Many bloggers and others have been discussing the success of Jonathan Coulton, “code monkey” turned full time musician. A recent NY Times article highlights what has driving Jonathan’s success – his personal interaction with fans. Many bands may already realize this is the best marketing tool, but this article makes clear what a full time job it can be.

Says Coulton: “People always think that when you’re a musician you’re sitting around strumming your guitar, and that’s your job,” he said. “But this” — he clicked his keyboard theatrically — “this is my job.”

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Discovered this in the print version a few days ago, its from January but an interesting look at Nimbit and VC funding.

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