Subj : Resurgence of non-mainstr
To   : DaiTengu
From : Kaelon
Date : Sat Apr 30 2022 16:35:42

  Re: Resurgence of non-mainstr
  By: DaiTengu to Arelor on Sat Apr 30 2022 11:58 am

 > About the only "social media" sites that really stand a chance as a startup are things like internet
 > forums that are focused on a niche topic.  Even Facebook has killed off a ton of those with "groups",
 > but
 > forums are still leaps and bounds better with the ability to easily search for information, especially
 > if
 > stuff is well organized.

So very true, DaiTengu. I was having an extensive conversation with other legacy forum admins over the past couple of weeks, and pointing out just how social media - in particularly, Facebook Groups, Reddit, and to a lesser extent, Discord - has radically displaced niche forums.  But the loss of discoverability, thanks to Google penalizing user generated content on forums and the like, has rendered most forums - whether they are on Facebook or are independently operating - largely invisible.

If I were starting a new social media or community website today, I would focus on a super simple and intuitive interface with an emphasis on discovery, sharing, and ease of use. But then again, that's why we have Twitter and the federated alternatives on ActivityPub.
-=- Kaelon -=- kaelon@kaelon.com -=-

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