There is a movement, called "tilde communities", to bring back personal pages and BBS-like communities. I'm part of http://tilde.town http://tilde.town for inst

There is a movement, called "tilde communities", to bring back personal pages and BBS-like communities. I'm part of http://tilde.town http://tilde.town for instance. It's quite remarkable how the simple restriction of community size makes for an entirely different experience than, say, twitter or facebook. Knowing that I will re-encounter the same folks, and that I am not yet their friends (although we are friendly) creates an interesting cultural constraint that feels much more like a small town experience. We talk about cats, fun software ideas, and sex changes. We exchange messages on a local bulletin board. We play text games. It's fun and small, and more meaningful somehow.