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Are you interested in social networks? We're talking about virtual communities here. Community builders use tools and techniques. We'll discuss them here in the Community Corral
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Latest Activity: Aug 23, 2012
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Twitter Limits Access to Friends of Friends via API
What do you think about Twitter's recent moves limiting access to data via their API? Continue
Started by Michael Levin Aug 23, 2012.
The Art of Community 2 Replies
I've just started reading…Continue
Tags: building, oreilly, community, of, jono
Started by Michael Levin. Last reply by Michael Levin Jan 31, 2012.
http://www.managingonlineforums.com/ 3 Replies
I just started reading the book, Managing Online Forums: Everything You Need to Know to Create and Run Successful Community Discussion Boards and the author provided a link to his website, so I…Continue
Tags: networking, discussion, community, websites
Started by John Dargan. Last reply by Patrick O'Keefe Nov 11, 2009.
Friending people on twitter 2 Replies
I have noticed that whereas someone would normally search for their friends on twitter for purpose of following them, it is also possible to use twitter as a marketing tool and a community building…Continue
Started by John Dargan. Last reply by John Dargan Nov 8, 2009.
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Welcome to Codetown!
Codetown is a social network. It's got blogs, forums, groups, personal pages and more! You might think of Codetown as a funky camper van with lots of compartments for your stuff and a great multimedia system, too! Best of all, Codetown has room for all of your friends.
Created by Michael Levin Dec 18, 2008 at 6:56pm. Last updated by Michael Levin May 4, 2018.
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QCon London 2026: Shielding the Core: Architecting Resilience with Multi-Layer Defenses
Anderson Parra, Staff Software Engineer, at SeatGeek, presented “Shielding the Core: Architecting Resilience with Multi-Layer Defenses” at QCon London 2026. Parra discussed strategies on how to handle significant traffic spikes in systems that can overwhelm an even well-designed infrastructure.
By Michael RedlichUber Automates Design Documentation with Agentic Systems
Uber’s uSpec uses AI agents and the Figma Console MCP to automate design specs, cutting documentation time from weeks to minutes. Integrated with the Michelangelo platform, it uses a GenAI Gateway for PII redaction, ensuring data stays local. This reflects a 2026 industry shift between Uber’s "Visual-First" Figma workflow and a "Guide-First" approach favored by developers using agentic IDEs.
By Patrick FarryRevenium Unveils Tool Registry to Expose the True Cost of AI Agents
Revenium has announced the general availability of its Tool Registry, a new capability designed to give enterprises a complete, end-to-end view of what their AI agents actually cost.
By Craig RisiAI Coding Assistants Haven’t Sped up Delivery Because Coding Was Never the Bottleneck
Agoda recently published an observation arguing that while AI coding tools have measurably raised individual developer output, the resulting velocity gains at the project level have been surprisingly modest, because coding was never the real bottleneck. The post claims that the bottleneck has shifted upstream to specification and verification because these areas require human judgment.
By Eran StillerQCon London 2026: Ethical AI is an Engineering Problem
At QCon London 2026, Clara Higuera, responsible AI program lead at BBVA, presented how many of the risks associated with AI systems are fundamentally engineering challenges rather than purely governance or policy issues.
By Daniel Dominguez
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