Rambles, Smart Passive Income acquisition, rethinking social media.

Rosieland Round 326
Rambles, Smart Passive Income acquisition, rethinking social media.

I don't really know where the time is going, but whoosh, whoosh, whoosh. Does time really feel like it goes faster the older you get? That's what I'm feeling.

How I'm operating here in Rosieland is changing. It's super interesting...and I'm feeling reinspired.

Partly, I'm going into more deep research mode, on community case studies. I dropped 4 more recently. There are now 26 community case studies. Initially they were 'community businesses', now I've started adding in some 'product communities'. I'm enjoying the discoveries and learning from pulling these together.

Another thing I've been doing is making sense of community data. Again, it's interesting and much of it is based on the foundation of 7 years of research. What I'm discovering is that AI can be great at sensemaking of overwhelming data, or doing things that I've wanted to do for years.

I also continue with a dismay of social media, and I'm enjoying Rambling so much on Rosieland. It's the outlet I need to dump thoughts down, and then move on. The little things please me, like the tags that appear at the top, which easily enable me to build upon ideas with the simplicity of a hashtag. Have a read on Rosieland homepage.

I'm also really pleased with myself for creating my own personal Twitter on my personal website with an export of my tweets. There were a lot and having access to my memories from over the years feels great.

Now on to community links. Just so you know, you don't have to wait for me to share them via email, view the full list.

โ›…๏ธ This week (or two) in Rosieland

โ˜€๏ธ This Week in Community

Itโ€™s time for movements to rethink social media
Going viral was never the goal. The organising has to happen somewhere else.
Liz Wilcox Purchases Smart Passive Income from Pat Flynn
After nearly two decades, Flynn passes the entrepreneurial education brand to longtime SPI collaborator and email marketing entrepreneur Liz Wilcox.
Community as a water park - Simon Tomes
I stood patiently in a queue at the highest point of the water park. Music blared out as several people spoke loudly in multiple languages as anticipation grew. I reflectedโ€ฆ
You Canโ€™t โ€œVibe Codeโ€ Love
About a year ago, I was offered a presentation slot at the WeAreDevelopers World Congress in Berlin. I rarely take speaking engagements, especially international ones, but this one arrived at just the right time, the right place, and with the right person โ€“ I said yes, on the contingency that Ben
The Most Important Room - Community Inc.
The real work of a community happens in private, untrackable spaces like group chats. Its where a small trusted circle of folks can make things happen, but also where power can be quietly abused. Jon walks us through lessons learned and shares tips on how to strike the right balance.
Remembering Wendell Berry
1934-2026: Poet, visionary, correspondent, namer, and friend
Humanity in Open Source
Thoughts on how the open source world is changing in the AI era, not always for the better.
โ€˜I donโ€™t have any friendsโ€™: why do young people today have fewer mates?
Social media, mental health problems, the pandemic and financial instability all contribute to the phenomenon
Honoring past community leadership
What is the role of celebrating the people who came before?

๐Ÿ“ฐ Community News

A16z Says You Actually Love Social Media, Enshittification Isnโ€™t Real
An a16z article argues that enshittification isnโ€™t real and that people actually love social media.
Building shared infrastructure for the Fediverse
Bonfire is working with Mastodon to make remote media storage and automated content detection interoperable across the fediverse.

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