Re: Resurgence of non-mainstr
By: Kaelon to DaiTengu on Sat Apr 30 2022 04:35 pm
> 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 startu
p ar
> > things like internet forums that are focused on a niche topic. Even Faceb
ook
> > killed off a ton of those with "groups", but
> > forums are still leaps and bounds better with the ability to easily search
for
> > information, especially if
> > stuff is well organized.
>
> So very true, DaiTengu. I was having an extensive conversation with other leg
acy
> forum admins over the past couple of weeks, and pointing out just how social
medi
> in particularly, Facebook Groups, Reddit, and to a lesser extent, Discord - h
as
> radically displaced niche forums. But the loss of discoverability, thanks to
Goo
> penalizing user generated content on forums and the like, has rendered most f
orum
> whether they are on Facebook or are independently operating - largely invisib
le.
>
> If I were starting a new social media or community website today, I would foc
us o
> 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.
> -=- Kaelon -=- kaelon@kaelon.com -=-
>
It is like we are living in a new Dark Age. The old websites have dissappeared,
and
with Social Media, forum discussions are missing now too from web searched. It
's
fine for Google not to index general discussion (I'd prefer it doesn't), but whe
n
the group on Facebook is about how to fix hardware, and people are sharing
solutions, its good to be able to find these.
Facebook is terrible for that, which is why people keep posting the same questio
ns
over and over again.
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