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The Power of Subgroups: Why Segmentation is the Secret Sauce of Thriving Online Communities

The Power of Subgroups: Why Segmentation is the Secret Sauce of Thriving Online Communities

by David DeWald | Jan 2, 2025 | Blog

Remember the last time you walked into a party where you didn’t know anyone? That overwhelming feeling of being lost in a sea of faces? That’s exactly how members feel in large, unsegmented online communities. The Magic of Breaking Things Down Think of...

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