But these are the things sites like Digg, Bebo and others have been working on for some time now. Once the recession hit we saw a slew of fast-thinking executives make over-arching modifications across several social media sharing and networking sites. hi5 took to virtual gaming, Facebook incorporated more virtual gifting, and MySpace decided to return to its roots. While Bebo and Digg both looked to make their sites more appealing to users through similar tactics, the newer, shinier sites like Facebook and Twitter won out.
Facebook managed to make itself a central hub for people's daily activity, be it social, news or gaming. Twitter locked into people's desire for an everlasting soap box with mobile access and celebrity gossip that came straight from the horse's mouth. The efforts now being put forth by the faltering social networking sites further reflects how much social media has changed in just the last twelve months.
It seems as though many trends have changed, some for the better, others for worse. While online advertising is finding a stabilizing point, it continues to seek out better ways in which to reach consumers. Social media users themselves are finding better and more efficient ways in which to achieve their own needs for recommending and sharing content, simplifying things by just going straight to Facebook.
So where does this leave things for Bebo and Digg? In the midst of an ongoing revolution, where mobile devices and networking platforms remove the need for separate social sites, and the very act of social networking can be integrated into personal databases such as address books and bank accounts. Gone are the days of social networking sites--we've moved into the era of the social media experience, and that's far less delineated than the individual sites we witnessed during the web 2.0 movement. Perhaps it really is time to move on.Social Media PR & Social Media Strategy
By Editorial Team2 min read
Gone Are the Days of Bebo and Digg
By Editorial Team2 min read
But these are the things sites like Digg, Bebo and others have been working on for some time now. Once the recession hit we saw a slew of fast-thinking executives make over-arching modifications across several social media sharing and networking sites. hi5 took to virtual gaming, Facebook incorporated more virtual gifting, and MySpace decided to return to its roots. While Bebo and Digg both looked to make their sites more appealing to users through similar tactics, the newer, shinier sites like Facebook and Twitter won out.
Facebook managed to make itself a central hub for people's daily activity, be it social, news or gaming. Twitter locked into people's desire for an everlasting soap box with mobile access and celebrity gossip that came straight from the horse's mouth. The efforts now being put forth by the faltering social networking sites further reflects how much social media has changed in just the last twelve months.
It seems as though many trends have changed, some for the better, others for worse. While online advertising is finding a stabilizing point, it continues to seek out better ways in which to reach consumers. Social media users themselves are finding better and more efficient ways in which to achieve their own needs for recommending and sharing content, simplifying things by just going straight to Facebook.
So where does this leave things for Bebo and Digg? In the midst of an ongoing revolution, where mobile devices and networking platforms remove the need for separate social sites, and the very act of social networking can be integrated into personal databases such as address books and bank accounts. Gone are the days of social networking sites--we've moved into the era of the social media experience, and that's far less delineated than the individual sites we witnessed during the web 2.0 movement. Perhaps it really is time to move on.Written by
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