Steffan, Thanks for the comment - I really like...

2009-06-01T19:48:16.453-07:00

Steffan,

Thanks for the comment - I *really* like your characterization of 'flash flood' community, and may steal it (with your permission of course) for a future blog post here or at my CollabNet blog. :)

The idea of these 'temporary' communities is probably not new, but obviously, technology such as Twitter makes it much easier to capture the relevant bits both during and after the communities form/break down.

I've been rolling around in my mind the idea of a tool (maybe one already exists) that lets you 'mine' these kinds of communities for interesting data - not just what was said in that particular community, but also what the participants may have said in related communities that formed as off-shoots.

I don't pretend to have all of the answers on this topic, but I agree that it is a fascinating concept to ponder, and who knows, there may be a tool out there now, or in someone's mind, to pull these disparate threads of community together.

@Guy - I think you've hit on a fascinating phenome...

2009-05-28T08:36:36.167-07:00

@Guy - I think you've hit on a fascinating phenomenon - the "flash flood" community. I'd be really interested to hear more on your experiences as a community manager on this in various forms you've seen on the web etc, because I think it's a really important (and pervasive) phenomenon that a lot of people haven't taken the time to really understand. Thoughts?

Way to point to Olivia's post btw - it's still the best post on the subject of the back channel I've found.

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Steffan, Thanks for the comment - I *really* like...

@Guy - I think you've hit on a fascinating phenome...

Steffan, Thanks for the comment - I really like...