Comments on: Reader Poll: Is Facebook Losing it’s Luster?

By: kalingaraj

kalingaraj — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:59:33 +0000

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By: Lee Odden

Lee Odden — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:45:52 +0000

Hi Anita, I think you’re right about the audience taking this poll being skewed in a particular direction. Mostly search marketers and many early adopters.

With the large influx of Twitter users lately, I am wondering what the shelf life is there too.

By: Anita Campbell

Anita Campbell — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:43:10 +0000

Hi Lee, this is very interesting.

But one thought I had: maybe this reflects the early adopters, more so than the average person.

I still run into people all the time who are just hearing about and exploring Facebook for the first time. IN fact, I still run into people who have NOT heard of Facebook.

All these social media sites and applications have life cycles. Twitter is hot now, but who knows in 6 months or a year?

Anita

By: The Rise and Fall of Facebook : The Drama 2.0 Show

The Rise and Fall of Facebook : The Drama 2.0 Show — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 08:52:38 +0000

[...] (i.e. Friendster), the loyalty of Internet users is questionable at best and many are willing to curtail their involvement with a particular social network even if they don’t leave [...]

By: Anthony

Anthony — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:22:07 +0000

Hi Lee,
Thanks for asking. I’m doing great!
I visit often. This blog is extremely valuable to anyone interested in SEO and SEM.

By: Lee Odden

Lee Odden — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:14:22 +0000

Hi Anthony, thanks for stopping by. Hope you are well.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:08:44 +0000

I don’t totally buy into facebookisdoomed’s statement that facebook “will eventually fall to wayside as a passing fad with millions of inactive profiles just like chatrooms until the only regular users of these sites will be newbies, teenies, perverts and fake profilers and people promoting things”.
I do think that interest will decline but social networking sites are hear for a long time.
The key to these types of sites for both Search Engine Marketers and Affiliate Marketers (Like myself) is to get in when it’s fairly new and go along for the ride.

Like anything else in our industry, there will be ups and downs and new technologies, concepts, etc. A lot of what we now do, will be irrelevent in the future but it’s still important to capitalize on those things when they’re hot.

By: facebookisdoomed

facebookisdoomed — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:14:08 +0000

Facebook is increasing its members, but the amount of time the members spend on the site is actually falling. Soon, all these social networking sites will eventually fall to wayside as a passing fad with millions of inactive profiles just like chatrooms until the only regular users of these sites will be newbies, teenies, perverts and fake profilers and people promoting things.

By: spostareduro

spostareduro — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:51:53 +0000

I think that one of the most annoying parts of Facebook is the applications processes… You can’t simply receive/give an animated gift, write on a wall, join a cause, etc., without going through some sort of time-consuming process.

On the plus side, there are many new faces/friends, groups of plenty, and gain to be tapped into there.

I am still debating it’s benefits/lack thereof, as I am still new to it’s environment. We’ll see…

By: James

James — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:08:12 +0000

I initially signed up for Facebook from a marketer’s perspective. It was the hottest new site and I wanted to make sure I understood the platform.

I was soon hooked from a personal perspective as I re-connected with a lot of old friends. However, after that initial re-connection period I’ve found myself using Facebook less and less. I don’t use it as a primary communication method (Facebook email or wall posts) so there’s not a whole lot of reasons to return, except to maintain contact with a few friends overseas.

I’m also becoming increasingly perturbed by people who spam post my wall with ‘amusing’ jokes and videos. Like Lee my Facebook messages are becoming less relevant/personal by the day. So my interest in Facebook is now back purely to a professional interest.

By: Vectorpedia(Rick)

Vectorpedia(Rick) — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:28:28 +0000

Facebook continues to be the leader but since so many more social networks are coming on-line one feels overwhelmed on information. Like you I don’t FB as much.

By: wikkid weazle

wikkid weazle — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 18:38:26 +0000

Facebook, Myspace and similar eventually become passive “Look at my stuff” sites like Flickr and YouTube where you trawl through other people’s likes, dislikes, lives and stuff, although I do accept that the special interest groups can be interesting. To keep people interested in the long run you need active engagement and relevant personal involvement. The special interest groups lose their focus once you get to the big life, death and literature issues. If you are bored with Facebook, have you had a look at Cinnaminta? It is a very new site (not much content yet) where you can actively request, or offer to provide, a performance or video of almost anything you want from almost anywhere around the world. If you like the idea then have a look at:

http://www.cinnaminta.com/en/boredwithfacebook.htm

By: Nate Moller

Nate Moller — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:03:17 +0000

I still use facebook some, but definitely not as much as I once did. Why? Not sure. Like the article said, I get way too many invites for non-sense stuff. It has helped me generate two new clients, but has all that time I’ve spent on it really paid off, I don’t think so. I think facebook, like a lot of other social sites, has potential but not sure how much for actual conversion of “friends” to clients.

The tough thing for me is the SEO stuff – I haven’t found it to really help me with brand management or link building.

@San Marcos not sure what your problem is

By: Social Classes And Social Networking | Social Media Explorer

Social Classes And Social Networking | Social Media Explorer — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:02:23 +0000

[...] Lee’s post and poll at Top Rank Blog Sunday offered up the latest usage statistics for MySpace and Facebook. MySpace is still top dog. According to Nielsen Online, it had 40 million more users than Facebook in December. Lee then offered the personal anecdote that he doesn’t log in to Facebook as often anymore. He posed the question, via the poll, “Are you still excited about using Facebook?” [...]

By: San Marcos

San Marcos — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:32:59 +0000

An online marketing blog polling its audience about the popularity of Facebook…? LOL there’s a credible survey! LOL

By: Facebook to Follow Dodo’s Tracks - Cocoliso

Facebook to Follow Dodo’s Tracks - Cocoliso — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:15:22 +0000

[...] saw this poll pop up on my radar and it caught my eye. Is Facebook losing it’s luster? Think about it? How often do you log in and what do you [...]

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:02:13 +0000

@Marketing Consultant: most of myspace looks horrific.

By: nlewis

nlewis — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:00:19 +0000

I have been a member of MySpace for about 2 years now. I only recently joined Facebook, but in my experience: 1) MySpace simply looks way cooler than Facebook. 2) Facebook doesn’t seem to cater to as broad of a range of people as MySpace does. And, 3) MySpace seems to promote itself a lot more (and better) than Facebook. Just an observation. Thanks for the article!

By: Anthony

Anthony — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:26:41 +0000

I find myself using Facebook less these days. It’s like any new site that gets a lot of buzz. It’s sure to lose some steam after some time.

That being said, Facebook is still a great place for businesses to advertise, especially to a certain demographic of your choice.

Many businesses are using Facebook for sponsored ads and are receiving a revenue boost. Sponsored search is also much cheaper then Google, Yahoo and MSN.

As an example a colleague of mine operates a career site (A top performing merchant on CJ.com) and has had his afiliates market the program through facebook in the past few months.

According to my colleague, his site has received a huge revenue spike.

I do think Facebook will see a decline of users going forward but it will still be a major player as far as social network sites are concerned and good place for businesses to advertise.

By: Simon Dance

Simon Dance — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:59:20 +0000

“now comes across as increasingly narcissistic” – here here…