Comments on: Social Media Is An Oxymoron

By: Deniel | cheap web hosting

Deniel | cheap web hosting — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:01:28 +0000

@Jet Aircraft Charter, It might be the same but I am wondering that why it became popular after so long.

By: Web Hosting Choice

Web Hosting Choice — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:15:11 +0000

Hello!
“…The interesting anomaly in all this is Twitter…”- simply twitter is free spaming tool! “…Jonathan Nafarrete, who is “Just some guy. Photographer and social media consultant” and who has 63,553 followers…”( and a lot of these is mutuall) – can somebody explain me how many hours in day Jonathan reading all messages from his followers? And answering…

By: Jet Aircraft Charter

Jet Aircraft Charter — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:34:59 +0000

Twitter reminds me of old school (circa 1997) HTML chatrooms. All that is old is new again. However, back then it certainly was social but we didn’t use terms like media. Semantics are getting in the way, as social media (MySpace, Twitter, et al) would be more accurately termed as social medium.

By: With A Little Help From My Friends | rapid-DEV.net

With A Little Help From My Friends | rapid-DEV.net — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 06:06:16 +0000

[...] social media, as it is commonly used tends to be an oxymoron. [...]

By: fred

fred — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:38:25 +0000

Also by eek i think I meant eak, or maybe eke.

By: fred

fred — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:32:58 +0000

I may have been a little harsh in my previous comment. That day this subject came up at work. In my “real life” working for a PR company there a a few who think that Twitter is the future of advertising, that TV advertising will become extinct as we know it. Graham is correct (i think) that the vast majority of people are busy trying to eek out a living doing difficult jobs and really don’t follow twitter. I think people working in media in metro areas like NYC forget about the reality of the rest of the world. On the other hand, it could be argued that the people who are big on twitter also have the bulk of the disposable income and the most influence on social and business change at any level. Also Chantelles comment made me laugh. She sounds so feisty and cute.

By: Deniel | cheap web hosting

Deniel | cheap web hosting — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:42:51 +0000

@Graham, You are very right but sooner or later they are going to involve in this. In my life I saw many people who are not internet junkies but they are using twitter. I think they got it via viral way and they are using it for socializing their life. I know all this world is not using it but they are going to be.

By: Business Computers

Business Computers — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:11:21 +0000

@Graham
I quite agree with your point.
TWITTER only makes meaning to those who spend considerable amount of time online. For those who eek a living under the hot sun, Twitter means nothing.

By: Car accessories

Car accessories — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:00:21 +0000

I’m trying to make a survey like Digg’s voting system: people can contribute their own ideas to an open ended question and people can either vote (Digg) for it or contribute their own answer if they disapprove.

By: fred

fred — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:30:08 +0000

I read recently that 90 percent of new users have abandoned twitter within 3 months. As a serious social medium it obviously has fallen short. There is a certain demographic group that sticks with it and those will be the niches that will generate interest and along with that big profits who learn to convert that interest into sales. I think the current focus in advertising and public relations on social media will burn itself out. Guys like me who make a living with consumer electronics reviews are not going to get much out of it.