Comments on: Enough With The Social Networks! http://shegeeks.net/enough-with-the-social-networks/ The latest in online and mobile technology with Corvida Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:41:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Corvida http://shegeeks.net/enough-with-the-social-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-11282 Corvida Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:58:51 +0000 http://corvida.ilumine.net/enough-with-the-social-networks/#comment-11282 @Jarred I don't expect it to slow down at all. I just wanted to complain. =P @Bill Arneson No you're not! I've blocked 70% of them. The other 30 hasn't reached me yet. @Jarred I don’t expect it to slow down at all. I just wanted to complain. =P

@Bill Arneson No you’re not! I’ve blocked 70% of them. The other 30 hasn’t reached me yet.

]]> By: Corvida http://shegeeks.net/enough-with-the-social-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-19212 Corvida Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:58:00 +0000 http://corvida.ilumine.net/enough-with-the-social-networks/#comment-19212 @Jarred I don't expect it to slow down at all. I just wanted to complain. =P @Bill Arneson No you're not! I've blocked 70% of them. The other 30 hasn't reached me yet. @Jarred I don’t expect it to slow down at all. I just wanted to complain. =P

@Bill Arneson No you’re not! I’ve blocked 70% of them. The other 30 hasn’t reached me yet.

]]> By: Bill Arneson http://shegeeks.net/enough-with-the-social-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-11280 Bill Arneson Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:13:05 +0000 http://corvida.ilumine.net/enough-with-the-social-networks/#comment-11280 I thought I was the only person on the web who doesn't care about Facebook, or any widget made for Facebook. I thought I was the only person on the web who doesn’t care about Facebook, or any widget made for Facebook.

]]> By: Bill Arneson http://shegeeks.net/enough-with-the-social-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-19213 Bill Arneson Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:13:00 +0000 http://corvida.ilumine.net/enough-with-the-social-networks/#comment-19213 I thought I was the only person on the web who doesn't care about Facebook, or any widget made for Facebook. I thought I was the only person on the web who doesn’t care about Facebook, or any widget made for Facebook.

]]> By: Jarred http://shegeeks.net/enough-with-the-social-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-11278 Jarred Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:19:28 +0000 http://corvida.ilumine.net/enough-with-the-social-networks/#comment-11278 It may be becoming too congested, but I think what Chris is pointing out is that eventually the supply and demand will sort that out. If people want a social network for every interest, then people will develop social networks for every interest. If the market decides they'd rather have a few big players, then the niche networks will die off. But to determine the equilibrium, you have to dance on both sides of the balance first. I think social networking as a feature, rather than a service, is the future. I think within the next few years, every site that is created will have built in social networking features. It's just the next step in how we interact with content: first it was disengaged, then there were accounts, then feeds and comments, and now full engagement and partial "owenership." This, too, is congesting ("Who wants a different account for every site?", as you point out). That's where I think a big player like Facebook or Google will step in and try to offer a "super account" that basically just adds the new site on to your profile. No more signing up, fogetting passwords and usernames, or going to an account you haven't been to in months and finding that your picture is way out-of-date. Everything will be centralized and pushed to the satellite sites. I agree that it's getting a little silly with the number of services out there, but I don't think calling for them to "just stop it!" will really make them ignore market forces. It may be becoming too congested, but I think what Chris is pointing out is that eventually the supply and demand will sort that out. If people want a social network for every interest, then people will develop social networks for every interest. If the market decides they’d rather have a few big players, then the niche networks will die off. But to determine the equilibrium, you have to dance on both sides of the balance first.

I think social networking as a feature, rather than a service, is the future. I think within the next few years, every site that is created will have built in social networking features. It’s just the next step in how we interact with content: first it was disengaged, then there were accounts, then feeds and comments, and now full engagement and partial “owenership.”

This, too, is congesting (“Who wants a different account for every site?”, as you point out). That’s where I think a big player like Facebook or Google will step in and try to offer a “super account” that basically just adds the new site on to your profile. No more signing up, fogetting passwords and usernames, or going to an account you haven’t been to in months and finding that your picture is way out-of-date. Everything will be centralized and pushed to the satellite sites.

I agree that it’s getting a little silly with the number of services out there, but I don’t think calling for them to “just stop it!” will really make them ignore market forces.

]]> By: Jarred http://shegeeks.net/enough-with-the-social-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-19211 Jarred Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:19:00 +0000 http://corvida.ilumine.net/enough-with-the-social-networks/#comment-19211 It may be becoming too congested, but I think what Chris is pointing out is that eventually the supply and demand will sort that out. If people want a social network for every interest, then people will develop social networks for every interest. If the market decides they'd rather have a few big players, then the niche networks will die off. But to determine the equilibrium, you have to dance on both sides of the balance first. I think social networking as a feature, rather than a service, is the future. I think within the next few years, every site that is created will have built in social networking features. It's just the next step in how we interact with content: first it was disengaged, then there were accounts, then feeds and comments, and now full engagement and partial "owenership." This, too, is congesting ("Who wants a different account for every site?", as you point out). That's where I think a big player like Facebook or Google will step in and try to offer a "super account" that basically just adds the new site on to your profile. No more signing up, fogetting passwords and usernames, or going to an account you haven't been to in months and finding that your picture is way out-of-date. Everything will be centralized and pushed to the satellite sites. I agree that it's getting a little silly with the number of services out there, but I don't think calling for them to "just stop it!" will really make them ignore market forces. It may be becoming too congested, but I think what Chris is pointing out is that eventually the supply and demand will sort that out. If people want a social network for every interest, then people will develop social networks for every interest. If the market decides they’d rather have a few big players, then the niche networks will die off. But to determine the equilibrium, you have to dance on both sides of the balance first.

I think social networking as a feature, rather than a service, is the future. I think within the next few years, every site that is created will have built in social networking features. It’s just the next step in how we interact with content: first it was disengaged, then there were accounts, then feeds and comments, and now full engagement and partial “owenership.”

This, too, is congesting (“Who wants a different account for every site?”, as you point out). That’s where I think a big player like Facebook or Google will step in and try to offer a “super account” that basically just adds the new site on to your profile. No more signing up, fogetting passwords and usernames, or going to an account you haven’t been to in months and finding that your picture is way out-of-date. Everything will be centralized and pushed to the satellite sites.

I agree that it’s getting a little silly with the number of services out there, but I don’t think calling for them to “just stop it!” will really make them ignore market forces.

]]> By: Corvida http://shegeeks.net/enough-with-the-social-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-11275 Corvida Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:56:01 +0000 http://corvida.ilumine.net/enough-with-the-social-networks/#comment-11275 @Chris it's becoming way too congested though and time consuming. @Chris it’s becoming way too congested though and time consuming.

]]> By: Corvida http://shegeeks.net/enough-with-the-social-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-19210 Corvida Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:56:00 +0000 http://corvida.ilumine.net/enough-with-the-social-networks/#comment-19210 @Chris it's becoming way too congested though and time consuming. @Chris it’s becoming way too congested though and time consuming.

]]> By: chris http://shegeeks.net/enough-with-the-social-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-11272 chris Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:38:42 +0000 http://corvida.ilumine.net/enough-with-the-social-networks/#comment-11272 I disagree. I say let the market decide. If people didn't sign up for these services, companies wouldn't develop them. I think the social networks have been too broad for the most part, and folks are enjoying the niche sites that pop up. I disagree. I say let the market decide. If people didn’t sign up for these services, companies wouldn’t develop them. I think the social networks have been too broad for the most part, and folks are enjoying the niche sites that pop up.

]]> By: chris http://shegeeks.net/enough-with-the-social-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-19209 chris Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:38:00 +0000 http://corvida.ilumine.net/enough-with-the-social-networks/#comment-19209 I disagree. I say let the market decide. If people didn't sign up for these services, companies wouldn't develop them. I think the social networks have been too broad for the most part, and folks are enjoying the niche sites that pop up. I disagree. I say let the market decide. If people didn’t sign up for these services, companies wouldn’t develop them. I think the social networks have been too broad for the most part, and folks are enjoying the niche sites that pop up.

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