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All about social networks
How Urban Planning Could Help Build Better Online Spaces | On the Media | WNYC Studios
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A thousand-plus years ago our ancestors's need for safety and context sparked the rise of cities, guilds, and universities. Our current needs as internet-liberated individuals are sparking a similar burst of organizational experiments, including the maturation of Reddit boards, Discord channels, WhatsApp and Telegram groups, and newer and... See more
One thing that complicates people’s willingness to devote their energy to vibrancy is context collapse, a term that Alice Marwick and I coined long ago. When a social media site grows slow and steady, it starts out for each user as a coherent context. Things get dicy over time as people struggle to figure out how to navigate divergent networks. But... See more
danah boyd • Dear Alt-Twitter Designers: It’s about the network!
@Austen people will pay a lot of money for parasocial relationships bundled with entertainment (applies to a lot more than just porn)
Emmett Shearx.com