Comparing Social Networking to Online Communities | Common Craft - Explanations In Plai... - 0 views
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Barbara Lindsey on 09 Oct 07Important aspect of social networking
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In most traditional online communities, members have profiles that may display a picture, location, recent posts and membership tenure at most. These profiles can provide valuable context to the community, but they are often peripheral to the discussions and remain somewhat hidden.
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In contrast, social networking communities have elevated the user profile to become more like a user homepage that displays a very rich and contextual set of information. The member home pages are not peripheral to the discussions or a subset of the community; they are at the very core of the system.
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