Comments on: Social Networking - What’s next? http://dougdosberg.com/2007/11/04/social-networking-whats-next/   - Web Design, XHTML, CSS Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:55:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Jordan http://dougdosberg.com/2007/11/04/social-networking-whats-next/#comment-19664 Jordan Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:58:23 +0000 http://dougdosberg.com/2007/11/04/social-networking-whats-next/#comment-19664 I think a lot of what you are saying about social networking is true. But also it is a lot like any other part of the internet. it grows and changes in a flash. New updates and softwares. Free website analysis tools that tell you how to make your sute that much better. Its a lot of things that can make it frustrating, but i feel that its slowing down. I may be wrong but i feel that facebook and digg.com and others are going to be fine for now and we wont see a lot of change. I think a lot of what you are saying about social networking is true. But also it is a lot like any other part of the internet. it grows and changes in a flash. New updates and softwares. Free website analysis tools that tell you how to make your sute that much better. Its a lot of things that can make it frustrating, but i feel that its slowing down. I may be wrong but i feel that facebook and digg.com and others are going to be fine for now and we wont see a lot of change.

]]> By: Doug Dosberg http://dougdosberg.com/2007/11/04/social-networking-whats-next/#comment-1950 Doug Dosberg Thu, 03 Jan 2008 06:59:39 +0000 http://dougdosberg.com/2007/11/04/social-networking-whats-next/#comment-1950 The one thing that really sucks for niche sites is they are compared to the larger sites - such as, Facebook, Digg, etc. It seems any site with similar features and people make a comparisons. The one thing that really sucks for niche sites is they are compared to the larger sites - such as, Facebook, Digg, etc. It seems any site with similar features and people make a comparisons.

]]> By: chipvideo http://dougdosberg.com/2007/11/04/social-networking-whats-next/#comment-1574 chipvideo Sat, 24 Nov 2007 15:20:02 +0000 http://dougdosberg.com/2007/11/04/social-networking-whats-next/#comment-1574 Doug, you are right on. If you can relate social networking to the way things work in real life, you'll begin to see new opportunities pop up. Think of Facebook and Myspace as the large cites (LA and New York). The niche social sites are like the small towns. Technology like OpenSocial will be like transportation (busses, metro, etc.) Think of real world solutions and you'll eventually solve the issues found with socializing online. Doug,
you are right on. If you can relate social networking to the way things work in real life, you’ll begin to see new opportunities pop up. Think of Facebook and Myspace as the large cites (LA and New York). The niche social sites are like the small towns. Technology like OpenSocial will be like transportation (busses, metro, etc.) Think of real world solutions and you’ll eventually solve the issues found with socializing online.

]]> By: Martin Ringlein http://dougdosberg.com/2007/11/04/social-networking-whats-next/#comment-1360 Martin Ringlein Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:54:49 +0000 http://dougdosberg.com/2007/11/04/social-networking-whats-next/#comment-1360 I totally agree with you! The issue with the MySpace and Facebook's of the world is that their life cycles are typically on a 4 to 8 year expiration cycle. Simply because their demographic is the highschool and college students whose social context changes every 4 years (dramatically so). We went from AOL to Yahoo to MySpace to Facebook -- almost exactly on that cycle. My thoughts on the future are on par with yours -- the next big thing is going to be a focus on the niche. Ning is a perfect example of a temporary solution to a large problem -- everyone wants their own social network. I believe that the Facebook's of the world will be able to survive, but the content that drives those sites will be powered by the smaller niches. You can already see this with the influx of Facebook apps arising. I totally agree with you! The issue with the MySpace and Facebook’s of the world is that their life cycles are typically on a 4 to 8 year expiration cycle. Simply because their demographic is the highschool and college students whose social context changes every 4 years (dramatically so). We went from AOL to Yahoo to MySpace to Facebook — almost exactly on that cycle.

My thoughts on the future are on par with yours — the next big thing is going to be a focus on the niche. Ning is a perfect example of a temporary solution to a large problem — everyone wants their own social network. I believe that the Facebook’s of the world will be able to survive, but the content that drives those sites will be powered by the smaller niches. You can already see this with the influx of Facebook apps arising.

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