Steve Yelvington d'E-Medi Tidbits réfléchit lui aussi à la déconfiture de Bayosphere, le site de journaliste citoyen de Dan Gillmor.
Perhaps one of the first lessons to take away is the importance of focus. As it unfolded, Bayosphere turned out not to be about the Bay Area at all, and instead became dominated by blog postings about U.S. and world politics. The postings are civil, which is a plus, but there's no shortage of conversation about those topics on the Internet. It's difficult to see a way to add value.
Another might be the importance of managing a core group of social trendsetters. Bayosphere managed to establish a culture fairly free of abuse, but it didn't evolve the atmosphere of topical passion that powers the most successful online communities.
