The answer varies from company to company, but has to do with standards, interfaces and something the techies call "ecosystems" (that is, a community of third-party developers and service businesses that contribute to, and enhance the value of, the underlying product).
It is most poignant in Asia, where China's booming economy has created a community of so-called second wives on the mainland, a major attraction to men from nearby regions.
Like competitor Videdressing, Vestiaire Collective is trying to build a community of fashionistas around second-hand items.
In contrast, Trunk says that Brazen Careerist is focusing on building a community of young workers first, and that the employers will come to them.
We carried out a population based study in a school community of ninth-graders (N = 452, mean age 14.85, SD 0.58) in southern Germany.
"We have a huge community of second-home owners, and that keeps us pretty stable," said Marina Van of the East Hampton Chamber of Commerce.
More than a decade ago, this nondescript street, strung with strip malls and modest apartment buildings, was a quiet community of second-generation Japanese immigrants that was mostly known for its botanical nurseries.
In business source, an active community of third-party developers and users can tinker with the code as with open source, but the most recent version of the product is reserved for paying customers.
Mr. Dehler found scattered Hornaday family correspondence, which shows that the zoo director grew up on an Iowa farm in a community of recent converts to Seventh-day Adventism.
She's the author of Becoming Binge Free, Overcoming Sugar Addiction, Heal Overeating: Untangled, and is the founder of First Ourselves, a community of women untangling from food and weight stuff.
