Smaller Groups Means Stronger Connections

My girlfriend is taking Architecture classes. Last week she went to a small group. It was intimate, she made some friends. This week it was a big group and nobody talked to each other.

You’ve probably noticed this before. When you’re in a small group, you talk to people. You have a stronger connection with them. When you’re in a big group, you don’t.

Now imagine when you’re in a small online community. People are more likely to talk to each other. Now imagine you’re in a huge online community. Nobody talks to each other. 

This isn't to say your community should be small. It's to say your community needs to be a collection of smaller groups of people. You need to cultivate these groups within your community.

Comments

[Sadya]

So should online communities have a size limit? i feel that its not the quality that gets affected , its just that conversations tend to get lost or disjointed. My opinion is that after a certain limit , online communities membership should be by invitation only.
And Richard , i thinks its ironic that you've written about smaller communities and stronger connections. You post your blog updates but i dont see you making any conversation here. is Brazen Careerist too big to communicate?

[Pablo Edwards]

Amen! You see this everywhere; conferences, businesses, schools, churches, everywhere!We need to focus on this phenomenon.

[SEO Birmingham]

Interesting point - if this can carry out offline we surely can use this online.