Social Network Fatigue
‘Facebook fatigue’ kicks in as people tire of social networks | The Register
The above linked article talks about how people are becoming bored with social networks. In general, I agree. The only reason I even have an account on Facebook (the only site I use, even) is so that I can keep up with some of my old acquaintances. Onces we find eachother, however, we can usually take the conversation off the network and in to the real world. Social networks don’t have anything to keep me coming back.
Another part of the article talks about widget developers:
And the “widget economy”, where developers cobble together web
applications in the hope of grabbing their own slice of the riches
social networking’s massive personal data warehouses promised?
Well the business model for RockYou pretty much sums it up. The
startup, that owns the number three Facebook App “Super Wall”, only
sells advertising to other Facebook App developers.
That is why I am glad we do things a little differently at WidgetNest. We aren’t out trying to make tons of money with our applications on Facebook. In fact, last quarter our Widgetbox devshare earnings on Facebook were less than $2. Instead, we are widget developers. We make widgets for other people, and not always for social networks. Basically, we are a web design/development company that specializes in widgets.
Widgets are an intriguing platform, but when a widget is dependent upon some other platform, like MySpace or Facebook, it becomes tied to the success of that platform. That makes the widget vulnerable. A real widget should have its own backbone, its own legs to stand on.
Odd; you said ppl are getting bored w/ social networking.We started our message board in a new place(after 3 + yrs)thinking a new place,a slight revamp might get things to pick up.Then i got the word from the admin of another board that these forums were dying off.Now you tell me social networking is going to die off.
I thought this was one of the reasons these forums were biting the dust.We have 3 admins,no members.Put alot of effort into getting it set up too.
Oh well…if social networking is going to be a thing of the past maybe the forums will pick up again.
However,i know one place that’s a combination of forum,social networking,polls and blogs and it’s taking off like a rocket.Lotts better than myspace too.
At least you get more involved than just sending comments back and forth and watching your back for ‘hook ups.’ Which is basically what myspace is.
It’s awesome and it’s really really active.Kinda stumbled into it:
sodahead.com
Yes,i became a sodaheader.What’s bubbling in your mind?
Check er out!
You can check out our forum too. (always trying to get the word out)
Comment by pat "boxerpaws" — March 10, 2008 @ 12:50 am