The thing with a lot of the more popular ALW casting contestants is that several of them have dedicated fan forums now. I know all the winners except possibly Jodie have them. I've been a member of Connie Fisher's forum for several years, and there are at least two Lee Mead ones. With OTR, there are the Danielle and Jessica forums, as well as one for Sophie that doesn't seem to be that active anymore. I know that in the years after the shows, a lot of the fans just follow their favorites and so they go to the dedicated forums. A lot of other OTR fans have just settled into posting on Twitter and Facebook as well.
As founder and admin of the Danielle Hope Forum, I will always remember that the forum grew out of the discussions here on Digital Spy. I will come back and read these threads as long as people still post on them, but the forum is my first priority now in terms of online fan activities. I invite anyone who may be lurking on here who hasn't read the forum to come check us out at
www.daniellehopeforum.com (click on Forum to read the forum). Things are slower there now than they used to be because Oz has been going on for a while and the news isn't coming in as quickly as it was, but we have a core of regular posters and I post whatever news I find, as well as exclusive content from Danielle such as our popular Photos of the Month. We also have a Musical Theatre Listening Club that is a lot of fun. Come join us if you want.
I will still be checking DS from time to time (as always), but if anyone wants to keep up with the latest news about Danielle, feel free to check out the forum.