Design to Thrive

Where Did This Book Originate?

Fortunate to be Stuck in Cars

You'd think that a book about social networking and online communities would start off with a celebration of Internet technologies and that, as an author, I would want to thank all of the people in online communities who have taught me so very much about what it takes to make communities and social networks great. And of course, I do want to thank them, and I will for they certainly do warrant special recognition. However, as I thought about where this book came from and who needed to be acknowledged as being most influential in terms of my thinking about building sustainable communities and networks, I realized that much of the knowing, making, and doing that made this book possible ...