Online Niche Communities
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Online Niche Communities
@BrentBeshore 1) Start small and slowly. Nothing kills a budding Community like trying to cram 500 people into one place quickly and telling them to "connect". You need to bring people in 5-10 at a time: introduce them to one other, start discussions and tag people with applicable expertise.
Andrew Youderiantwitter.comHow the Passion Economy Will Disrupt Media, Education, and Countless Other Industries
Li Jinli.substack.com
something I try to keep in mind when writing about online communities is that they’re (usually) filled with real, complex people. They’re not just weird introverts or shut-ins or people trying to escape reality.
The Atlantic • Lessons From 19 Years in the Metaverse
There's a (continued) desire for forums on niche topics outside of twitter, reddit, etc that allow for a more direct, expert discussion that can be observatory or participatory.
Clubhouse, Galley & like what @tconrad and @nbashaw did here on Substack:
https://t.co/zKhgBzl4qF
𝚍𝚊𝚛𝚔𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛twitter.comWhy is consumer social exciting again?
What are the opportunities in consumer social today?
Some thoughts on the above, plus specific ideas & requests for consumer social startups 👇
Erik Torenbergtwitter.comFor every new subway ad featuring an online pharmacy and a nice monstera plant, there was a new pop-up skate shop soaking up the runoff of Supreme teens. HSWLD on Delancey, a dozen others lost to memory… Online, I browsed IJJI and v.soon and Anti-Social Social Club on my friend’s Tiny Clothing Stores Are.na channel, this selection a mere trickle of
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