Comments on: Google Buzzkill http://www.michaelcarwile.com/google-buzzkill/ Marketing Consultant Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:05:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Michael Carwile http://www.michaelcarwile.com/google-buzzkill/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Michael Carwile Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:46:05 +0000 http://www.michaelcarwile.com/?p=162#comment-12 Yeah, maybe I just felt like I was pressured into following people. I don't remember now.<br><br>You make an interesting point with regard to Facebook and MySpace, etc. I don't disagree with the fact that people may feel over-saturated by Facebook and the annoying Farmvilles of the site. As mobile use grows, though (and it just crossed the 100 million user mark - <a href="http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=297879717130" rel="nofollow">http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=29787971...</a>) - those annoyances will not be as large a factor.<br><br>IMO, MySpace failed because it didn't let you control/filter any of the crap that was on someone else's profile - Facebook does. You can even turn off the comments/feed posts that show up in your feed from other users when you login.<br><br>I have heard mixed reactions when it comes to the fact that so many people are on the site. I've heard those like your comment that it's annoying and you have to watch everything you do. I've also heard those that actually like the fact that their parents are on the site because it provides an easier way to keep in touch. To each their own, I guess.<br><br>You say that the crow's feet are showing on Facebook, and that may very well be true, but the only reason Facebook is so successful is because they were able to take over where MySpace failed. Do you believe that Google Buzz is going to be the social media tool that is able to take over where Facebook has failed? I personally don't think it does, but I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts on it...<br><br>Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment. By the way, I enjoyed Episode 7: PauL.A. vs. Boredom the most. Yeah, maybe I just felt like I was pressured into following people. I don't remember now.

You make an interesting point with regard to Facebook and MySpace, etc. I don't disagree with the fact that people may feel over-saturated by Facebook and the annoying Farmvilles of the site. As mobile use grows, though (and it just crossed the 100 million user mark – http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=29787971...) – those annoyances will not be as large a factor.

IMO, MySpace failed because it didn't let you control/filter any of the crap that was on someone else's profile – Facebook does. You can even turn off the comments/feed posts that show up in your feed from other users when you login.

I have heard mixed reactions when it comes to the fact that so many people are on the site. I've heard those like your comment that it's annoying and you have to watch everything you do. I've also heard those that actually like the fact that their parents are on the site because it provides an easier way to keep in touch. To each their own, I guess.

You say that the crow's feet are showing on Facebook, and that may very well be true, but the only reason Facebook is so successful is because they were able to take over where MySpace failed. Do you believe that Google Buzz is going to be the social media tool that is able to take over where Facebook has failed? I personally don't think it does, but I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts on it…

Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment. By the way, I enjoyed Episode 7: PauL.A. vs. Boredom the most.

]]> By: Paul http://www.michaelcarwile.com/google-buzzkill/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Paul Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:21:25 +0000 http://www.michaelcarwile.com/?p=162#comment-11 I'm not sure about #2. I have thousands of contacts, and wasn't automatically signed up to follow any of them. It made suggestions on who to follow based on who I e-mail most, but that's it.<br><br>As for people not wanting a new social networking site, you couldn't be more wrong. Facebook has jumped the shark, becoming a cesspool of clutter and garbage (Farmville, surveys, unintuitive navigation). Also, Facebook is so popular now that all the riff-raff have joined. Everyone's parents and bosses are now on there, meaning you have to watch every little thing you say. Instead of being a fun compliment to your personal life, it has taken on the strict rules of your workplace. The crow's feet are showing on Facebook, just as they once did on MySpace. I give it two years before young people fully switch. I'm not sure about #2. I have thousands of contacts, and wasn't automatically signed up to follow any of them. It made suggestions on who to follow based on who I e-mail most, but that's it.

As for people not wanting a new social networking site, you couldn't be more wrong. Facebook has jumped the shark, becoming a cesspool of clutter and garbage (Farmville, surveys, unintuitive navigation). Also, Facebook is so popular now that all the riff-raff have joined. Everyone's parents and bosses are now on there, meaning you have to watch every little thing you say. Instead of being a fun compliment to your personal life, it has taken on the strict rules of your workplace. The crow's feet are showing on Facebook, just as they once did on MySpace. I give it two years before young people fully switch.

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