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These variables struck us as important ways in which communities are differentiated despite the type of software chosen to carry a given community.
12 variables to look at, from the user’s point of view, when trying to crack that nut that online community represents.
From a design point of view, check out Information Design of Community-Building which states:
This article will speak to the issue that there are certain design considerations which are critical for successful, long-lasting community building on the web that may have no importance or may have lesser importance in a non-community-oriented web site.
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