The hottest Digital Communities Substack posts right now

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App.axie updates are LIVE!

The Lunacian • 460 implied HN points • 29 Jul 25
🕹 Technology Digital Communities
  1. The new Axie Score Leaderboard is out, letting players see how their scores compare to others. This helps you understand your influence in the community.
  2. App.axie got cool updates like new icons for Designations and a better mobile interface for managing your axies. These changes make it easier and more fun to use the app.
  3. There are more options for Axie Hangouts coming soon, including new backgrounds to customize your space. It's exciting to think about all the ways to express your style!

🌍 👩🏿‍🤝‍👩🏽 Building a digital lifeline for women around the world

New_ Public • 412 implied HN points • 07 Jan 24
🎭️ Culture Digital Communities
  1. Lola Omolola started a Facebook group, Female IN (FIN), which became a vital lifeline for over two million women worldwide.
  2. Facebook, despite its issues, is still a significant tool for relationship-building and is low-cost, making it impactful for communities like FIN.
  3. Community stewardship in FIN relies on a strong team of volunteers from within the community, creating a supportive and self-policing environment.

The Tech Barons have a blueprint drawn in crayon. They have not thought any of this through.

The Future, Now and Then • 471 implied HN points • 16 Feb 25
🕹 Technology Digital Communities
  1. The concept of a 'network state' is about online communities using blockchain to create their own governments, but it seems unrealistic and poorly thought out.
  2. Balaji Srinivasan, the author, doesn't fully understand what a government should do or the difference between communities and states, focusing instead on tech and crypto ideas.
  3. Despite the book's flaws, it's important to recognize that wealthy tech leaders are taking these ideas seriously, which could pose real risks to society.

EchoShadow

Nonlinear • 176 implied HN points • 24 Mar 23
🎭️ Culture Digital Communities
  1. Immigrant parents faced significant hardships and challenges to establish their lives in a new country.
  2. EchoShadow was an online community that provided support and connection for parents, fostering deep relationships and meaningful projects.
  3. The impact of EchoShadow extended to the next generation, shaping the lives and connections of Echo babies who grew up within the community.

Searching for Places of Possibility

Path Nine • 12 implied HN points • 10 Jul 23
🕹 Technology Digital Communities
  1. Threads, a new app by Meta, gained 70 million sign-ups in 24 hours, making it the fastest downloaded app in history.
  2. Online networks are crucial, so we should consider the opportunities and challenges they bring.
  3. Focus on building genuine personal networks for meaningful online connections, rather than just more social networks.
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