At Social Media Week 2014, experts said the next wave of successful social media networks will be private communities. In this article in the NY Times by Mike Isaac (@mikeisaac), he described what Nextdoor is doing in communities all over the world and we think it's pretty awesome.

Our thoughts?

1. People want private communities--Facebook has made the world seem too big. That's why Instagram, What's App and Snapchat are so successful. They make the user feel like they are a exclusively a part of something. 
2. Private communities are also booming within enterprise companies. Major corporations are looking for ways to connect employees or their channel partners in effective ways. 

Would you use Nextdoor in your community?