Online community development company that provides online community building, consulting and design services worldwide.

Essay by former Wells conferencing manager John Coate explaining what happens in an online social environment.

The authors present an analysis of Club Nexus, an online community at Stanford University. Through the site they were able to study a reflection of the real world community structure within the student body.

Peer-reviewed journal article by Andrea Ciffolilli.

Early academic paper studying the human interaction within an online community. The author observed antinomy, atomisation, carnival, decentralization, disembodiment, impersonality, intensification and lurking.

Provides strategic facilitation, online community development, marketing, and project management services. Includes a listing of online community building and virtual group facilitation/moderation resources.

By Doug Schuler. Essay describing three common means for the downfall of community networks.

Article by lawyer Ivan Hoffman discussing membership agreements and resolving issues that arise from them. Applicable only to U.S. Law.

Aims to develop a social information infrastructure and create a new lifestyle for interpersonal communication via the Internet.

List of fundamental principles to consider when starting a new community site.