Sounds about right. Initially Facebook itself wad a form of entertainment. Now it is more communication and connection, especially with organizations.
It isn't going away unless Zick does something really stupid but it arguably has plateaued in the US. E Sent from my iPhone On Jun 17, 2011, at 12:50, [email protected] wrote: > Chris : > Could be we are seeing "another MySpace." > This is not an area that I know much about. > I'd be interested in Ernie's take. > > I passed the article along primarily FYI. > Seemed interesting. > > Billy > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > message dated 6/17/2011 10:39:19 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] > writes: > Facebook never had much allure to me. I have a page set with maximum > security/approval levels. For me it is a family connection device; and as > you observed in your life, activity has declined lately. > > > > Chris > > > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] > Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 11:31 AM > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: [RC] Facebook --Farewell to the Future ? > > > > Christian Post > > > > June 16th, 2011 > > Is Facebook on the Decline? > > Inside Facebook released a report Monday showing that while Facebook > continues to grow worldwide, it’s popularity in the U.S. and other “early > adopter countries” may be waning. > > > > Worldwide they say Facebook was up 5 million users in May, but their data > shows U.S. users falling from 155.2 million in April to 149.4 million in May, > a whopping 6 million person decrease. Inside Facebook is careful to state > that these numbers come from Facebook’s ad tool and is not an official > Facebook report. They also go to great lengths in comparing their numbers to > those of companies like comScore and Compete. > > The slew of reports don’t all agree – some are up, some are down. It’s also > important to note that one month can always be an anomaly. It’s better to > look at the broader trend over many months. Looking over many months, though, > it’s clear that Facebook’s growth in the U.S. has slowed in 2011. > > Inside Facebook is also reporting declines in Facebook users in Britain, > Norway, and Russia as well. > > My Take > > In my opinion, the newness of Facebook has definitely worn off for most > people. It’s definitely not the shiny new toy it was a couple of years ago. I > still check Facebook several times a day, but it’s not some place I hang out. > I scan updates for interesting links and meaningful updates from friends and > respond as quickly as I can. Get in, get out, move on. And I’m certainly > noticing more Facebook friends going days or weeks without posting any > updates. > > While some people seem to think Twitter is the new Facebook, I don’t see it. > Twitter’s growth has slowed too, unless you count the millions of phony, > auto-posting spam accounts created every month. > > This is nothing out of the ordinary or unexpected, though. Every technology > reaches its saturation point where it runs out of room to grow. Personal > Facebook use seems to have reached that point in the U.S. > > The area where I still see growth, though, is in churches, non-profits and > businesses. Larger and more tech-savvy organizations have been using Facebook > (and Twitter) for a while now, but lots of smaller organizations and new > organizations are embracing social media every month. > > Your Take > > What are your observations from your own use of Facebook and that of your > friends? Is Facebook losing some of its luster? If so, why do you think that > is? Are people moving to other social networks? Other online activities? Or > something else entirely? > > -- > > > -- > Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community > <[email protected]> > Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism > Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org
