Comments on: The Future of Social Media Sites and Social Networks http://www.jasonboom.com/the-future-of-social-media-sites-and-social-networks/ Exploding Content across the Internet Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:01:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Blog Building - August 29 | Cuzoogle http://www.jasonboom.com/the-future-of-social-media-sites-and-social-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-1217 Blog Building - August 29 | Cuzoogle Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:17:39 +0000 http://www.jasonboom.com/?p=225#comment-1217 [...] that a millionaire won’t tell you. Blogger’s Lab - Seven ingredients of a magnetic blog. Jason Boom - The future of social media sites and social networking. Bloggista - Make money with your empty ad [...] [...] that a millionaire won’t tell you. Blogger’s Lab – Seven ingredients of a magnetic blog. Jason Boom – The future of social media sites and social networking. Bloggista – Make money with your empty ad [...]

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]]> By: Dave (The Other One) http://www.jasonboom.com/the-future-of-social-media-sites-and-social-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-1032 Dave (The Other One) Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:22:00 +0000 http://www.jasonboom.com/?p=225#comment-1032 When I started creating websites back in the early 1990's everybody was crazed about VRML which essentiall would have been the virtual coffee bars, etc that you speak of. Somehow, VRML vanished into thin air at the beginning of the first dot com boom when everybody was focused on data aggregation. The Web2.0 boom has brought back some of those virtual dreams however, it's still a long way away, <abbr><em>Dave (The Other One)s last blog post..<a href="http://www.affiliatebestprograms.com/is-google-creating-massive-spam-farms-on-blogspot-and-blogger/" rel="nofollow">Is Google Creating Massive Spam Farms on Blogspot and Blogger ?</a></em></abbr> When I started creating websites back in the early 1990’s everybody was crazed about VRML which essentiall would have been the virtual coffee bars, etc that you speak of. Somehow, VRML vanished into thin air at the beginning of the first dot com boom when everybody was focused on data aggregation. The Web2.0 boom has brought back some of those virtual dreams however, it’s still a long way away,

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]]> By: mike http://www.jasonboom.com/the-future-of-social-media-sites-and-social-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-1031 mike Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:38:11 +0000 http://www.jasonboom.com/?p=225#comment-1031 Jason, I think you neglected one of Li's comments: "Social influence defining marketing value". The main purpose that VC funding is received is on the basis of future financial value. Therefore, the underlying criteria for every funded site has to be monetary gain. How does a social site accomplish this? My belief is through social centres. Individuals or groups of individuals that have influence over others. Typically those with large social networks have a greater persuasion mechanism and influence capability - therefore enabling marketing to go to those individuals and reaching a wider audience. The next immediate step I would take would be to market to "big name" social networkers - those with hundreds of contacts (sure there are some that just add people, but there are still a lot out there with huge networks) -- and charge a premium to market to them. In terms of the social cloud, fragmentation will always win out in the end because of hitting the target market. Now, a site like facebook may enable fragmentation (they do in a way through networks and enabling only certain groups to see certain individuals) - but in the end consumers want to be fragmented (look at television or the different types of news sites). I really believe that a few corporations will take over and merge many of the sites, but remain fragmented in terms of contact (I don't want my linkedin contacts looking at my facebook profile). just my $0.02 Jason, I think you neglected one of Li’s comments: “Social influence defining marketing value”. The main purpose that VC funding is received is on the basis of future financial value. Therefore, the underlying criteria for every funded site has to be monetary gain. How does a social site accomplish this?

My belief is through social centres. Individuals or groups of individuals that have influence over others. Typically those with large social networks have a greater persuasion mechanism and influence capability – therefore enabling marketing to go to those individuals and reaching a wider audience. The next immediate step I would take would be to market to “big name” social networkers – those with hundreds of contacts (sure there are some that just add people, but there are still a lot out there with huge networks) — and charge a premium to market to them.

In terms of the social cloud, fragmentation will always win out in the end because of hitting the target market. Now, a site like facebook may enable fragmentation (they do in a way through networks and enabling only certain groups to see certain individuals) – but in the end consumers want to be fragmented (look at television or the different types of news sites). I really believe that a few corporations will take over and merge many of the sites, but remain fragmented in terms of contact (I don’t want my linkedin contacts looking at my facebook profile).

just my $0.02

]]> By: lvs http://www.jasonboom.com/the-future-of-social-media-sites-and-social-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-1029 lvs Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:53:29 +0000 http://www.jasonboom.com/?p=225#comment-1029 I think the next wave of social networking will involve multimedia. Virtual and real worlds will come together on the net. So we may have virtual coffee bars on the net where we would visit and hang out and most of our social networking will happen in such environments will effect that involove full sound, video and graphics. <abbr><em>lvss last blog post..<a href="http://indradhanush-laal.blogspot.com/2008/08/todays-athletes-stronger-and-faster.html" rel="nofollow">Today’s Athletes Stronger and Faster?</a></em></abbr> I think the next wave of social networking will involve multimedia. Virtual and real worlds will come together on the net. So we may have virtual coffee bars on the net where we would visit and hang out and most of our social networking will happen in such environments will effect that involove full sound, video and graphics.

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]]> By: Stephan Miller http://www.jasonboom.com/the-future-of-social-media-sites-and-social-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-1028 Stephan Miller Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:18:11 +0000 http://www.jasonboom.com/?p=225#comment-1028 I tend to see the big social sites as Walmart. I can pick up a Revereware pan there, but if I want professional grade, I go to the stores focused on cookware. There will always be room for those that don't appeal to the lowest common denominator. <abbr><em>Stephan Millers last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/StephanMiller/~3/371525629/" rel="nofollow">Bloghology, Blogging Delivered to Your Mail Box</a></em></abbr> I tend to see the big social sites as Walmart. I can pick up a Revereware pan there, but if I want professional grade, I go to the stores focused on cookware. There will always be room for those that don’t appeal to the lowest common denominator.

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]]> By: BlackhatWay http://www.jasonboom.com/the-future-of-social-media-sites-and-social-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-1027 BlackhatWay Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:09:34 +0000 http://www.jasonboom.com/?p=225#comment-1027 Interesting toughts. We'll see what they will be in a few years.. At this time I like social networks as the way they are. <abbr><em>BlackhatWays last blog post..<a href="http://blackhatway.com/win-5000-or-other-wonderful-prizes-by-only-commenting/" rel="nofollow">Win $50.00 Or Other Wonderful Prizes By Only Commenting!</a></em></abbr> Interesting toughts. We’ll see what they will be in a few years.. At this time I like social networks as the way they are.

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]]> By: MoneyEnergy http://www.jasonboom.com/the-future-of-social-media-sites-and-social-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-1026 MoneyEnergy Mon, 25 Aug 2008 05:59:49 +0000 http://www.jasonboom.com/?p=225#comment-1026 Perhaps.... but in a way I think the whole social media phase will come and go on its own, too.... it seems large, like a big deal, but the popular fuss around it is a bit "water cooler" to me. There will always be some form of social media (films were once the dominant form, TV is, the internet itself is and was long before Facebook et al). It's a bit like fashion. <abbr><em>MoneyEnergys last blog post..<a href="http://www.getmoneyenergy.com/2008/08/entrecard-contest-giving-away-4000-credits/" rel="nofollow">Entrecard Contest: The Money IQ Edition! I’m giving away 4000 EC Credits</a></em></abbr> Perhaps…. but in a way I think the whole social media phase will come and go on its own, too…. it seems large, like a big deal, but the popular fuss around it is a bit “water cooler” to me. There will always be some form of social media (films were once the dominant form, TV is, the internet itself is and was long before Facebook et al). It’s a bit like fashion.

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]]> By: Weekly Fix #8: A shift in content and networking http://www.jasonboom.com/the-future-of-social-media-sites-and-social-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-1023 Weekly Fix #8: A shift in content and networking Sun, 24 Aug 2008 03:50:08 +0000 http://www.jasonboom.com/?p=225#comment-1023 [...] The social media network will at some point combine into one or two super-networks, at least that’s what Jason Boom thinks. Make sure you check out this very analytical and revealing view of social networking, one of the most powerful blogging tools out there. [...] [...] The social media network will at some point combine into one or two super-networks, at least that’s what Jason Boom thinks. Make sure you check out this very analytical and revealing view of social networking, one of the most powerful blogging tools out there. [...]

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