tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402079.post108964785994424234..comments2024-03-03T04:00:04.181-05:00Comments on Connectedness: Reputation and Trust (aka "Network Closure")Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402079.post-31679124465773851762008-01-22T14:03:00.000-05:002008-01-22T14:03:00.000-05:00Virtual communities, no doubt, have an impact on r...Virtual communities, no doubt, have an impact on real communities. However, I would argue that Putnam's work stands as does Burt's. The main issue seems to be that social capital is challenging to define precisely. Are there any agreed upon mathematical definitions of social capital? (It seems that there is still too much ambiguity.)Matt Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00366225861010849516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402079.post-1128427581436746452005-10-04T08:06:00.000-04:002005-10-04T08:06:00.000-04:00Hi i am totally blown away with the blogs people h...Hi i am totally blown away with the blogs people have created its so much fun to read alot of good info and you have also one of the best blogs !! Have some time check my link to !!<A HREF="http://www.luckpoo.com" REL="nofollow">christian home based business work<BR/></A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402079.post-1128219528687919282005-10-01T22:18:00.000-04:002005-10-01T22:18:00.000-04:00Hey, you have a great blog here! I'm definitely go...Hey, you have a great blog here! I'm definitely going to bookmark you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402079.post-1128207809769845632005-10-01T19:03:00.000-04:002005-10-01T19:03:00.000-04:00What a wonderful invention it is, this thing we ca...What a wonderful invention it is, this thing we call the Internet!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402079.post-1090232343704042052004-07-19T06:19:00.000-04:002004-07-19T06:19:00.000-04:00I have not read the background articles or previou...I have not read the background articles or previous posts so please excuse me if I come into this discussion somewhat half-cocked. I agree that reputation and trust are critical dynamics in a community, but probably even more important in large and open communities (such as on the Internet) where direct personal knowledge is not possible. <br /><br />Surely network closure is only one source of reputation, otherwise by implication the reputation of all members of the same network would be equal, this I would suggest is not the case. Reputation is also personal. <br /><br />Your example hinges on direct personal knowledge where you can make a personal value judgement of the referer. Your decision is based on your knowledge of them rather than their (indirect) reputation. In an open group where you do not know the referer, your decision (as to whether to trust their advice) is now made on their reputation within the community rather to you personally. This reputation is not based on network closure, in fact it exists to counter the lack of closure. In an open group of many potential advisors, who do you trust?David Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05669521921797249561noreply@blogger.com