







I work on problems with networks because I am an ordinary person and I care about ordinary people. Sometimes caring about ordinary people means finding new ropes to pull on and throwing your weight into it. For those of us inside the US but outside the VIP lounge of American
Come for the Network, Pay for the Tool
Paid groups, bespoke social networks, and the meaning of community for internet-native businesses.
Entering the Age of Networks - Of Souls & Silos
Institutions are out, networks are in. What are the consequences, the perils and the promise? Originally published in The Orange County Register, March 5, 2015 Everyone’s interested in human networks these days. How to make them work, how to structure…

Are You in the Simcluster?
A diagnostic, philosophical, and mildly uncomfortable guide to network membership.
The Local Connection Crisis: New Data on What Communities Need
Inside Facebook's African Sweatshop
Workers in the Nairobi office are among the lowest-paid workers for the platform anywhere in the world

PUBLIC POLICY NETWORKS AND ‘WICKED PROBLEMS’: A NASCENT SOLUTION?
The last two decades have seen a shift in public services organizations from hierarchies to networks. Network forms are seen as particularly suited to handling ‘wicked problems'. We make an assessmen...

Building for Organizers - The People Layer
The most enduring social networks aren’t the prettiest or the most addictive – it’s the ones that empower organizers.
Building for Organizers - The People Layer
The most enduring social networks aren’t the prettiest or the most addictive – it’s the ones that empower organizers.
Must watch if you work on digital social spaces
Saleh
New video on Interface Studies: what happens when software borrows a word from a different world and what makes an interface “social”? youtu.be/j7xidb5fK8c?is=x15JSgEFhSjD1A…
I get the impression that the people at @wsocial.eu haven’t grasped the principle of a free and open social network protocol. They look a bit like venture capitalists turning up at Wikipedia and wondering how they can make a fortune there. Poke @anna.wsocial.eu
Thanks to @dholms.at for his awesome blog on locality. I keep thinking about things on the edges, and in particular what happens when we throw real monetary incentives into spaces.
The Edge of Space(s)
chrispardy.leaflet.pubOne of my long held convictions is most people don't care about concepts like "openness" or "decentralization" or "interoperability" (people are busy!) but they do care about what those enable. It's the job of the much smaller number of people who do care to build the experience people will love.
I get the impression that the people at @wsocial.eu haven’t grasped the principle of a free and open social network protocol. They look a bit like venture capitalists turning up at Wikipedia and wondering how they can make a fortune there. Poke @anna.wsocial.eu