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Social Computing | CS 278

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In this assignment, you will learn firsthand what it is like to lead a community through a period of growth. Specifically you will create, scale, and moderate your own online discussion community from scratch, simulate its growth with real and synthetic engagement, moderate its evolving culture, and reflect on how your design decisions ripple out across social dynamics. What happens when people don’t act the way you expected? What behaviors become common, and which ones fade away? What’s worth preserving—and what needs to change—as the community grows? You’ll also conduct a historical investigation using the Wayback Machine to analyze how an actual online community evolved over time, focusing on the design changes and emergent behaviors that occurred as the community grew. Navigate to: https://cs278-reddit-clone-fd128b1084df.herokuapp.com/ Create an account with your Stanford email address and a custom username (ex. cs278fan). Note we’ll be asking you to submit your email and your Sedd

Social Computing | CS 278 Assignment 2: Oh well, it was a growth experience! Due Tuesday April 28 at 11:59pm Note: this is a multi-part assignment, so to make things easier, we’ve highlighted deliverables in green ! Overview In this assignment, you will learn firsthand what it is like to lead a community through a period of growth. Specifically you will create, scale, and moderate your own online discussion community from scratch, simulate its growth with real and synthetic engagement, moderate its evolving culture, and reflect on how your design decisions ripple out across social dynamics. Wh

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