Linking Local Communities of Interest into Networks of Communities
Spatio-Temporal Constraints on Social Networks Workshop, University of California, Santa Barbara, Center for Spatial Studies, 13-14 December 2010
Loren Tervnn
“There are several common organizing principles for online communities, notably people, places, and topics. Notable examples include: Facebook and Twitter organize around people, Foursquare organizes around places, and PatientsLikeMe and CNet organize around topics. Of course, these are only a few examples. Moreover, few communities organize solely around any one principle. Most topic-oriented sites support social interaction. Social services like Twitter can – with proper filtering and interfaces – be useful sources for topical information. And some sites combine a local geographic and topic orientation. This is the space my work is situated in and extends.”
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