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Podcast: Reimagining the Internet
Episode: 61 Why Does a Librarian Own a Social Media Site That’s Been Around for Longer Than Facebook?
Description: Jessamyn West is not just one of the web's favorite librarians, but the new owner of Metafilter, an incredibly long-running social network that dates back to a very different Internet. In the first part of our interview with Jessamyn, she tells us just how Metafilter has kept going and stayed healthy since 1999.