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Re:Xkcd: Online Communities 2 by viggity on Wednesday October 06, 2010 @08:52AM (#1763673)
the map is pretty big so I may have missed it, but I'm surprised I didn't see stackoverflow on there. Its ranked 333 in alexa
Re:Xkcd: Online Communities 2 by philwelch on Wednesday October 06, 2010 @04:32AM (#1763184)
Thankfully(?), HN didn't seem to make the map.
Re:Xkcd: Online Communities 2 by peti on Wednesday October 06, 2010 @04:52AM (#1763218)
Maybe "Isle of teenagers who just discovered macroeconomics" ;-)
Re:Xkcd: Online Communities 2 by xiongchiamiov on Wednesday October 06, 2010 @02:57AM (#1763014)
While an update is nice (I have the original on my wall), I like the first version's compass - this one doesn't seem to have such a thing.

The fact that it's just a clip out of all communication is nice, though.

Re:Xkcd: Online Communities 2 by scrrr on Wednesday October 06, 2010 @08:51AM (#1763664)
Link to first map: http://xkcd.com/256/
Re:Xkcd: Online Communities 2 by tgriesser on Wednesday October 06, 2010 @02:33AM (#1762971)
Love the stream of lifeboats leaving digg for reddit
Re:Xkcd: Online Communities 2 by wlievens on Wednesday October 06, 2010 @02:54AM (#1763010)
Similarly there's an invasion fleet near the coast of Google Talk island.
Re:Xkcd: Online Communities 2 by nostrademons on Thursday October 07, 2010 @04:27AM (#1767202)
I think the invasion fleet is leaving Google Talk island and heading for Skype...
Re:Xkcd: Online Communities 2 by mambodog on Wednesday October 06, 2010 @04:39AM (#1763192)
4chan is connected to Gaia by a 'ferry'.
Re:Xkcd: Online Communities 2 by chris_l on Wednesday October 06, 2010 @10:57AM (#1764158)
I think/hope he underestimated blogs.
Re:Xkcd: Online Communities 2 by nostrademons on Thursday October 07, 2010 @04:30AM (#1767211)
I don't think so...the whole of the blogosphere is shown as roughly the size of AIM. I really doubt that more people blog than interact via AIM, particularly when you consider that it measures the volume of communications and people chat more frequently than they blog.

Fandom is misplaced - most fan interaction happens on archives and forums - but is probably roughly the correct size.