Where are virtual communities headed?
Topic 26 · 9 responses · archived october 2000
~sprin5
Thu, Jun 29, 2000 (08:28)
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What is the future of online community? Can they help us bond together and break down barriers that divide us? Will it be limited to those that can afford computers and web connected cell phones? Will vc's be helpful in raising people from poverty and illiteracy?
~sprin5
Thu, Jun 29, 2000 (08:30)
#1
Visit and respond to this url if you have time.
http://www.aauw.org/5000/commun.html
~sprin5
Thu, Jun 29, 2000 (08:31)
#2
And this one as well.
http://muse.jhu.edu/demo/journal_of_democracy/v006/putnam.interview.html
~fxmastermind
Thu, Jul 6, 2000 (20:04)
#3
OK
Now what?
~MarciaH
Fri, Jul 7, 2000 (13:01)
#4
Not sure, but I am doing what I can in Geo conference (as you doubtless know). As for the entire community of Spring...it evolves as new member interact with the old members, bringing new ideas. Getting new and interesting people to join seems to be the crux of the problem. My efforts in this have taken an odd direction but it has brought new blood here just to lurk. I am delighted to see you posting!
~fxmastermind
Sun, Jul 9, 2000 (00:13)
#5
I don't know what Geo is.
I've been a member here for almost three years btw.
~fxmastermind
Sun, Jul 9, 2000 (00:13)
#6
I find the software almost unbearable.
~MarciaH
Sun, Jul 9, 2000 (01:37)
#7
Yapp is the software we love to hate until you manage to come to terms with it.
please check http://www.spring.net/yapp-bin/restricted/browse/geo/all/
It was my attempt to tame Yapp
~fxmastermind
Sun, Jul 9, 2000 (14:13)
#8
Aha! So that is where the action is.
~MarciaH
Sun, Jul 9, 2000 (15:30)
#9
Feel free to post anything which comes to mind. I would be honored to have you do so!