Topic 6 of 18: Will communities survive?
Sun, Jun 22, 1997 (23:37) |
Paul Terry Walhus (terry)
In a shock to the world, Howard Rheingold announced a few days ago
that the Electric Minds Community may not be able to continue. This imminent pontential darkening of Electric Minds would be a tragic blow on the world of online virtual communities. Howard is the mother of all virtual communites.
I, personally, hope Howard can pull this out of the fire.
This topic is for ongoing updates of the status of Electric Minds.
10 responses total.
Topic 6 of 18 [minds]: Will communities survive?
Response 1 of 10: plato (q7z4tp) * Mon, Jun 23, 1997 (04:08) * 4 lines
are we about to witness the demise of a grass-roots many-to-many open internet to a corporatist sponsor-driven monopolist-media model a la couch-potatoe passive consumer? Is this another story of a new technology like radio being an *empowering* medium f
or the masses, to be co-opted and cannibalized by the Corporate monster? Are the bean-counters and suits finally destroying any meaningful world of mind-to-mind unmediated communication? If the possible demise of electric minds is the thin end of this Or
ellian free-market wedge, then God help us all!
Topic 6 of 18 [minds]: Will communities survive?
Response 2 of 10: mutantfaced (maddog) * Mon, Jun 23, 1997 (08:58) * 8 lines
nice post plato...
gawd, I hope the hell not
eminds has changed my life for the better, but my two index fingers shudder at the thought of having to keep in touch with all those folks by email!
besides, I would miss getting to do really weird stuff like this:
Topic 6 of 18 [minds]: Will communities survive?
Response 3 of 10: Harry Pike (maddog) * Mon, Jun 23, 1997 (09:01) * 8 lines
well not that actually - I can make broken graphics links anywhere...
hahahahaha
let's see what did I do wrong - oh {{duh}} worldpath.nothin - dwee!
one more try then:
Topic 6 of 18 [minds]: Will communities survive?
Response 4 of 10: clue-free (maddog) * Mon, Jun 23, 1997 (09:03) * 1 lines
so, how would I scribble that bad one?
Topic 6 of 18 [minds]: Will communities survive?
Response 5 of 10: mutantfaced (maddog) * Mon, Jun 23, 1997 (09:05) * 8 lines
nice post plato...
gawd, I hope the hell not
eminds has changed my life for the better, but my two index fingers shudder at the thought of having to keep in touch with all those folks by email!
besides, I would miss getting to do really weird stuff like this:
Topic 6 of 18 [minds]: Will communities survive?
Response 6 of 10: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Jun 23, 1997 (09:40) * 1 lines
You're so good a wierd stuff, I think you should give Uncle Scoopy a run for the money.
Topic 6 of 18 [minds]: Will communities survive?
Response 7 of 10: thanks...! (maddog) * Mon, Jun 23, 1997 (10:38) * 1 lines
weird is my middle name!
Topic 6 of 18 [minds]: Will communities survive?
Response 8 of 10: Harry Pike (maddog) * Mon, Jun 23, 1997 (10:39) * 1 lines
seeya!
Topic 6 of 18 [minds]: Will communities survive?
Response 9 of 10: drymartini (drymartini) * Mon, Jun 23, 1997 (20:23) * 1 lines
Still checking this place out a little more. Terry ordered tapioca pudding, or else a bland topic. How about one called Bland Ambition? Then we get Al Gore to host it?
Topic 6 of 18 [minds]: Will communities survive?
Response 10 of 10: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Jun 23, 1997 (21:00) * 1 lines
Good idea, I like Al.
minds conference 
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