[Foundation-l] xkcd's map of the internet

David Goodman dgoodmanny at gmail.com
Wed Oct 6 19:20:12 UTC 2010


At the NYT and similar sites, I notice a pattern where the are are a
few readers who rather frequently comment on more than a single
article, and consequently  get to know each other, though not
necessarily in a favorable sense.  .

On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 12:32 PM, Nathan <nawrich at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 12:18 PM, Amory Meltzer <amorymeltzer at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>social communities
>>
>> I think most would argue that porn is inherently anti-social.  I don't see a
>> lot of social communities made up of just one person (probably half of IRC).
>>
>>
>
> That's a good point, but it does include YouTube, and much of the porn
> "universe" these days revolves around file-sharing and adult versions
> of YouTube.[1] It also includes the New York Times and other sites
> where user-participation is still more of an afterthought, and calling
> them "communities" is sort of a stretch.
>
> [1] http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hHa_9L1Rwp6lLcVg8mJzB-PBroXg
> (Agence France Press)
>
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