Sam Liebeskind
@samliebeskind
product partnerships at New_Public; previously community & growth @ Geneva
Sam Liebeskind
News Relay Network
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Local News & Information and Local Digital Social Networks
“a newsroom that empowers its audience” - in the Tenderloin, SF, CA
Social Network Sites as Networked Publics: Affordances, Dynamics, and Implications
Explores social network sites as networked publics, analyzing their architecture, dynamics, and implications, focusing on how technology reshapes social interactions and influences the negotiation of public and private boundaries.
danah.orgWhy we stopped trying to engage passive community members—the 3 circles model.
Fabian Pfortmüllermedium.com
So right now, it’s like the sparkle and spectacle of the shininess of the internet, it’s started to fade, and we’re really aware in this moment of, you know, trash in the comments and crowds on the timeline and, you know, misinformation graffiti on the walls.
The thought experiment also shows how important it is for local organizers and businesses to find different idioms than “loneliness” for framing their social projects. “Solving loneliness” is like “solving mental health:” a fool’s errand. It’s counterproductive to think this way. In my experience, it is the positive content of a social group that... See more
People join communities for benefits, not belonging.
They want to learn something new, to achieve a goal, to grow status, to be entertained, to have fun, etc.
They only find and value belonging after they've been a member and formed relationships.
David Spinkstwitter.comReimagining Public Meetings to Strengthen Local Democracy: A Boulder, Colorado, Case Study - National Civic League
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The essay describes this broad paradigm—which emphasizes the benefits of deliberation and sortition—and explains why it is insufficient for understanding or acting in a healthy democracy. We argue that we should instead focus on enduring democratic publics and how they shape collective behavior. That would raise very different questions. How might... See more
Henry Farrell • AI and Democratic Publics
