Re: Resurgence of non-mainstr
By: DaiTengu to Arelor on Sat Apr 30 2022 11:58 am
> About the only "social media" sites that really stand a chance as a startup a
re things like internet
> forums that are focused on a niche topic. Even Facebook has killed off a ton
of those with "groups",
> but
> forums are still leaps and bounds better with the ability to easily search fo
r information, especially
> if
> stuff is well organized.
So very true, DaiTengu. I was having an extensive conversation with other legacy
forum admins over the past couple of weeks, and pointing out just how social me
dia - in particularly, Facebook Groups, Reddit, and to a lesser extent, Discord
- has radically displaced niche forums. But the loss of discoverability, thanks
to Google penalizing user generated content on forums and the like, has rendere
d most forums - whether they are on Facebook or are independently operating - la
rgely invisible.
If I were starting a new social media or community website today, I would focus
on a super simple and intuitive interface with an emphasis on discovery, sharing
, and ease of use. But then again, that's why we have Twitter and the federated
alternatives on ActivityPub.
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