http://seolutions.net/blog/the-next-evolution-of-social-media/ search engine obsession Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:56:56 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://seolutions.net/blog/the-next-evolution-of-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-940 New York Cable Guru Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:11:12 +0000 http://seolutions.net/blog/the-next-evolution-of-social-media/#comment-940 I have to agree with Michael. You see it with any medium or technology over time: fragmentation. The transition from mass to segmented communications doesn't happen over night, but it does inevitably happen. As stated above, this could be seen as some form of "social media segregation," but it's actually more of an evolution than anything. It benefits visitors and audiences because as they have more specialized interests and desires, different sites will cater to them with more specialized content. It's still early in the game for social media (the Gartner Hype Cycle may be a good indication of what the future holds), so let's see what happens. I have to agree with Michael. You see it with any medium or technology over time: fragmentation. The transition from mass to segmented communications doesn’t happen over night, but it does inevitably happen. As stated above, this could be seen as some form of “social media segregation,” but it’s actually more of an evolution than anything. It benefits visitors and audiences because as they have more specialized interests and desires, different sites will cater to them with more specialized content. It’s still early in the game for social media (the Gartner Hype Cycle may be a good indication of what the future holds), so let’s see what happens.

]]> http://seolutions.net/blog/the-next-evolution-of-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-235 Niccolo Svengali Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:33:18 +0000 http://seolutions.net/blog/the-next-evolution-of-social-media/#comment-235 Social Media is gossip with point-scoring. Don't over think it. Social Media is gossip with point-scoring. Don’t over think it.

]]> http://seolutions.net/blog/the-next-evolution-of-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-87 keyword richness removed Tue, 13 May 2008 05:01:05 +0000 http://seolutions.net/blog/the-next-evolution-of-social-media/#comment-87 Thanks for brining that article to my attention. Social media is flawed in design - if you really want to think about it its more of a popularity contest. A submission can be complete crap, but if a certain user has a certain amount of popularity, his/her submission is likely to end up plastered on the front page. Thanks for brining that article to my attention. Social media is flawed in design – if you really want to think about it its more of a popularity contest. A submission can be complete crap, but if a certain user has a certain amount of popularity, his/her submission is likely to end up plastered on the front page.

]]> http://seolutions.net/blog/the-next-evolution-of-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Michael Rouse Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:09:36 +0000 http://seolutions.net/blog/the-next-evolution-of-social-media/#comment-82 If anything, I predict the reverse- more sites, more user bases, more differentiation. That's just me though. If anything, I predict the reverse- more sites, more user bases, more differentiation. That’s just me though.

]]> http://seolutions.net/blog/the-next-evolution-of-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Kristen Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:38:19 +0000 http://seolutions.net/blog/the-next-evolution-of-social-media/#comment-73 Well thought of blog post. Thanks! I've really enjoyed reading this one over the others and hope you'll be able to post more often (been over a month!!). Well thought of blog post. Thanks! I’ve really enjoyed reading this one over the others and hope you’ll be able to post more often (been over a month!!).

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