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Re: A simple theory on why social media is losing its mojo

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Re: A simple theory on why social media is losing its mojo

Walter — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 02:12:16 -0000

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Re: A simple theory on why social media is losing its mojo

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Re: A simple theory on why social media is losing its mojo

Mark Dykeman — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:41:37 -0000

Hello and welcome, @ladygbd!

A couple of thoughts come to mind as I read your comment:

1. You mention both Tweets and blogs, but it seems like you're only questioning Twitter. Does that mean you're getting value from blogs, then?

2. Your description of Twitter is one that I haven't read before. Yes, it can certainly seem to be as you have described, although I think the image works better without the mobile phones.

3. As for the "narcissism" comment: that's one way to approach Twitter. Another is to use it as a never-ending stream of information, of which only a small percentage is indispensable and a larger percentage is interesting. Yet another way is to use it to keep in touch with people (other Twitter users). And, on top of that, you can use it for advocacy and spreading ideas. It's all that and it depends on who you attempt to engage and how you attempt to engage them. There are a number of notable people in the non-profit sector who use Twitter to try to advance the causes they support. That's how I look at it.

4. I also appreciate that you're approaching Twitter with a critical eye instead of being a sheep.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

Re: A simple theory on why social media is losing its mojo

ladygbd — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:30:33 -0000

After investing months of reading and responding to tweets and blogs, I am pondering "why should I continue tweeting?"

Being on twitter feels akin to the noise I imagine would come from a room full of people, conversing loudly on their blue tooth mobile phones, hoping that someone else in the room will laugh, repeat or object to their converstation.

Perhaps I lack the measure of narcissm required for a fulfilling twitter experience?

Re: A simple theory on why social media is losing its mojo

Mark Dykeman — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 06:14:42 -0000

I also try to provide context - I think it's a good idea.

Re: A simple theory on why social media is losing its mojo

Denny McCorkle — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:43:19 -0000

Mark,

I agree about the sometimes reluctance to click a hidden link (unless from a trusted blogger or tweeter). I always try to indicate the source of my tweets (sometimes in abbreviated form). This way time is not wasted on click thru to a source that was previously read. @TweetRightBrain

Re: A simple theory on why social media is losing its mojo

Mark Dykeman — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:11:23 -0000

I don't know if I would have thought of it as a huge party, but I think I can appreciate the analogy if I assume I'm at a huge party and I only know three people there.

Re: A simple theory on why social media is losing its mojo

John McLachlan — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:25:49 -0000

Quality over Quantity. Substance over Hype. We're now getting burned out by quantity and hype. It means we need to remember we are humans and do things on a human scale, which is obviously, not expecting to have a party with 15,000 of our close personal friends.

Re: A simple theory on why social media is losing its mojo

Daniel Johnston — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:49:02 -0000

I've never really used lists to track people. The reason for this is that you have to manually add each person you want for your list. With FriendFeed, you can just click a button and it does it for you. It's also easier to access on FriendFeed's homepage than the lists, which you have to click on. It tracks all the Social Networking sites (not just Twitter), so it's easier in that way. As well as most of the serious people who I would want to follow are on FriendFeed, which cuts out the fat in a way.

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spackle — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:57:29 -0000

Sometimes it is for reasons like my own. I fell into a deep dark depression that lasted for years. Something I still fight to this day. I just didn't want to see or talk to anyone. I literally shut myself out from the world. It had nothing to do with my friends. Although some of their successes both personally and professionally made me feel like a loser. I still loved them but just didn't have the mental energy to interact with the world. It sucks. I lost some good friends because of my depression. Even years later when I tried to reach out and explain they just wouldn't return my phone calls or e-mails. A taste of my own medicine I guess?

Re: A simple theory on why social media is losing its mojo

Mark Dykeman — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:09:01 -0000

How often do you send out links? That could be a issue as well. Too many links in a short period of time invokes the law of diminishing returns, I think.

Re: A simple theory on why social media is losing its mojo

Mark Dykeman — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:08:15 -0000

Interesting to note that you are using FriendFeed to track people. Have you tried the lists feature in Twitter? It can help make things easier to manage.

Re: A simple theory on why social media is losing its mojo

Monty Loree — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:21:31 -0000

Good post... I set up my own redirect site to brand and track clicks ... I've sent out 100+ links and have gotten maybe 15 clicks.
There is alot of desensitization going on with social media, however, it's still good if you give it time and develop relationships.

Re: A simple theory on why social media is losing its mojo

Daniel Johnston — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:02:34 -0000

I definitely have experienced this.

I started out about a month and a half ago using Twitter full time. At first, it was really great; I was meeting and connecting with tons of new people, having productive conservations, and I got to know everyone who I followed really well.

Now, I can testify that it nothing like that now. Because my followers have grown a lot (to nearly 400 now), and I look at everyone who follows me and follow anyone who seems interesting, I am now up to following 450 followers, and it's a big mess.

I mainly use FriendFeed to track since not nearly as many people are on there.

Although I actually am not in many social networking sites, I agree that as the volume increases, everyone changes drastically for the worst. Thanks!

Re: A simple theory on why social media is losing its mojo

Mark Dykeman — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:50:02 -0000

And how do you determine if something has quality, Walter?

Re: A simple theory on why social media is losing its mojo

Walter — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:45:57 -0000

Your points are valid and I'm also experiencing the same. I never try to absorb them all, I only look for quality (the one's that has human elements). When I find one, I keep it. :-)

Re: A simple theory on why social media is losing its mojo

Mark Dykeman — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:20:14 -0000

Lucy, that's an excellent point. I have no proof, but I believe that most people do read content before they RT it. However, there are some individuals who might not. There are also automated Twitter accounts that automatically RT stuff based on keywords or whatever accounts that they follow, so presumably the link gets Tweeted without being read. There are about 7 Twitter accounts that seem to Tweet my stuff automatically and I have no idea who set them up.

Re: A simple theory on why social media is losing its mojo

lucythorpe — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:58:40 -0000

I may be missing a trick here but does everyone re-tweet stuff they haven't opened ? Can someone explain that to me. I thought the idea was to share stuff you liked because you'd read it ?

Re: A simple theory on why social media is losing its mojo

Mark Dykeman — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:13:28 -0000

Excellent point about the NoFollow nature of Tweets/RTs, Glen.

If the stats are true and Twitter isn't adding users as quickly as it was in the past, we may now be in a period of consolidation anyway and people who tried Twitter might not like it enough to stay.

Re: A simple theory on why social media is losing its mojo

Glen Allsopp — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:57:46 -0000

What sites like Twitter have done is completely change how the web operates. Posts I write now may have gotten 50 backlinks in the past...now I'll get 50 tweets. Tweets that are nofollow so Google don't follow them (as verified in a video by Matt Cutts, yesterday). I think this alone is changing a lot of things.

There's a rush of people coming online and trying out every single service, it's just important that we stick to the ones which acually help us personally. Otherwise, as you say, overload and too many choices kick in.

- Glen

Re: A simple theory on why social media is losing its mojo

Sarge — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:50:27 -0000

Ding Ding. There are always people around some social media places. I think it all depends on what you do with your time. If you spend all your time on twitter then that's where you'll make the most impact.

I think people have been moving from place to place and are starting to settle down where they feel comfortable now. But there are always going to be new people coming up in other places which aren't involved in the networks we're in currently. New people that might be interested in what we have to say and offer.

Re: A simple theory on why social media is losing its mojo

Michael Martine — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:17:12 -0000

"Hard" research is um... hard to come by in the world of social media, but I
was just curious about the basis for your personal observation. Thanks for
enlightening me on that. Great post. :-)

Re: A simple theory on why social media is losing its mojo

Mark Dykeman — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:59:10 -0000

Yes, exactly! Choice implies understanding! It's hard to understand everything (or even most things) within a Twitter stream of any size.

Re: A simple theory on why social media is losing its mojo

Mark Dykeman — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:58:23 -0000

I honestly don't try to track everything because I know there's too much to go through. Twitter lists help to filter stuff if I want to see every single thing someone's Tweeting, as does clicking on their profile and reading through their Tweets individually. But really, is it worth the effort? I dunno. Keyword searches could be helpful to filter, too.