To be fair that is my fear with Hubski, that a handful of users will drive all the content. But then again I can just ignore them if it's not good content.
I don't really understand that fear? There is no front page. Do a handful of people drive the conversations on twitter? The statements been made before here and I think it's true, if someone has 1,000,000 followers but I ignore that person it is conceivable that I may not even know they exist on Hubski. Where is the power? edit I know it is hard to believe this but it's true, Hubski existed 3 weeks ago. It existed populated by people that found it through many different avenues. For anyone that has any thoughts or concerns about this site, my advice is check it out for more than a few days. Kick the tires, take it for a spin, be mindful that others have been driving these roads for some time now. If you like how she drives, stick around we're glad to have you. If not, I'm sure there's a nice ride out there for you somewhere. But what I've gathered is a lot of people postulating about a place they know nothing of. Plus all these posts are boring. Let's have some real conversations about anything other than Hubski.
"Do a handful of people drive the conversations on twitter?" Analysts do look for the sorts of users who can say something, or start a hashtag and get it started. Twitter does, even considering how massive it is, have people who frequently kick off ideas and set the tone. I imagine the lower volume of higher density content could strengthen that trend here. Or eliminate that trend, who knows! I just wanted to point out that the answer to your rhetorical question isn't as clearcut as you might think.