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		<title>Understanding Lurkers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 20:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dean Shareski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://ideasandthoughts.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/3228933026_c244046490_m.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="Gator" title="" />Almost, but not quite a follow up to my last post about stages, this snippet from Spark&#8217;s latest podcast sheds some interesting light on why people choose to lurk rather than participate. If you&#8217;re one of those who tries to persuade others to invest in social networks and embrace them, perhaps this might help, or [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Almost, but not quite a follow up to <a href="http://ideasandthoughts.org/2009/05/07/academic-stages/">my last post about stages</a>, this snippet from <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/spark/2009/05/episode-76-may-6-9-2009/">Spark&#8217;s latest podcast</a> sheds some interesting light on why people choose to lurk rather than participate. If you&#8217;re one of those who tries to persuade others to invest in social networks and embrace them, perhaps this might help, or maybe you would challenge the premise. Either way, it&#8217;s a worthwhile 3 minutes.<br />
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