Online Communities of Practice
From:
Pete Thomson
Date:
Apr 22 14:44 UTC
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Until recently I would have agreed with Steven about the importance of e-mail
for online communities. My active participation in a web-only community never
lasted for long, but e-mail kept me engaged. But now I've switched the way I
read this community from e-mail to RSS, and find that works fine. Perhaps the
world is moving on.
I know, RSS is hardly leading edge, but it took me a while to work out how it's
useful to me and make the switch. Probably there are plenty of established
participants who still prefer e-mail, and they certainly shouldn't be
disadvantaged. But for the future, and probably to some younger and/or more
technical people already, I suspect e-mail as a primary means of participation
will look quaint.