Interconnected Mini Links http://interconnected.org/home/mini/_timebank+shirky Links alongside interconnected.org (latest made public, tagged 'timebank+shirky') Copyright Matt Webb Clay Shirky on situated social software (small groups, for places or times) http://www.corante.com/many/archives/2004/03/31/situated_software.php http://www.shirky.com/writings/situated_software.html -- the essay

]]> Clay Shirky- A Group is its Own Worst Enemy http://shirky.com/writings/group_enemy.html how groups are different from just individuals, and what you have to design for in virtual communities (have members in good standing, for example).

]]> Clay Shirky- Social Software and the Politics of Groups http://shirky.com/writings/group_politics.html barriers to membership, goals, different moderation (political) strategies

]]> Clay Shirky- Communities, Audiences, and Scale http://shirky.com/writings/community_scale.html saying that groups of different sizes have different characteristics. A good starting point.

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