: Tonight on #Steampunkchat we discuss @IBM‘s prediction that #Steampunk is the big trend for 2013-15. 9pmEST 6pmPST http://t.co/p7p4vbmB -2:41 PM Jan 18th, 2013

artificer13 RT @Negrotipo: Today in #Steampunkchat they will discuss IBM’s prediction that Steampunk is the big trend for 2013-15. You must be there -2:39 PM Jan 18th, 2013