So how many online communities do we really need?
A friend invited me to yet another social networking site. Now I’m on MySpace, Friendster, LinkedIn, Doostang, Gather, and probably a few others I can’t remember off the top of my head.
So when is enough enough, already? Simply filling out all those online profiles could be a full-time job. I’m beseiged with invitations, and I’m dutifully beseiging all my friends with invitations, but to what end?
Next month, I’m launching a podcast with the goal of making it into the iTunes top 100. That will be the real test. I’m going to see if all these much-vaunted networks (my network now includes more people than currently live on the face of the planet) can actually produce a tangible result and get people to go download my podcast. … or are they all just another form of mental masturbation, an excuse not to get on and actually have a life, but rather sit nearly motionless in front of a computer pretending that my virtual community actually has 5% the value, depth, and community of a real, satisfying life.
I’ll let you know how it goes.
The thing about social networking sites is each time a new one comes out they are raising the bar. Unfortunately, the existing ones are not currently looking at the new ones and evolving.
We are getting more features, more functionality and but to do so we need to be on like 50 or more.
With everyone panning for gold and muddying the waters we are missing the next big thing. I am currently working on this and if you are interested in finding out more and potentially investing or working on it with me I would love to hear from you. My email is chris.williams@clinchportal.com
July 23rd, 2007 at 12:04 pm