Communispace just published new research that found that up to 86 percent of the people in private online communities participate, and just 14 percent lurk. Compare that to studies of public social networks where just one percent participate, and 99 percent lurk.The researchers looked at the behavior among 26,539 members of 66 private online communities.
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Month old, but just read it. Interesting statistic that I am sure to use.
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