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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS<br />
<strong>The</strong> current version of this paper would not have been possible without the reviews provided by<br />
Tom Loveless, Russell Wheeler, Ben Klemens, Joe Cothrel, Fred Stutzman, Daniel Harrison, and<br />
Dave Witzel. Earlier versions of this paper were also read by Barbara Schneider, Carol Graham,<br />
and Peyton Young. I am grateful to all <strong>for</strong> their time and comments.<br />
Thank you to Andrew Lipsman and comScore Media Metrix <strong>for</strong> providing me with the website<br />
traffic data used in my analysis. comScore Media Metrix is a leading website tracking<br />
organization that is based in Reston, Virginia.<br />
I would also like to thank the following people <strong>for</strong> helpful discussions and suggestions over the<br />
past eighteen months: Elana Mintz, Sunil Dasgupta, Joe Geraghty, Christy Horn, Jim Cashel,<br />
Jonathan Rauch, Katharine Kravetz, Alan Murphy, Matt Dull, Jim Harvey, Judy Smith-Davis,<br />
Danah Boyd, Craig <strong>New</strong>mark, Sarah-Kay McDonald, Kate Mazukelli, Jason Palmer, Joe Carney,<br />
Danny Yagan, Erin Murphy, Patrick Gavin, Katie Field-Mateer, Stephen Rose, Andrew Lee,<br />
Amanda Lenhart, Anjetta McQueen, Jim DiPerna, and participants at the 2005 Online<br />
Community Summit in Sonoma, CA. <strong>The</strong>ir unique perspectives and experiences have been<br />
invaluable resources <strong>for</strong> writing this paper.<br />
<strong>The</strong> “Notes” section, beginning on page 33, is meant to be a useful resource <strong>for</strong> academics,<br />
journalists, bloggers, and those engaged in the online community industry.
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