Pushing social networks too hard.
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AnthonyCea
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When you get to be my age you will know what is wrong with that !!
I have no desire to discuss why so and so died or why Jim shot himself with people I have not talked to in 30 years, because all they want to do is add some sensational detail to some rumor floating around.
When 50 year old people want to keep high school stuff alive they really have no current life.
If people want to know what I think, all they have to do is run a search on my name in Google and most likely if they want to invest about 1,000 hours they can find out a lot about me from my posts on forums, that is enough for me to reveal without making an ass of myself on Facebook, I have already made an ass out of myself on forums since 2003.
Jaxel
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Are you kidding? That floating login box on codforums.com is GODLIKE!
HannahP
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If you offer unique/superior content, your users will never leave you behind, regardless of which flavor-of-the-month site they may flock to.
AnthonyCea
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You can't chase your users around Facebook !!
Jaxel
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Sometimes its just not possible to offer unique/superior content. Often with many online communities, the COMMUNITY itself, the people on it, are the content, not the website. So if the people on your community decide to become more active on facebook, you need to do everything you can to keep up your exposure and make sure they continue to see you.
AnthonyCea
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LOL man !!!
What Michael is saying is that there are specialized forums, you know, computer programming, various sciences, philosophy forums and so on that users and guests from search engines read daily, this content can't be found on Facebook in most cases where people who want to share small talk and gossip congregate.
What Michael is saying is that there are specialized forums, you know, computer programming, various sciences, philosophy forums and so on that users and guests from search engines read daily, this content can't be found on Facebook in most cases where people who want to share small talk and gossip congregate.
Aarmin
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For the record, I must say that xenForo's Facebook integration is done very well.
You can actually close it, and the site remembers it was closed (cookies?). Props to the design of that forum, its very inspirational.
You can actually close it, and the site remembers it was closed (cookies?). Props to the design of that forum, its very inspirational.
HannahP
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I know. If it was possible every site would be great, rather than just a handful of them.
Oh, those.
I don't count those. Hundreds of mouth-breathing imbeciles LOLing back and forth or pretentious ****ers debating religion and politics like a pack of tenth-rate Platos and Socrates. I didn't know we were talking about those freak shows. I stay far away from them. They are bad for your teeth, and I don't know about you, but I take good care of my teeth.
And my feet. A lot of people overlook the foot and take it for granted. Not me. Pumice and lotion are your friends, don't be afraid of them. My fingernails are also very well kept. One must have pleasing hands and feet if one wishes to get ahead in life. A sack full of American cash and bourbon and a kick ass leather jacket aren't enough any more. I know, I know, they were better days when that was enough, but focus on today for a change.
Mark.B
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I agree.
Absolutely nothing wrong with what XF have added to the member pages.
Absolutely everything wrong with forums that add those boxes that follow you around though.
Some integration with popular SN sites is a good thing - annoying your potential members is definitely not.
AnthonyCea
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If social networking is so great why is MySpace dying, could it all be a fad along with Twitter ??
Only tweet your answers to me or hit my Myspace page !!
Only tweet your answers to me or hit my Myspace page !!
Shelley
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If social networking is so great why is MySpace dying, could it all be a fad along with Twitter ??
Only tweet your answers to me or hit my Myspace page !!
I loathe facebook but compared to myspace it's like comparing xen to solutions (you know the kind). I feel the UI on myspace was always ****e, not to mention Fb has the ability to allow you interaction with people that matter who are otherwise more localised. Every myspace page I visit is blessed with those obnoxious tunes, glittering graphics the kind of environment that was only going to last before something better came along. Facebook (as much as i hate the thing) will be popular and around alot longer than myspace. As for twitter, and imo, will be around alot longer than both.
AnthonyCea
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Well, I sort of hate Twitter too, so we are even Shelley, I really see no reason for Twitter other than folks who want to promote something, I guess as long as you have tons of users the audience has high value for selling things, that is what this viral sensational internet marketing phenomenon is all about I guess.
Mainly for the managers of these businesses it is all about data mining and selling the data in various packages to mass marketers, it is all the same thing Google does with a new twist (get users and sell ads).
Mainly for the managers of these businesses it is all about data mining and selling the data in various packages to mass marketers, it is all the same thing Google does with a new twist (get users and sell ads).
Kim
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When someone responds to a post of mine using theicon I do not automatically think 'oh, joke'.
He can't help that.. it's just how he looks...It's not nice to mock the afflicted Kier
Shelley
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A year ago I absolutely loathed twitter so I can certainly understand. For some reason I gave it a shot and nearly 2000 tweets later. I talk a lot of crap.
Touching upon what you said, it's great if you want to sell. I gained two big clients from twitter who have now recently hired me for the next several years so I know for promotion, marketing and selling it's really good. Beats out facebook imo.
AnthonyCea
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He can't help that.. it's just how he looks...It's not nice to mock the afflicted Kier
I figured Kier would have got it by reading the second line in my post, but I also should have been more sensitive in using the proper emoticon at the same time knowing how busy he is.
Kim
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AnthonyCea
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Yeah, Kier should know I like to pick on the big shots, I guess that is a compliment to him in a way !!
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