Why do people form community?
Posted on June 16th, 2010 by tim bursch. Filed under Community, social media.
Since the dawn of time we have formed groups of people. Today we have the ability to build online and offline community around ideas that we care about.
So, why do we form community? What motivates us to connect?
I asked people here and on Twitter and heard some themes:
-Support
-Protection
-Sharing ideas
-Belonging
-Acceptance
-We don’t want to be alone
-Significance
-Shared purpose or cause
Sounds pretty core to being human. If you’re building community online, keep these in mind. People are people. Not fans or followers. They want to belong, share, and feel significant.
What would you add?
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