http://www.boxesandarrows.com/person/168291 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:26:46 GMT Comments by Sriyansa Dash <p>Awesome post with great insights Paul!</p> <p>I think the single most critical point you have made here is to separate &#8220;weak&#8221; and &#8220;temporary&#8221; ties. The failure to realize this distinction lies at the heart of most critiques of any community driven endeavor. Traditional communities, that the word hark backs to, were people with weak ties. The internet communities are one of temporary ties.</p> <p>What internet has really facilitated is the emergence of these temporary ties because the marginal cost of communicating with anyone new is close to zero. In earlier days, the cost of discovery itself was a significant barrier to entry for these communications to happen.</p> <p>Again great post, and hope to read some more soon.</p> http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/designing-for-social#content_52788 http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/designing-for-social#content_52788 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:26:46 GMT Sriyansa Dash