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1 year ago
in The Difference Between Wordpress and Facebook on A VC
Interesting idea - I have to disagree. Though I do see how blogging is becoming an adult social media playground, this activity only provides the opportunity for a few of the social behaviors being exhibited within Facebook. Using Forrester's Social Technographics Profile, blogging provides opportunity for Spectators, Creators and Critics. Joiners and Collectors are left out. (See http://www.forrester.com/Groundswell/index.html) And posting and commenting as the sole activity available can only engage for so long.
Though blogging is growing, it is too limited an activity to serve as the adult social network, as you describe. Something else will come...
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Though blogging is growing, it is too limited an activity to serve as the adult social network, as you describe. Something else will come...
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jenrobinson
I agree that, in isolation, blogging may exclude those in the middle of the participation spectrum -- but the blogosphere doesn't stand alone. Surrounding social media, like Twitter and del.icio.us, provide the glue, enable the so-called joiners and collectors to participate, and create network effects.
Nice comparison, Fred. This will fuel some interesting conversation at work today.
Nice comparison, Fred. This will fuel some interesting conversation at work today.
1 year ago
in Joe Lazarus on JOE LAZ: Comments
Scoble just put this on Twitter: Scobleizer Here's the TED video I'm watching: http://joelaz.com/post/3207... Tod Machover of MIT Media Lab. This stuff makes you smarter.
Go Joe!
Go Joe!
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Joe Lazarus
Go Scoble!
Try blogging on tumblr and you'll see how the social aspects will come. And
so much can be done with commenting to make it work better. We are investing
in this theme in a big way.
Fred