Comments on: Old Spice, Facebook and Web 3.0

By: Freelance Writer Ind

Freelance Writer Ind — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:41:18 +0000

Great info Rob…a real eye opener no doubt

By: maggy

maggy — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:55:28 +0000

From Aurora 1920

Well — late again! I just SIGNED ON to Facebook (at age 90) the other day and now I find out it's on its way out! finally GOT IT — that Facebook MIGHT be the answer to my late-life quirky obsession. And now you tell me it's on its way out??? I want to find (and sign up) old ladies (or their surrogate younger relatives who know of them] who still participate in a bridge club that's been around for decades. These old ladies (like me) are a subterranean pop culture phenomenon — millions of them with no paper trail.

My own fault — a procrastinating Pisces. Took me until 89 to write my darned book (Bridge Table or What's TRump Anyway?) to launch my search. Oh well! Procrastinatin has been the bane of my otherwise long and happy life. On the other hand — procrastinating (not dealing with something) has just as often ended up with a problem solving itself.

So what's the successor for Facebook?

By: Pauline

Pauline — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:08:14 +0000

The Old Spice commercial was a hit! at least with the ladies

As for the drop in new FB signups, I tend to agree with most of the commentators who say that it is due to 2 main reasons:

1) That almost everyone is on FB already and those who haven't signed up really do not want to.

2) That, due to their latest privacy issues, most people were put off by FB and other social media sites for that matter. http://rehemaworks-online.com/wordpress/facebooks…

Overall, because Web 3.0 is all about "semantic" and content based tagging, means that all those who are scared about the like button on FB will find it hard to jump into the wagon of Web 3.0. But it will definitely be good for Enterprenuers and Businesses!

By: Lorian Rivers

Lorian Rivers — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:41:32 +0000

Facebook is getting SO ad oriented that I don't even like to check in anymore! Used to be a fun way to interact with friends….now I have to wade thru the contstant thinly disguised ads to see what anyone is doing. I know you can make money with social networking, but please don't make it so obviuos! Same with Twitter…out of every 100 tweets I'll be 80 of them are ads. Or maybe its just me.

By: Dean Saliba

Dean Saliba — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:58:50 +0000

What is weird is that if I meet someone who doesn't have a Facebook account I become shocked.

By: Scentsy

Scentsy — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 05:00:44 +0000

Could the decline be because everyone is already on Facebook?

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 03:27:02 +0000

Facebook got only 330,000.. but these things happen.

you know, FB has some good competitors too. Plus everyone is on facebook, so today so less amount of public is left who are not on fb.

But these things happen in business, you know what i'm saying.

By: Ecommerce Web Design

Ecommerce Web Design — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 01:46:08 +0000

Facebook only gained 330,000…. unbelievable…

By: mocabu

mocabu — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 15:39:06 +0000

I think, regardless, of the number new users signing up each month for facebook, twitter, and youtube – these sites already have a base of 100+ million users (at least) that business will also want to tap into. Businesses will always find ways to churn out ideas to market their brands. Nice post.

By: Franny Zupancic

Franny Zupancic — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 15:18:36 +0000

If 7.8 new users signed up in May, those same 7.8 million can't sign up a second time a month later, so you have to expect those numbers to NOT eventually drop.

I feel like with all of the people who have accounts, anyone who doesn't by now is probably against it and won't be signing up anytime soon. If they did, they probably wouldn't use it often and get bored, as it 'isn't their thing.'

It is weird, though, when you inevitably notice people shifting away from usual methods of communication. My friends and I used to ALL use AIM, and I find myself closing it when I start my computer because the same ten people who are left out of the initial hundred all have away messages up anyway… Perhaps you are right, and Facebook will go that route in favor of something new, too?