Subj : Resurgence of non-mainstr
To   : Kaelon
From : Boraxman
Date : Sun May 01 2022 16:07:05

  Re: Resurgence of non-mainstr
  By: Kaelon to DaiTengu on Sat Apr 30 2022 04:35 pm

 >   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 ar
 >  > things like internet forums that are focused on a niche topic.  Even Facebook 
 >  > 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 medi
 > in particularly, Facebook Groups, Reddit, and to a lesser extent, Discord - has
 > radically displaced niche forums.  But the loss of discoverability, thanks to Goo
 > penalizing user generated content on forums and the like, has rendered most forum
 > 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 o
 > 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 -=-
 > 
It is like we are living in a new Dark Age.  The old websites have dissappeared,and
 with Social Media, forum discussions are missing now too from web searched.  It's
fine for Google not to index general discussion (I'd prefer it doesn't), but when
the group on Facebook is about how to fix hardware, and people are sharing
solutions, its good to be able to find these.

Facebook is terrible for that, which is why people keep posting the same questions
over and over again.

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