Academia.edu (in the age of More/No more/ Free Networks) /Ning closing

[grladams at teleport.com]

Just as a side note, whereas more networking probably a good thing, I can't
shake this sinking feeling that we may one day, get diminishing returns.
How can we keep them strong? 

--these Networks don't all last "forever"--
No More Free Networks http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Net-Gold/message/32494

While I hope academia.edu has a longevity plan I have mixed feelings about
one more place to post. What if the Pynchon-l listserv was on Ning and then
poof! gone!  Loads of research potentially gone.

Maybe some of the best gold from the pynchon listserv should be sent to the
academia.edu site.

I know ..if I don't want to participate on the Academia site, then, I don't
have to and probably no one will miss it.

But it still freaks me out if everyone does jump off the listserv, then
there's reams of research there, and poof, gone. Usenet, Usergroups, yahoo
groups come and go. The Pynchon-l stays there, hanging tough for me, for
more than a decade. Let's hope it continues to be the secure storage, with
improved searching, that we've relied on for sooo loonnnggg.

Jill



Original Message:
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From: Richard Price richardprice at academia.edu
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:03:38 -0700
To: pynchon-l at waste.org
Subject: 9 Pynchon-L members have posted a paper on Academia.edu


Dear Pynchon-L members,

We just wanted to let you know about some recent activity on the
Pynchon-L group on Academia.edu.  In the Pynchon-L group on
Academia.edu, there are now:

 - 9 people
 - 1 paper
 - 1 new status update
 - 3 photos

Pynchon-L members’ pages have been viewed a total of 457 times.

To see these people, papers and status updates, follow the link below:

http://lists.academia.edu/See-members-of-Pynchon-L

Richard


Dr. Richard Price, post-doc, Philosophy Dept, Oxford University.
Founder of Academia.edu

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