Saskia

Understanding what makes a social platform a community isn't straightforward. I'm very far from a sociologist, so I'm probably not the right person to ask, but as we look at growing the Social Web I think it's an important question. How do we help platforms become more?

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Platforms as the Preface to Community

The bricks and mortar aren't enough. For a home, you need love. Social platforms teach us a lot about community building. They are, after all, a big empty room in digital space, with fairground-esque arrows on the doors suggesting fun to be found within. Once inside, you're confronted by a

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Everyone wants a village, but nobody wants to be a villager. Most want to inhabit a bubble without problems, rub elbows with like-minds, and stroke their ego. While their is value in moderation, being a villager requires the understanding that technical burps happen, problematic people exist and will knock on your door all day, and your ego will take hits daily so better to employ humility. Growing a platform means the makeup of people need to adjust their expectations.