3.+Dispersed+knowledge

In terms of the development of knowledge, [|www.blackamericaweb.com] provides extensive knowledge of a variety of issues surrounding the culture of black America. However, one of the downsides is there is very little opportunity for collaboration in developing knowledge, that is, outside of the blog section, which is limited to member induced topics. It is this lack of distributed expertise that I would like to see changed about the site, however, because it does offer blogging, voting opportunities, petition oppportunities, and social networking, I do feel it does fit into the affinity space concept. The space does encourage the development of dispersed knowledge, that is, knowledge that is not actually at the site itself. It does this by providing links to relevant concepts. For example, currently on the site, there is a link to the Troy Davis case, the case of a Georgia man who is black and who many claim did not committ the crime is has been convited of. In addition to a petition that people can sign electronically to have him removed from death row, there is a link to a website that has been created for the cause called iamtroy.com, which by-the-way, is another example of an affinity space.
 * How does the space encourage development of intensive/extensive knowledge and the use of dispersed knowledge?**