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Some Old But Still Useful Reflections on Lurking | Full Circle Associates

Some Old But Still Useful Reflections on Lurking | Full Circle Associates

April 17, 2013 By mark david mcCreary

Nancy White digs up some old and excellent resources on WallFlowers.

Lurking, or the practice of entering into online spaces to read, but not to post or “visibly participate” has been a perennial topic wherever and whenever online interaction comes up. I was combing through some old resources in preparation for a series of brown bag gatherings I’m leading in the next few months, and came across this gem of a summary from the Online Facilitation group (now mostly dormant) that I’ve hosted since 1999! I am recopying the notes here as a more visible, accessible archive.

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