Turning Geekdom Into Specialized Social Networks

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There were technical difficulties and exasperated swearing, but Ben Abramowitz’s Internet Week talk The Future of Sports and Social Networks – Moving From a Social Relationship to an Active One still managed to take an interesting look at specialized social networks, why game mechanics aren’t enough to build them and how geekery could very well become the norm.

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