Comments on: Social media is dead; long live word of mouth!

By: Pace

Pace — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:26:13 +0000

Nick,

I feel like it’s the message that’s alive and thriving, not the media. I feel like the message is thriving despite the media, not because of it.

I meet a cool new person on Twitter or LiveJournal or wherever, and I like that person and get to know them better. At that point, our communication is word of mouth, regardless of the medium. My point is that the waste dumping of social media makes those initial connections much more difficult to make.

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:20:30 +0000

Epp! I understand your point, however I am not sure dead is the right word. Just like traditional media (tv, radio, newspaper), social media is alive and thriving. The mass is watching, listening, and believing. (even if it is garbage)

I have turned away from most media for the moment. I am also hearing things via word of mouth. However, I do feel we are fairly unique. Most of the people around me are still very content to use the media.

Hmm… Perhaps there as you describe there is hope. Perhaps people will turn away from those sources because of the poor content and turn towards real people again. It sounds good to me. This has a long history of working!

By: Ray Schiel

Ray Schiel — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:34:53 +0000

Thank you for your thoughts on the topic. Well said.

By: Oliver Danni

Oliver Danni — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:39:36 +0000

I really should have a real blog, shouldn’t I. I saw this and I was like, man, I wish I could be like “Hey Pace, would you pimp out my awesome blog so I can get lots of traffic from your authentic recommendation?” Except I totally don’t have a blog. I have a Livejournal and I have a…wordpress thingy.
But then I’d have to spend more time on the computer, and less time really interacting with people, which would kinda run contrary to the point of my post. ;-)

I’ll have more to say, perhaps, later…when I don’t have a massage client to go be early for. :)