Great suggestion, Mark. I see what you mean, and would also be interested to hear Michael's thoughts on that. Some obvious ones that jump out are proximity and frequency of interaction. If someone leaves the community (online or off), or frequents it (or contacts their friends in other ways) less often, ties tend to weaken. ... View more

Oh, we're going to have to talk Neuroscience next time I'm out there. Totally fascinated with that lately. Of course, strictly from a layman's perspective. ... View more

Great article, Michael! This could easily be material from some humanities course on relationships, rather than a blog post on a technology company's online community. I know this is social media technology, but this still struck me as fascinating. I enjoyed reflecting on my own experience in both online and offline communities, seeing how weak ties are formed, and grow stronger or not. Way to boil it down... ... View more

Good questions, Mark. I'd love to see Dr. Wu break that down in a future post. Maybe it's not 'how super you are', but 'how you are super'? 😉   As always, enjoyed the post Dr. Wu! ... View more