Comments on: The Loneliness of Social Media

By: jaybaer

jaybaer — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 03:40:00 +0000

Thank you Sandra. You literally made my day.

By: jaybaer

jaybaer — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 03:40:00 +0000

Thank you Sandra. You literally made my day.

By: Sandra

Sandra — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 03:23:00 +0000

Thank you for writing this article and this entire blog. I have enjoyed several of your articles in my first sitting (right now!) and look forward to reading many more but ths particular article really nailed how I often feel when I sit back and reflect on how ‘social’ I am online and yet how shut-in and hermit-like at the same time or how when I WANT to be social and do go out and see friends, they don’t know nearly as much as to what I’ve been up to as my virtual network. *Sigh*….But thanks, again, for the millionth time!
Cheers,
A fan

By: Marathi Songs

Marathi Songs — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 11:22:00 +0000

While a good majority of my friends are on facebook very few are on twitter. In fact only 3 out of my group is on twitter. To find balance between the two I maintain the aspect of positive relationships on both of them.

By: Steven Richard Duque

Steven Richard Duque — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 17:44:00 +0000

Interesting post, Jay. I came across it after googling a recent post I made on my blog with the same title: “The Loneliness of Social Media.” The content is vastly different, but I’d love to get your thoughts on it, especially given your expertise.

The link is: http://stevenduque.com/2010/09/the-loneliness-of-social-media/

By: Eric Hoffman

Eric Hoffman — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:09:53 +0000

Good thought provoking post Jason. My balance point conundrum involves having several other co-workers using social media (mainly Twitter) and the intersection of our various Tweets. It can be a bit disconcerting to see the "three sided conversation" (I stole this phrase from a great post by Mack Collier at MarketingProfs' blog) element of SocMed pop up when trying to establish networking relationships online with others. I know that we're not trying to step on each others' toes, but it certainly can feel like it at times and I think that even with a solid SocMed plan that this is bound to happen. I think that this professional balance is going to wind up changing dynamically just like your personal one and it will be interesting to see where it winds up... Eric Hoffman’s last blog post..A Different View of the Mountain

By: Eric Hoffman

Eric Hoffman — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:09:00 +0000

By: Beau Frusetta

Beau Frusetta — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:30:37 +0000

Trying to balance social media relationships and real world relationships for me is pretty easy – they are the same thing.

I do tend to follow a lot of people on Twitter and Facebook because I’m genuinely interested in something those people have said before (and vice versa) and I’ve actively tried to connect with each and everyone of them. The majority of the people local to AZ though, I pretty much have connected with IRL at one point or another.

I believe that you shouldn’t think of social media relationships and real world relationships as separate entities…they should be one…or you really aren’t doing it right.

By: Beau Frusetta

Beau Frusetta — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:30:00 +0000

Trying to balance social media relationships and real world relationships for me is pretty easy – they are the same thing.

I believe that you shouldn’t think of social media relationships and real world relationships as separate entities…they should be one…or you really aren’t doing it right.

By: Steven Groves

Steven Groves — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:27:03 +0000

I am hearing more and more of this perspective in recent weeks. There is a point of diminishing returns when there are sooo many social networks and social media technologies to be addressed. One element we promote at TheSocialMediaBible.com is 'Strategy' and as a part of the strategy of social media, there will most often be a plan behind the a social media presence. This is regardless if SM is being used as a way to build / extend a personal brand or as a technique to connect to a market, we recommend it all begin with a strategy targeting a desitred outcome. What's your strategy Jason? Steven Groves’s last blog post..TheSocialMediaBible.com Blog Welcomes Steven Groves!