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“Friending” and human beings

December 2, 2007 by Michael Boyle

There’s an interesting article in the NYTimes today about the concept of “friends” and social networks: Friending, Ancient or Otherwise. The suggestion in the article is that one of the reasons humans respond so well to online social networks is that they tap into ancient communication and community-forming patterns. I have been writing the same thing about older-style online community for years now (which reminds me, I should collect some of that writing and post it here).

Tags: Community, Facebook, Friend, NYTimes, Social Networks

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