Comments on: What is a community, and why do I need one? http://ijump.co.nz/what-is-a-community-and-why-do-i-need-one/ Making sense of social media Wed, 09 Nov 2011 03:44:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Simon http://ijump.co.nz/what-is-a-community-and-why-do-i-need-one/comment-page-1/#comment-589 Simon Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:37:18 +0000 http://ijump.co.nz/?p=331#comment-589 Hi John, Thanks so much for your thought-provoking comment. I wonder if, when many people talk about communities, we don't actually mean cohorts or gangs or age-sets or what have you. Having said that, you may well be referring to the academic literature of internet studies, which I haven't delved into ... yet. Your post is a great place to start. Thanks! Hi John,

Thanks so much for your thought-provoking comment. I wonder if, when many people talk about communities, we don’t actually mean cohorts or gangs or age-sets or what have you. Having said that, you may well be referring to the academic literature of internet studies, which I haven’t delved into … yet.

Your post is a great place to start. Thanks!

]]> By: Simon http://ijump.co.nz/what-is-a-community-and-why-do-i-need-one/comment-page-1/#comment-1475 Simon Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:37:00 +0000 http://ijump.co.nz/?p=331#comment-1475 Hi John, Thanks so much for your thought-provoking comment. I wonder if, when many people talk about communities, we don't actually mean cohorts or gangs or age-sets or what have you. Having said that, you may well be referring to the academic literature of internet studies, which I haven't delved into ... yet. Your post is a great place to start. Thanks! Hi John,

Thanks so much for your thought-provoking comment. I wonder if, when many people talk about communities, we don’t actually mean cohorts or gangs or age-sets or what have you. Having said that, you may well be referring to the academic literature of internet studies, which I haven’t delved into … yet.

Your post is a great place to start. Thanks!

]]> By: Dr John Postill http://ijump.co.nz/what-is-a-community-and-why-do-i-need-one/comment-page-1/#comment-588 Dr John Postill Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:28:54 +0000 http://ijump.co.nz/?p=331#comment-588 I am a social anthropologist and, perhaps predictably, wary of the notion of community (and all its variants, including 'communities of practice') as it is a heavily ideologically loaded word and I don't think it tells us much about actual sets of social relations, see Amit and Rapport (2002) The Trouble with Community. I've written about the overuse of the community notion in Internet Studies here: http://johnpostill.wordpress.com/2008/06/24/anthill-cobwebs-and-internet-studies/ I look forward to your views John I am a social anthropologist and, perhaps predictably, wary of the notion of community (and all its variants, including ‘communities of practice’) as it is a heavily ideologically loaded word and I don’t think it tells us much about actual sets of social relations, see Amit and Rapport (2002) The Trouble with Community. I’ve written about the overuse of the community notion in Internet Studies here:

http://johnpostill.wordpress.com/2008/06/24/anthill-cobwebs-and-internet-studies/

I look forward to your views

John

]]> By: Dr John Postill http://ijump.co.nz/what-is-a-community-and-why-do-i-need-one/comment-page-1/#comment-1473 Dr John Postill Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:28:00 +0000 http://ijump.co.nz/?p=331#comment-1473 I am a social anthropologist and, perhaps predictably, wary of the notion of community (and all its variants, including 'communities of practice') as it is a heavily ideologically loaded word and I don't think it tells us much about actual sets of social relations, see Amit and Rapport (2002) The Trouble with Community. I've written about the overuse of the community notion in Internet Studies here: http://johnpostill.wordpress.com/2008/06/24/anthill-cobwebs-and-internet-studies/ I look forward to your views John I am a social anthropologist and, perhaps predictably, wary of the notion of community (and all its variants, including ‘communities of practice’) as it is a heavily ideologically loaded word and I don’t think it tells us much about actual sets of social relations, see Amit and Rapport (2002) The Trouble with Community. I’ve written about the overuse of the community notion in Internet Studies here:

http://johnpostill.wordpress.com/2008/06/24/anthill-cobwebs-and-internet-studies/

I look forward to your views

John

]]> By: Dr John Postill http://ijump.co.nz/what-is-a-community-and-why-do-i-need-one/comment-page-1/#comment-1474 Dr John Postill Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:28:00 +0000 http://ijump.co.nz/?p=331#comment-1474 I am a social anthropologist and, perhaps predictably, wary of the notion of community (and all its variants, including 'communities of practice') as it is a heavily ideologically loaded word and I don't think it tells us much about actual sets of social relations, see Amit and Rapport (2002) The Trouble with Community. I've written about the overuse of the community notion in Internet Studies here: http://johnpostill.wordpress.com/2008/06/24/anthill-cobwebs-and-internet-studies/ I look forward to your views John I am a social anthropologist and, perhaps predictably, wary of the notion of community (and all its variants, including ‘communities of practice’) as it is a heavily ideologically loaded word and I don’t think it tells us much about actual sets of social relations, see Amit and Rapport (2002) The Trouble with Community. I’ve written about the overuse of the community notion in Internet Studies here:

http://johnpostill.wordpress.com/2008/06/24/anthill-cobwebs-and-internet-studies/

I look forward to your views

John

]]> By: Simon http://ijump.co.nz/what-is-a-community-and-why-do-i-need-one/comment-page-1/#comment-555 Simon Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:04:26 +0000 http://ijump.co.nz/?p=331#comment-555 That's a great definition Jake, must get around to actually reading The Cluetrain Manifesto! Just to push back on what you've said - is it because people love the brand more than they should, or because the brand facilitates them meeting other people who they then love more than they should? That’s a great definition Jake, must get around to actually reading The Cluetrain Manifesto!

Just to push back on what you’ve said – is it because people love the brand more than they should, or because the brand facilitates them meeting other people who they then love more than they should?

]]> By: Simon http://ijump.co.nz/what-is-a-community-and-why-do-i-need-one/comment-page-1/#comment-1471 Simon Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:04:00 +0000 http://ijump.co.nz/?p=331#comment-1471 That's a great definition Jake, must get around to actually reading The Cluetrain Manifesto! Just to push back on what you've said - is it because people love the brand more than they should, or because the brand facilitates them meeting other people who they then love more than they should? That’s a great definition Jake, must get around to actually reading The Cluetrain Manifesto!

Just to push back on what you’ve said – is it because people love the brand more than they should, or because the brand facilitates them meeting other people who they then love more than they should?

]]> By: Simon http://ijump.co.nz/what-is-a-community-and-why-do-i-need-one/comment-page-1/#comment-1472 Simon Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:04:00 +0000 http://ijump.co.nz/?p=331#comment-1472 That's a great definition Jake, must get around to actually reading The Cluetrain Manifesto! Just to push back on what you've said - is it because people love the brand more than they should, or because the brand facilitates them meeting other people who they then love more than they should? That’s a great definition Jake, must get around to actually reading The Cluetrain Manifesto!

Just to push back on what you’ve said – is it because people love the brand more than they should, or because the brand facilitates them meeting other people who they then love more than they should?

]]> By: jakepearce http://ijump.co.nz/what-is-a-community-and-why-do-i-need-one/comment-page-1/#comment-553 jakepearce Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:17:16 +0000 http://ijump.co.nz/?p=331#comment-553 A community is a set of people who care about each other more than they should - I wish I'd said that I didn't it's from the cluetrain manifesto. They care about each other physically, emotionally and spirtually - they care for each other's welfare Business has always been about communities, the disconnect started when we started calling 'them' customers or 'consumers'. If a person cares about a brand more than they should and has a place to meet others with a like mind, a community will flourish. Does business really want communities? They require work - it's easy to control and tell. Cheers Jake. A community is a set of people who care about each other more than they should – I wish I’d said that I didn’t it’s from the cluetrain manifesto.

They care about each other physically, emotionally and spirtually – they care for each other’s welfare

Business has always been about communities, the disconnect started when we started calling ‘them’ customers or ‘consumers’. If a person cares about a brand more than they should and has a place to meet others with a like mind, a community will flourish.

Does business really want communities? They require work – it’s easy to control and tell.
Cheers
Jake.

]]> By: jakepearce http://ijump.co.nz/what-is-a-community-and-why-do-i-need-one/comment-page-1/#comment-1470 jakepearce Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:17:00 +0000 http://ijump.co.nz/?p=331#comment-1470 A community is a set of people who care about each other more than they should - I wish I'd said that I didn't it's from the cluetrain manifesto. They care about each other physically, emotionally and spirtually - they care for each other's welfare Business has always been about communities, the disconnect started when we started calling 'them' customers or 'consumers'. If a person cares about a brand more than they should and has a place to meet others with a like mind, a community will flourish. Does business really want communities? They require work - it's easy to control and tell. Cheers Jake. A community is a set of people who care about each other more than they should – I wish I’d said that I didn’t it’s from the cluetrain manifesto.

They care about each other physically, emotionally and spirtually – they care for each other’s welfare

Business has always been about communities, the disconnect started when we started calling ‘them’ customers or ‘consumers’. If a person cares about a brand more than they should and has a place to meet others with a like mind, a community will flourish.

Does business really want communities? They require work – it’s easy to control and tell.
Cheers
Jake.

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