Social media: are we the pioneers or a niche?
Podcamp NYC 2.0 was amazing. Apart from finally meeting a lot of people in person, there were a lot of ideas thrown around about how to improve what people are working on, and bring it to the next level.
I can’t stop and wonder if this is the kind of thing that’s going to spread to the common person. Oh sure, people can videotape themselves on Youtube looking like a complete ass, but that’s not social media. I see the people that are working on social media to be people that want to use audio and/or video to communicate with others, and I don’t see the common person doing that. Most people don’t even know what social media is, and I would say that even in 10 years when more people are made aware of it, it’s still not going to be a big hit among most people simply because they’re afraid of being on camera or using a microphone. The perception of how you look and sound to others could be a serious factor in the acceptance of social media in the mainstream.
Which brings me to the point of this blog post: will social media stay a niche or am I wrong and we’re pioneers in a realm that will explode in the years to come?
If you enjoyed this post, please consider to leave a comment or subscribe to the feed and get future articles delivered to your feed reader.
Comments
Your point about self-editing is interesting and possibly a topic for another post. Do we post everything about ourselves on the net? I don’t.
The next 10-20 years are going to be very interesting to watch.
Here is a great article in Business Week on
Why Twitter Matters, I think it is here to stay
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/may2008/tc20080514_269697.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_news+%2B+analysis
Here is a great article in Business Week on
Why Twitter Matters, I think it is here to stay
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/...
It looks to me like the next generation, my own kids included, are much more comfortable using video & audio to express themselves. So maybe that barrier really won’t be there for them.
Of course, the flip side is that self-editing is a good, important thing but it’s a skill that may become lost.