(2003-12-23) Social Software Third Place

Seb Paquet points to Eva Kaplan Leiserson's piece on Social Software noting theories of why its gaining Critical Mass now. A third theory, described by the founders of online interaction consultancy Head Shift, is that people are searching for a feeling of community that's been lost as many Third Place-s (not work, not home, but a third place where people congregate and interact) have closed down.