Comments on: Will Blogging and Social Media Be Mainstream? http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/10/will-blogging-and-social-media-be-mainstream/ Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:23:32 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Richard Stacy http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/10/will-blogging-and-social-media-be-mainstream/comment-page-1/#comment-3934 Richard Stacy Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:13:37 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=840#comment-3934 Social media will become mainstream in two ways. First, people will become familiar to using social networks in the workplace - which will make them more inclined to build or participate in networks in other aspects of their lives. Second - when it becomes easy to be a "social media citizen". At the moment it is way too hard and geeky (something the geeks like) but when someone comes up with one tool that will allow you to publish information (to wherever), to receive information (from whatever source) and manage your membership of networks (however many you are a member of), then the space will become available to normal people. (see <a href="http://preview.tinyurl.com/5m9sjt">http://preview.tinyurl.com/5m9sjt</a>) Social media will become mainstream in two ways. First, people will become familiar to using social networks in the workplace – which will make them more inclined to build or participate in networks in other aspects of their lives. Second – when it becomes easy to be a “social media citizen”. At the moment it is way too hard and geeky (something the geeks like) but when someone comes up with one tool that will allow you to publish information (to wherever), to receive information (from whatever source) and manage your membership of networks (however many you are a member of), then the space will become available to normal people. (see http://preview.tinyurl.com/5m9sjt)

]]> By: richardstacy http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/10/will-blogging-and-social-media-be-mainstream/comment-page-1/#comment-8045 richardstacy Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:13:37 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=840#comment-8045 Social media will become mainstream in two ways. First, people will become familiar to using social networks in the workplace - which will make them more inclined to build or participate in networks in other aspects of their lives. Second - when it becomes easy to be a "social media citizen". At the moment it is way too hard and geeky (something the geeks like) but when someone comes up with one tool that will allow you to publish information (to wherever), to receive information (from whatever source) and manage your membership of networks (however many you are a member of), then the space will become available to normal people. (see <a href="http://preview.tinyurl.com/5m9sjt" rel="nofollow">http://preview.tinyurl.com/5m9sjt</a>) Social media will become mainstream in two ways. First, people will become familiar to using social networks in the workplace – which will make them more inclined to build or participate in networks in other aspects of their lives. Second – when it becomes easy to be a “social media citizen”. At the moment it is way too hard and geeky (something the geeks like) but when someone comes up with one tool that will allow you to publish information (to wherever), to receive information (from whatever source) and manage your membership of networks (however many you are a member of), then the space will become available to normal people. (see http://preview.tinyurl.com/5m9sjt)

]]> By: David Law http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/10/will-blogging-and-social-media-be-mainstream/comment-page-1/#comment-3933 David Law Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:45:08 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=840#comment-3933 I think things like major news outlets putting bookmarking buttons on their stories will slowly help to change this and make social media more mainstream. <br><br>It makes you think, if it is just a small selection of influencers that are actually being pro-active on social media, and the rest of us are merely passively consuming, how far away have we in fact moved from the traditional media model of one-to-many communication? I think things like major news outlets putting bookmarking buttons on their stories will slowly help to change this and make social media more mainstream.

It makes you think, if it is just a small selection of influencers that are actually being pro-active on social media, and the rest of us are merely passively consuming, how far away have we in fact moved from the traditional media model of one-to-many communication?

]]> By: David Law http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/10/will-blogging-and-social-media-be-mainstream/comment-page-1/#comment-8044 David Law Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:45:08 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=840#comment-8044 I think things like major news outlets putting bookmarking buttons on their stories will slowly help to change this and make social media more mainstream. <br><br>It makes you think, if it is just a small selection of influencers that are actually being pro-active on social media, and the rest of us are merely passively consuming, how far away have we in fact moved from the traditional media model of one-to-many communication? I think things like major news outlets putting bookmarking buttons on their stories will slowly help to change this and make social media more mainstream.

It makes you think, if it is just a small selection of influencers that are actually being pro-active on social media, and the rest of us are merely passively consuming, how far away have we in fact moved from the traditional media model of one-to-many communication?

]]> By: NV http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/10/will-blogging-and-social-media-be-mainstream/comment-page-1/#comment-3932 NV Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:08:45 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=840#comment-3932 Voracious appetite for researched and intellectual information = not mainstream. Voracious appetite for researched and intellectual information = not mainstream.

]]> By: NV http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/10/will-blogging-and-social-media-be-mainstream/comment-page-1/#comment-8043 NV Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:08:45 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=840#comment-8043 Voracious appetite for researched and intellectual information = not mainstream. Voracious appetite for researched and intellectual information = not mainstream.

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