All Transactions are based on Trust - Reddit Case Study

http://fourstarters.com/2007/06/12/all-transactions-are-based-on-trust-part-1/

by danw • 19 years ago

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davidw2• 19 years ago

Part of the problem, IMO, is that none of these sites purposefully aims for the creation of small "communities within a community" of around 100 people that seems to be a good number for people to deal with:

http://journal.dedasys.com/articles/2007/06/11/dunbars-number-and-online-communities

danw• 19 years ago

I'd be interested in seeing something build upon facebook. That way all your most trusted friends are there.

run4yourlives3• 19 years ago

The problem with facebook, and/or linked in is that new ideas and friends are what makes a community great.

When I use facebook, I only really add people I know in real life, since I value privacy. When I use reddit, I want to learn about new things and different ideas. I just want a certain level of discourse, that's all.

Find a way to guarantee an intelligent, targeted conversation while at the same time allowing me to expand my sphere and you have a winner. Reddit tried this using it's "recommended" page, but I think they have failed, primarily because they don't place enough value in comments, IMO.

run4yourlives3• 19 years ago

Amen brother, Amen. Reddit is unfortunately broken as badly as all the others.

Can't wait for part two.

NickDouglas2• 19 years ago

Would you join a Reddit that charged $5 a year and was invite only? You'd get to invite five new users per year.

run4yourlives3• 19 years ago

I would have. I wouldn't now... the quality isn't there anymore.

NickDouglas2• 19 years ago

A new Reddit, not any existing one. Different name, different code, same principle.

akkartik• 19 years ago

Speaking of that, how is the community at metafilter doing?

rzwitserloot2• 19 years ago

Just posted part 2: http://fourstarters.com/2007/06/14/all-transactions-are-based-on-trust-part-2/

All Transactions are based on Trust - Reddit Case Study

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