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Continuing to be confused about communities

August 26th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Four pillars

I should have checked there first, more fool me. Howard Rheingold’s Syllabus for Virtual Communities and Social Networks at Stanford. As you would expect, it contains some of the references that have come up in my posts and in the comments received, and a whole lot more besides. I am told that Hillery’s definitions of [...]

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Facebook and Bloomberg

August 26th, 2007 · No Comments · Four pillars

In part 2 of Facebook and the Enterprise, I raised the issue of Bloomberg and yelled for Sean’s help. I cannot be sure that Sean actually saw that yell for help, but he’s responded anyway, making the crucial connection I wanted him to make. Part of me expected that he would do so anyway, he’s [...]

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Citizen media of a different sort

August 26th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Four pillars

This story warmed the cockles of my heart, and made me realise yet again the true extent of disenfranchisement. It also made me continue to dream about the ways in which Web 2.0 can accelerate re-enfranchisement. It’s a story about a man who’s been hand-writing a paper for the past 21 years, photocopying it and [...]

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