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Kurt,

In my view message boards depend on a sense of shared community or
interests.  Visit iVillage's boards (full disclosure - I work for them) and
you will see what I mean.  We've created a sense of trust and shared
interest that leads women to our boards - they know those with whom they
share information are genuinely engaged in the same area.  I think that's
the big motivator.  

Cynthia Samuels

At 05:17 PM 21-08-98 -0500, you wrote:
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>     
>     I have a question for the group:
>     
>     AOL has obviously made message boards its stock in trade. That, and 
>     chat, is what sets the service apart.
>     
>     Why do you suppose web message boards don't do so well? Haven't we 
>     advanced in the past couple of years that the enough that the 
>     interactivity AOL users are accustomed to might have permeated the web 
>     audience a bit more?
>     
>     Is it just a software issue? Who is doing web message boards well? If 
>     it's you, what are you doing to encourage that community?
>     
>     OK...so I had more than "a question." Got any answers?
>     
>     Kurt Greenbaum
>     Product Manager
>     Showtime Interactive
>     Sun-Sentinel Electronic Publishing
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