Community articles

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  Reddit leaders deflect censorship criticism and defend hands-off policies

  By T.C. Sottek on October 14, 2012 12:54 pm + 345 comments

  Reddit prides itself on its decentralized meritocracy —"subreddits are a free market. Anyone can Continue reading…

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  The troubled history behind Diaspora, the $200,000 'Facebook killer' launched on Kickstarter

  By Ben Kersey on October 8, 2012 05:31 am + 35 comments

  The original Kickstarter darling Diaspora was born out of people’s frustration with Facebook’s Continue reading…

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  Veteran users buy storied online community The WELL from Salon

  By Louis Goddard on September 21, 2012 03:44 am + 7 comments

  A group of long-time users has succeeded in banding together to buy the 27-year-old online community Continue reading…

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  What is a nerd?

  By Adi Robertson on August 17, 2012 11:39 am + 210 comments

  The last few weeks have been awash in nerds and geeks. ChipChick published a guide to dating a geek Continue reading…

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  Mixel iPad app removed from App Store, network closing in September

  By Louis Goddard on August 10, 2012 05:41 am + 3 comments

  Mixel, the collaborative collage app for iPad which is the brainchild of former NYTimes.com design Continue reading…

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  Community Memory, the world's first public electronic bulletin board

  By Nate Ralph on August 8, 2012 06:43 pm + 2 comments

  In 1973, a few computer-savvy friends parked a computer terminal next to a bulletin board in Continue reading…

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  WELL users pledge to buy online community from Salon, seek investors

  By Adi Robertson on July 4, 2012 04:47 pm + 7 comments

  The WELL, one of the longest-running and most influential online communities, was recently put up Continue reading…

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  27-year-old internet community The WELL up for sale

  By Aaron Souppouris on July 1, 2012 02:02 am + 27 comments

  The WELL (Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link), an internet community that was formed 27 years ago, has seen Continue reading…

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  'Community' fan creates playable 'Journey to the Center of Hawkthorne' video game

  By Justin Rubio on June 6, 2012 10:37 pm + 35 comments

  To celebrate the grand finale of NBC show Community's third season, three episodes were shown on the Continue reading…

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  Google should embrace its existing communities, not build new ones

  By Jeff Blagdon on May 28, 2012 05:45 am + 41 comments

  While Google+ boasts millions of users, by many reports, it isn’t seeing the deep involvement Continue reading…