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Learning from Open Source Communities

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The Future of Social Networks

Ahani: I'm a big fan of the work of the sociologist ronald burt, and he talked about this concept of structural holes where you can have like clusters of activity and networks. Communities like your book made me think about that, actually. People are now sorring to look at the semi private web and these quieter spaces. The biggest parallel trends tat one is seeing this formation of these creator oriented communities that look like stadiums on the big public stage in saylike twitter or whatever. But then you see this other emergence of, like, group chats. And those map really well to clubs where you aren't trying to add a lot of users to your messenger p you

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