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Jake Matthews says... I am becoming a big fan of the organic approach to StumbleUpon (SU) and the ways you can connect with members finding like minded users in demographic and interest areas.

The StumbleUpon social tool was built for discovering webpages that are recommended by your network of friends. The site allows for networking and the toolbar allows for finding and discovering new great content on the web. This is a powerful combination of Internet function and social web.
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from bwelford 1480 Days ago #
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As I commented on the post: I’d never thought of adopting that approach, Jake.  It’s very intriguing.  The only stumbling block is the limit of 200 friends.  SU isn’t really geared to help you contact those people, only to make you aware of them.  Perhaps that’s the way it should be.

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from planetc1 1480 Days ago #
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The idea of going local is intriguing indeed. Something I notice in metro LA is groups that have started online are meeting more frequently offline. An event I attended last week was sold out and packed on a weeknight. Not saying that stumblers will begin getting together but it’s happening in other groups. Certainly can’t hurt the local merchant that taps in and begins hosting 2.0 meetups at their venue.

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from Herbert 1478 Days ago #
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An interesting post... however I would be slightly concerned that a minority of SU users might oppose the infiltration of ’non members’ who aren’t really contributing to the group.. but merely sending unsolicited recommendations. Would you recommend building a profile first?

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