AOL, Weblogs, and Community
Clay Shirky,
Corante,
Jul 07, 2003
The key question about AOL Blogs, writes Clay Shirky, is, "Is this a community tool, or a lightweight publishg platform?" Shirky expects it to be a closed community tool, much like LiveJournal. "It's not much fun to write for 6 random strangers, but it can be lots of fun to write for your 6 best friends." This would fit the AOL model as well; as Greg Ritter writes, " AOL's insularity is part and parcel of its success." This link may give you trouble; Corante's snoop and tracking link - rateyourmusic.com - is bogging down under the load.
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