Comments on: Time to Say Goodbye to Fragmented Social Networks?

By: helena

helena — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:51:52 +0000

okay maybe now facebook tends to be very popular and used by everyone , but remember that even hotmail used to be like that back in time, so maybe things are not going to stay like that for so long helena's last blog post..Let's Know About:Mozilla Firefox 3.5

By: Nate Holland

Nate Holland — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:21:01 +0000

Thank for the figures, Andy. I am not surprised that the Facebook network is growing tremendously. It has everything you can think of (that can be in a social network site). Practically everyone I know has an account, plus it's great for marketing purposes. Not only can you keep track of the people in your network, but they can also help you broaden your network by telling their friends and helping you advertise/promote your business. I think it's great. Twitter on the other hand, even if it's behind by quitea number, is just as great because there's more (in my opinion) social activity. Nate Holland's last blog post..How to use the Social Network LinkedIn for Sales and Marketing

By: kaei

kaei — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:24:45 +0000

Time to Say Goodbye to Fragmented Social Networks? I don’t think so.

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By: Robert MacEwan

Robert MacEwan — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:25:00 +0000

Facebook love appears to be the focus of this article. MySpace should have been added. *I read your previous comment about why it wasn't. Robert MacEwan's last blog post..About Christina — Christina Gleason - Founder of Phenomenal Content LLC [del.icio.us]

By: Benjamin Waymire

Benjamin Waymire — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:09:25 +0000

Thanks for sharing this, Andy. While one cannot argue the “all you can eat” buffet qualities of Facebook, I would say that is also what makes something like Twitter more appealing (at least to me). Despite the sluggish Twitter growth by comparison, Twitter is by far a better resource for “what’s going on out there.” (if used correctly, of course). Ultimately, while Twitter is vastly more than “What are you doing?” behind the scenes, I think its value in terms of knowledge gathering and sharing surpasses Facebook.

Exciting world we live in. Cheers!
Benjamin R. Waymire
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By: IESHOES

IESHOES — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:48:05 +0000

good

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By: Kelly R Short

Kelly R Short — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:59:17 +0000

Facebook (and other social networking sites) are not only very entertaining tools, but they have become very powerful marketing tools. So popular has Facebook become that now businesses are setting up profiles on the social networking platform to advertise and market their services and products. Assuming that (some) percentage of your customer base uses Facebook already, it’s a new way to engage them and to encourage them to forward your company profile onto their friends (existing or new customers).

By: Brennan

Brennan — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:36:52 +0000

I would have to argue that Myspace is a destination now where you can do everything just like Facebook. I know many people are switching back to myspace from facebook because of the large amount of older people getting on facebook combined with Facebook's record of showing everything you do. Either way I think people will slowly stop using Twitter as now facebook and myspace allow you to do the same exact thing. Having profiles at each social network can become pretty time consuming. Brennan's last blog post..Protecting Your Company In Local Search

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Czy Facebook to spoiwo social web? « Brzytwą po oczach — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:57:21 +0000

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By: Andy Beal

Andy Beal — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:54:36 +0000

@Louis – yeah, the fact that Friendfeed exists seems to back up the notion that we crave the ability to keep all of our online activities in a central place.

@Mike – welcome! Twitter is certainly valuable to many hardcore social networking types, but Facebook has the mass appeal, that’s for sure.

By: Mike Griffith

Mike Griffith — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:43:40 +0000

Great post. I am rather new to social networking and I have been led to believe that Twitter is the best thing since candy. But after reading your post, I can see where it's lacking and where Facebook takes up the slack. The chart is very interesting. Thanks. Mike Griffith's last blog post..What If Your Articles Could Talk? A Review.

By: Louis Gray

Louis Gray — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:12:56 +0000

My fragmented social networks come home to roost on FriendFeed, which is a long more flexible than Facebook. Facebook does have a much better way to play Scrabble with my mom, though.

By: Andy Beal

Andy Beal — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:26:12 +0000

@Nick – I didn’t include MySpace, because you can argue that they’re the same type of destination as Facebook–a one-size fits all social network.

By: Nick Stamoulis

Nick Stamoulis — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:14:33 +0000

This really doesn’t surprise me. I can see that MySpace didn’t even make the list. Facebook really does tie in every single social aspect their out their under one roof.