Comments on: Is Ping.fm Taking the Social Out of Social Media? http://www.myinkblog.com/is-ping-fm-taking-the-social-out-of-social-media/ A Resource For All Things Design Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:05:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Aiden Rosedale http://www.myinkblog.com/is-ping-fm-taking-the-social-out-of-social-media/#comment-122706 Aiden Rosedale Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:08:00 +0000 http://www.myinkblog.com/?p=8265#comment-122706 I agree with Steve that it's not detrimental. I agree with Steve that it’s not detrimental.

]]> By: Maciej Janiec http://www.myinkblog.com/is-ping-fm-taking-the-social-out-of-social-media/#comment-100185 Maciej Janiec Sun, 19 Dec 2010 08:45:26 +0000 http://www.myinkblog.com/?p=8265#comment-100185 I think it is worth looking at this interesting post from some perspective. For example check the latest Twitter stats and see the explosive growth in new accounts and traffic: http://mashable.com/2010/12/16/twitter-stats-2010/ How many of these accounts and tweets are driven by semi-automatic social SEO engines? I think it is worth looking at this interesting post from some perspective.

For example check the latest Twitter stats and see the explosive growth in new accounts and traffic: http://mashable.com/2010/12/16/twitter-stats-2010/

How many of these accounts and tweets are driven by semi-automatic social SEO engines?

]]> By: flexeble http://www.myinkblog.com/is-ping-fm-taking-the-social-out-of-social-media/#comment-57730 flexeble Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:23:29 +0000 http://www.myinkblog.com/?p=8265#comment-57730 Rob although I see your point that Ping.fm may be affecting the community aspect of social media. I do thing that it and other services like it fill the need of the person like myself with a myriad number of sites which need updating. These may be sites that are infrequently visited (not your Facebook, LinkedIn, or others that are so popular) but rather niche sites where you have sporadic contact with others on the planet. I believe that its this more likely that this kind of use is the mode of its half-million users. Rob although I see your point that Ping.fm may be affecting the community aspect of social media. I do thing that it and other services like it fill the need of the person like myself with a myriad number of sites which need updating. These may be sites that are infrequently visited (not your Facebook, LinkedIn, or others that are so popular) but rather niche sites where you have sporadic contact with others on the planet. I believe that its this more likely that this kind of use is the mode of its half-million users.

]]> By: Sandy http://www.myinkblog.com/is-ping-fm-taking-the-social-out-of-social-media/#comment-48325 Sandy Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:17:52 +0000 http://www.myinkblog.com/?p=8265#comment-48325 "Oh, that's terrible... Anyway, Chris and I were...." To me, the above sums up one of the biggest problems with the internet. This may well be the golden era of communication, but it's made -telling- more important than sharing. With things like Ping.fm increasing your sense of self-import quicker than Geocities could 'prove' that you too could be a web designer, every forward-step seems to make sharing yourself more important than sharing information. Of course, it certainly has its merits, but you've got to question how many of those -aren't- based around getting as big an audience as possible to your 'product', even if the product is just "Whoops, stepped on the cat!" “Oh, that’s terrible… Anyway, Chris and I were….”

To me, the above sums up one of the biggest problems with the internet. This may well be the golden era of communication, but it’s made -telling- more important than sharing. With things like Ping.fm increasing your sense of self-import quicker than Geocities could ‘prove’ that you too could be a web designer, every forward-step seems to make sharing yourself more important than sharing information.

Of course, it certainly has its merits, but you’ve got to question how many of those -aren’t- based around getting as big an audience as possible to your ‘product’, even if the product is just “Whoops, stepped on the cat!”

]]> By: Ryan http://www.myinkblog.com/is-ping-fm-taking-the-social-out-of-social-media/#comment-46084 Ryan Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:56:18 +0000 http://www.myinkblog.com/?p=8265#comment-46084 Imagine what will be available when Seesmic folds ping.fm into their apps. Already a a great back-and-forth twitter and facebook client, imagine that two-way street including all your networks. There's no reason communication can't be convenient. Imagine what will be available when Seesmic folds ping.fm into their apps. Already a a great back-and-forth twitter and facebook client, imagine that two-way street including all your networks.

There’s no reason communication can’t be convenient.

]]> By: Steve http://www.myinkblog.com/is-ping-fm-taking-the-social-out-of-social-media/#comment-46076 Steve Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:04:13 +0000 http://www.myinkblog.com/?p=8265#comment-46076 I don't really agree that it's detrimental. I think most people (like myself) who come to ping.fm are already actively involved in several social networks. I use ping.fm when I post a new blog, so I don't have to individually post on twitter, facebook, or linkedin.If you were to just use it to post status updates, true, it would be one sided and there would be no point to being involved in said social networks in the first place. But I have a hard time believing anyone would just do that. I don’t really agree that it’s detrimental. I think most people (like myself) who come to ping.fm are already actively involved in several social networks. I use ping.fm when I post a new blog, so I don’t have to individually post on twitter, facebook, or linkedin.If you were to just use it to post status updates, true, it would be one sided and there would be no point to being involved in said social networks in the first place. But I have a hard time believing anyone would just do that.

]]> By: webdesign london http://www.myinkblog.com/is-ping-fm-taking-the-social-out-of-social-media/#comment-46017 webdesign london Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:27:42 +0000 http://www.myinkblog.com/?p=8265#comment-46017 I think that these days social media has moved beyond networking with your chosen communities to using the space to advertise and market other aspects of your life I think that these days social media has moved beyond networking with your chosen communities to using the space to advertise and market other aspects of your life

]]> By: Vincent Lowe http://www.myinkblog.com/is-ping-fm-taking-the-social-out-of-social-media/#comment-45786 Vincent Lowe Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:55:23 +0000 http://www.myinkblog.com/?p=8265#comment-45786 ...it's funny. This blog post came to me by being forwarded from someone who used ping.fm to propogate a message about it, which was then retweeted by someone I follow, causing me to click through from Tweetdeck to see what the fuss was all about. I think that push-marketers and spammers will always grab for each new advance and ever emerging technology that seems to serve their purposes. But try as they might - we're still ignoring their message, even as we fail to ignore them, talking about them vigorously. It's never the technology that has social media work. it's the participants! As we get better and better tools to neutralize the polluters, we also find better ways to find one another and interact. The volume of conversation spawned by this article is proof. The people who have an interest in the topic of this post are served by aggregators and platform syndication. The polluters are not authentically served by new technologies because they have missed the clue train -- their efforts will yield what they always have. Miniscule, marginal response rates that occur for them as success. ---v …it’s funny. This blog post came to me by being forwarded from someone who used ping.fm to propogate a message about it, which was then retweeted by someone I follow, causing me to click through from Tweetdeck to see what the fuss was all about.

I think that push-marketers and spammers will always grab for each new advance and ever emerging technology that seems to serve their purposes.

But try as they might – we’re still ignoring their message, even as we fail to ignore them, talking about them vigorously.

It’s never the technology that has social media work. it’s the participants!

As we get better and better tools to neutralize the polluters, we also find better ways to find one another and interact. The volume of conversation spawned by this article is proof. The people who have an interest in the topic of this post are served by aggregators and platform syndication.

The polluters are not authentically served by new technologies because they have missed the clue train — their efforts will yield what they always have. Miniscule, marginal response rates that occur for them as success.

—v

]]> By: timelady http://www.myinkblog.com/is-ping-fm-taking-the-social-out-of-social-media/#comment-45784 timelady Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:27:10 +0000 http://www.myinkblog.com/?p=8265#comment-45784 I use ping.fm to post to my socnets things of interest, status updates etc. This stimulates discussion, allows people to follow interesting links. Once a day I check twitter, twice Facebook (more friends on fb). I also have fb send me emails when responses are made... I the share things of interest without being held hostage to the time wasting potential of socnets!:) I use ping.fm to post to my socnets things of interest, status updates etc. This stimulates discussion, allows people to follow interesting links.

Once a day I check twitter, twice Facebook (more friends on fb). I also have fb send me emails when responses are made…

I the share things of interest without being held hostage to the time wasting potential of socnets!:)

]]> By: Brennan Novak http://www.myinkblog.com/is-ping-fm-taking-the-social-out-of-social-media/#comment-45771 Brennan Novak Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:46:25 +0000 http://www.myinkblog.com/?p=8265#comment-45771 Nice article. I've always been on the side of the fence that a single status update is helpful- to the person doing the post in order to save time. I've never thought about it being "unsocial" media. I have actually given this a lot of thought and have been working on a concept I call "A Better Friendship" check out my basic blueprint and see if it makes sense to you http://bit.ly/57n7FM Nice article. I’ve always been on the side of the fence that a single status update is helpful- to the person doing the post in order to save time. I’ve never thought about it being “unsocial” media. I have actually given this a lot of thought and have been working on a concept I call “A Better Friendship” check out my basic blueprint and see if it makes sense to you http://bit.ly/57n7FM

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