Comments on: Crowd clout du jour– did you say Facebook? http://itsinsider.com/2008/04/23/crowd-clout-du-jour-did-you-say-facebook/ An Insider's view on IT-Social for the Enterprise Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:55:07 +0000 hourly 1 By: Dennis D. McDonald http://itsinsider.com/2008/04/23/crowd-clout-du-jour-did-you-say-facebook/#comment-279 Dennis D. McDonald Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:17:20 +0000 http://susanitsa.wordpress.com/?p=212#comment-279 I gave up on Facebook a while back, having become disenchanted by the moribund groups, cluttered interface, and proliferation of low utility applications. I even started blogging about the withdrawal process itself (http://www.ddmcd.com/saga.html). Recently I deleted all my groups and I'm rethinking my strategy. I'm beginning to think that Facebook might be a good place to meet up with people I might not otherwise meet, people who aren't using more "sophisticated" social networking tools. Note that I put quotation marks around the word "sophisticated." I'm <i>not</i> saying that Facebook doesn't use sophisticated technology, but rather that I have no shortage of tools and systems to use for communicating with folks already knowledgeable about social media and social networking. My challenge is using more traditional networking techniques to meet with potential friends, clients, and employers whose relationships and interests revolve around things other than "web 2.0," "enterprise 2.0," and related concerns. It might be that Facebook, because of its availability and media presence, might just be more useful for meeting up with people I might not otherwise meet through more targeted or specialized tools. Dennis D. McDonald Alexandria, Virginia USA http://www.ddmcd.com I gave up on Facebook a while back, having become disenchanted by the moribund groups, cluttered interface, and proliferation of low utility applications. I even started blogging about the withdrawal process itself (http://www.ddmcd.com/saga.html).

Recently I deleted all my groups and I’m rethinking my strategy. I’m beginning to think that Facebook might be a good place to meet up with people I might not otherwise meet, people who aren’t using more “sophisticated” social networking tools.

Note that I put quotation marks around the word “sophisticated.” I’m not saying that Facebook doesn’t use sophisticated technology, but rather that I have no shortage of tools and systems to use for communicating with folks already knowledgeable about social media and social networking.

My challenge is using more traditional networking techniques to meet with potential friends, clients, and employers whose relationships and interests revolve around things other than “web 2.0,” “enterprise 2.0,” and related concerns. It might be that Facebook, because of its availability and media presence, might just be more useful for meeting up with people I might not otherwise meet through more targeted or specialized tools.

Dennis D. McDonald
Alexandria, Virginia USA
http://www.ddmcd.com

]]> By: Malcolm Kass http://itsinsider.com/2008/04/23/crowd-clout-du-jour-did-you-say-facebook/#comment-278 Malcolm Kass Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:43:34 +0000 http://susanitsa.wordpress.com/?p=212#comment-278 I agree that Facebook isn't dead, but it is changing. More mature, more professional. My opinion, I think that facebook users will simply expect facebook to be more of a marketplace. Granted, as psychological reactance sets it, facebook effectiveness as an advertising channel will be minimalized, but will continue to be successful in other ways. I agree that Facebook isn’t dead, but it is changing. More mature, more professional. My opinion, I think that facebook users will simply expect facebook to be more of a marketplace. Granted, as psychological reactance sets it, facebook effectiveness as an advertising channel will be minimalized, but will continue to be successful in other ways.

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