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By: AskACopywriter

AskACopywriter — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:15:03 +0000

Can’t tell you how many old friends have bombarded me with every silly app out there the first month they joined Facebook, then stopped cold when the newness wore off.
But itâ€™s also the only way I can get ahold of my younger cousins.
Different points in life indeed.

By: Erica DeWolf

Erica DeWolf — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:13:02 +0000

I think “social media” and the social life are honestly two completely different things. And perhaps social media was not meant to be something that’s measured. Maybe it can be just a fun way of putting your personal brand out in the space.

Great post! Thanks

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Social Media Is Only Social If You’re Alone | aboutall — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 17:02:44 +0000

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By: a beer sort of girl

a beer sort of girl — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:32:53 +0000

I value social media, I do! But you really have to get past the,”Oooh, looky, a new shiny toy!” stage in order to understand how you measure it, where you go, what you want the community to get out of it, and even IF it belongs in your marketing toolbox.

By: Anna

Anna — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:21:23 +0000

Couldn’t agree more with the Beer Sort of Girl. I think social media is WAY overrated and it’s difficult, if not impossible, to measure. But in an industry that’s (legitimately) obsessed with the next best thing, the hoopla surrounding it is not surprising.

By: a beer sort of girl

a beer sort of girl — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:40:13 +0000

LOL @ Craig.
I applaud your level headed logic, Toad. I love our industry, but frequently while reading publications and email newsletters I laugh and hear Public Enemy in my head, “Don’t Believe the Hype.”

By: Craig

Craig — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:51:27 +0000

Geez, when I was a teenager, I was out getting laid. Can’t imagine anything more interesting than that. Dorks.

By: Social Media Rant « More Stupid Than the Others

Social Media Rant « More Stupid Than the Others — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:25:41 +0000

[...] Just after I wrote that I read an interesting post over at Beyond Madison Avenue: “Social Media is only Social if You’re Alone“and I couldn’t agree more with it. I love what social media is and does, it’s fantastic in that respect but its long tail means there will always be obsessives and extreme loners on it as well - a tiny proportion but enough of them anyway: These sites are ideal for the sort of audience whose social life is of paramount importance, whose lives revolve around their friends and going out, and whoâ€™d rather not be interacting with the people around them (e.g. their roommates and/or parents.)If indeed there are actually any people around them. [...]