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Re: StumbleUpon Sponsorship

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Re: 12 Reasons Skype is Better than E-mail

kaycee51 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:40:25 -0000

i love email it is fast and reliable...skype has a way to go before skype gets as familiar as email
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Re: The Bucket List

teachtw — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:49:57 -0000

Interesting post. I have made a twitter post about this. Others no doubt will like it like I did.

Re: Putting Friendfeed on a Diet

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Re: 10 Minute Guide to Facebook - Adding Friends

Georgy — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:54:32 -0000

Hi,

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Re: Think, Write, And Retire And Save A Child’s Life

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Re: Adding Friends to StumbleUpon

maxsafe — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:27:00 -0000

I have not find the ad friend option. so how can i ad friends

Re: Six Signs that Social Media is Dying

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Re: Six Signs that Social Media is Dying

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Re: 10 Minute Guide to Facebook - Adding Friends

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Re: Six Signs that Social Media is Dying

ASP.Net Training — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:46:15 -0000

Great article...It is a touch depressing though! lol

Re: Putting Friendfeed on a Diet

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Re: Six Signs that Social Media is Dying

phoenix — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:12:28 -0000

I can't agree that it hasn't evolved, but I suppose that depends on
what you are looking for and how you measure it. Wondering about the
next big thing is definitely a valid question, and I'm one of those
people who will try it out relatively early, because it's in my
nature. But I only do that because I enjoy it and I know the risk
involved. The "Next big thing" so rarely actually is for more than 15
minutes.

It's rather telling that you've set 9 mos. as your time frame. While
that may seem like a long time in the web world, in terms of quality
things that last, that's no time at all to develop and build a
following. I've seen and tried many recent new social platforms and
like others, quickly dismiss most. It's not for lack of trying that
there is no new "It" app on the cover of Time, but I submit that
often the It app of the day is more hype then actual substance. I
think it's much more likely that there is no new Twitter because
these days, politics, ponzi schemes, scandal and healthcare are what
sell e-zines, magazines and newspapers at the moment. Eventually the
tide will swing back to software, if the subject is sexy enough.

As for a rise in superficial, again, that's always been true in the
history of the net and complaining about it is just as old. When
things are new, the audience is small and all the content is fresh
and relevant. Then the doors open, everyone comes in, the
conversations get cyclical, spam invades. People get disillusioned
and look for something new. The reality is that life is full of spam
and irrelevant content. The trick is always how to filter the chaff
from the wheat. That however, is not a problem that can be solved by
the next big thing because it's not a problem new things have. Only
established entities have to face that problem. Why do I stick with
the 3 Social Networks I use the most despite trying so many? Because
they are the ones that constantly come up with ways to stay new and
relevant to me without me having to rebuild the wheel, learn a new
interface or rebuild my content. To me that's the future and is a lot
more interesting than something totally different. Now that a
significant number of us have a history of internet content, the most
likely future is in things that help us easily manage it while also
making it easier to create more. I too am dying to know what that new
thing is. I still don't think that the fact that it's not here yet
means social networking is dead though.

(I don't see many radical differences between StumbleUpon, Digg and
Seesmic to be honest, but then I don't make much use of those sites
and perhaps can not judge them accurately. )

Glad I could help you clarify your thoughts, discussions help me
clarify mine too.

Re: Six Signs that Social Media is Dying

Teeg — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:57:51 -0000

Phoenix, I wish it was evolving. To be honest, I think that's the main point of my argument...it hasn't evolved much in close to a year. Seriously, what has come out in the last...oh, let's say the last 9 months, that's different than anything that came before? Not that has a new niche or is a remake of something else, but totally different like StumbleUpon, Delicious, Digg, Twitter, Seesmic, etc. were when they first appeared? Perhaps I'm wrong. Perhaps something has evolved and I just missed it. It's possible, but if it has, I sure haven't heard anyone talking about it.

As for your second paragraph, I actually see just the opposite happening. There's a LOT more of the superficial going on, and although it's possible to cut through to the real conversations, how many new people have the patience to do that? There are more twitter tools now to enable conversations (TweetChat for example), but by and large, spur of the moment conversations about everything from work to baseball happen (on my timeline at least) with much less frequency than they used to.

I'll agree with you that the Wal-Mart argument is weak. I apologize for that, I had meant to use a different example (Barnes and Nobles, where they're rebuilding each store so that it looks like all the rest).

My point really didn't come across well here, it's not about specific sites going mainstream. You're right, that's needed.

I have spam filters for twitter (Topify is great for helping to know who to follow and who not to, and TwitChuck will rate anyone you're curious to look up on their spammer potential) and for e-mail of course. But even so, I spend a good chunk of time making sure someone's not a spammer (after making a mistake and getting a DM from someone which started off, "Hey sexy").

I hope it didn't sound like I'm afraid of the social media landscape changing. If it did, I need to rewrite this. I've loved the changes social media has gone through over the years, from chat rooms (which is where my first online adventures started) to MUDs (the first MMORPGs) to Six Degrees to StumbleUpon, Delicious, Digg, Twitter, etc, etc, etc. :)

Thanks so much for your thoughts! I appreciate you taking the time to write them and hope I explained what I meant a bit better. :)

Re: Six Signs that Social Media is Dying

Teeg — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:41:53 -0000

@Jerry If you didn't delete your comment, could you please repost it (or let me know and I will). It's been approved but for some reason isn't showing up either here on my blog or as a comment on Disqus. Let me know, I'm not trying to ignore your comment. :)

Re: Six Signs that Social Media is Dying

chrisbrogan — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:11:58 -0000

I love dead things. I just work while the other things die. : )

Re: Six Signs that Social Media is Dying

phoenix — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:17:51 -0000

I'm a bit torn between saying "it's not dying, it's evolving" and "so what if it dies?"

Your article is interesting but to me, a bit off the point.

I think what's dying is superficial social networking or people networking simply to collect followers and inflate dubious businesses. As well it should. Actually being social is not dying as it's basic to human nature. Given the bidding war over FriendFeed, the possibility of Twitter actually starting to make a profit with the pending release of Twitter Pro and the always increasing social networking technology, I only see growth on the horizon.

What also dies are sites that are cumbersome to use and insular. Twitter and Facebook are popular because the are easy to integrate with other sites, phones and apps that people already use. Anything that forces a user to adapt to their setup rather than vice-versa is wasting its and our time.

I'm not really getting your points here. Becoming mainstream doesn't indicate dying to me, it indicates growth and most certainly change. While some don't like the change that comes with widespread usage and mainstreaming, it's anything but stagnation to keep that sort of growth alive.

The chain store argument is weak. Wal-mart and the like may be huge corporations, but the people who work there are not automated robots. If you want personalized service it helps to talk to them like people. I've had crappy service from the local mom and pop shop. In the end, it always comes down to people. Maybe what's dying is interpersonal communication. People rely to much on tools to help them communicate instead of actually showing a little interest in the other person.

Get a spam filter. They really do work. They even have them for Twitter. (I use Twitspam, I think) Sure, any time something fun comes along, soon after scammers and commercial interests look for ways to exploit the systems. Shortly after someone finds a way to avoid them. Then the cycle repeats. I can't see that changing anytime soon. I don't really see that as a sign of death though, things have been like that since the internet started.

Who cares about Social Media in a title? That trend is probably dying again as it should, because it's kind of useless. It's up there with "Life Coach". People will always need a way to connect. The kids (and adults) I know use Twitter, Facebook, IM and whatever new network comes on the horizon that makes to easy for them to connect. The only determining factor is what their friends use. That makes sense to me, it's what I do too.

People who do actually use social networking apps always seem shocked that not everyone uses these web communities and apps. While the media, both web and mainstream alike routinely cover its SN's influence, the reality is that social networking super users are still a small percentage of the population despite all the crowing about it becoming mainstream. The media is actively trying to make it mainstream, because unless that happens, it will die. It's in their interest to get the non-believers to sign up. As much as I love Twitter and Facebook and their ilk, the facts are it's convenient to me for what I do. For most of my family it's one more thing they have to do that takes time out of their day. The mainstreaming that people seem to dread is the one thing that has a chance of actually making these social networking sites a viable and useful part of their lives.

I guess I'm not afraid of the social networking landscape being different from what it looks like today anymore than I yearn for the days when Netscape was a popular browser and AOL barked "You've got mail." And I suppose I'm not brand loyal. I use what's expedient, because my time is valuable and life is short. Things change. As they should.

Re: 10 Minute Guide to Facebook - Adding Friends

houstonp — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:14:31 -0000

This is a test

Re: No More Winking at Facebook’s Lack of Privacy

giblefog — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:26:58 -0000

I also removed every application with an x, then unblocked every app I had blocked, and removed another app with an x that wasn't originally showing up. atm I have a long list of apps that I have re-blocked and another long list that are not allowed to post stories. I still can't choose the do not share. The removing of apps etc need to be a one click process. This is ridiculous, somewhere (I assume given that I can't opt out) there is an app that still has my permission, but I can't find it to revoke.

Re: No More Winking at Facebook’s Lack of Privacy

Donal — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:34:50 -0000

You may be surprised what applications you have added.

To see what non standard applications you have added to the following:

1) Settings -> Application Settings
2) Select 'Authorized' from the drop down list beside 'Show'
3) Click the x to remove any non standard application

I like you though I had not added any applications however some creeped in: market place, agenda share. After I had removed all applications which had an 'x' beside them I could then click on the 'Do not share any information about me through the Facebook API' via Settings -> Privacy -> Applications -> Settings

Hope this helps, I could not find these instructions anywhere on the facebook help pages

Re: Adding Friends to StumbleUpon

afghanculture — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 19:07:35 -0000

Hi There,

I read your post but I still can't find the Add Friend button on top of the page. Would please guide me thru, I am new to SU.

Thanks

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