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Free idea: Build a social site that, even when it has many many users, breaks people into smaller groups in such a way that it remains enjoyable to all. You cou
by Buttons840 12y ago
Free idea: Build a social site that, even when it has many many users, breaks people into smaller groups in such a way that it remains enjoyable to all. You could analyze user behaviors and interests to do this. I've considered doing this myself.
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- ColinDabritz 12y agoI've see this called the 'Warrens' model. Reddit does this with Sub-reddits. Keep the niche small group feel available, while aggregating useful stuff upwards.
- zedadex 12y agoAny more context? I just searched that term and it seems to have come up blank.
- ColinDabritz 12y agoUnfortunately I'm unable to find the reference. It's probably a different word, but the idea is the similar, and I specifically recall it referencing Reddit and other communities with a similar "small group" branching model. Warrens came to mind because of rabbit warrens, but that's probably not quite it.
- jcr 12y agoThis is most likely the reference you were looking for: http://blog.bumblebeelabs.com/social-software-sundays-2-the-evaporative-cooling-effect/ http://blog.bumblebeelabs.com/social-software-sundays-2-the-...
- saraid216 12y agoAny idea how to solve the echo chamber/filter bubble problem?
- ForHackernews 12y agoFor most people, that's a feature, not a problem. Humans love to have their own opinions reinforced, and they don't like being challenged by countervailing views.
- qnaal 12y ago"breaks people into smaller groups" by "analyzing user behaviors and interests" I, for one, welcome our new artificial intelligence social media overlords.
- zedadex 12y agoThe amount of processing power/such that would take... You'd need Google's resources to crunch user data at that level.