Comments on: Are the biggest benefits of social media local?

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By: Subbu

Subbu — Wed, 13 May 2009 14:10:14 +0000

I like what people said 'out of sight is not necessarily out of mind'. And it is true. Yes, Social Media has helped me connect with friends beyond my physical proximity and has also helped me know newer people like you all. Thanks.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 13 May 2009 09:10:00 +0000

I like what Paul said – ‘out of sight is not necessarily out of mind’ in today’s networked world. And it is true. Yes, Social Media has helped me connect with friends beyond my physical proximity and has also helped me know newer people like you all. Thanks.

By: adrianho

adrianho — Tue, 12 May 2009 02:05:05 +0000

I am definitely talking local as in geographical not local in the new-age/shared interest type of local. I don't dispute that the web has brought us closer with people who share our interests but we (those who comment on this blog) are already believers in the power of social media to connect us with people around the world.

My question was not really for us, it was for the majority of people who still don't really engage in social media because they see the benefit of connecting to others (even those who share their interests and values) around the world less interesting than knowing what their neighbors are up to.

By: Paul Saarinen

Paul Saarinen — Mon, 11 May 2009 23:38:16 +0000

I believe we have to explore the new definition of “proximity”. Look at your friends list in different online networks. How much is comprised of geographical proximity? We're still a ways away from geographical proximity not having such a large impact on our decision making for building and maintaining relationships. “Out of sight, out of mind” may not apply the same way it did a couple decades ago, but it still plays a large role. Until we can duplicate the other human senses (touch, smell, taste) over large distances, online relationships will take a back seat to the real thing.

By: adrianho

adrianho — Mon, 11 May 2009 21:05:00 +0000

I am definitely talking local as in geographical not local in the new-age/shared interest type of local. I don’t dispute that the web has brought us closer with people who share our interests but we (those who comment on this blog) are already believers in the power of social media to connect us with people around the world.

My question was not really for us, it was for the majority of people who still don’t really engage in social media because they see the benefit of connecting to others (even those who share their interests and values) around the world less interesting than knowing what their neighbors are up to.

By: Paul Saarinen

Paul Saarinen — Mon, 11 May 2009 18:38:00 +0000

I believe we have to explore the new definition of “proximity”. Look at your friends list in different online networks. How much is comprised of geographical proximity? We’re still a ways away from geographical proximity not having such a large impact on our decision making for building and maintaining relationships. “Out of sight, out of mind” may not apply the same way it did a couple decades ago, but it still plays a large role. Until we can duplicate the other human senses (touch, smell, taste) over large distances, online relationships will take a back seat to the real thing.

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 11 May 2009 03:32:09 +0000

Benefit to who? Me, us, them?
Local to what? My geography, my task, my time?

Social media will get better at helping us shift between different contexts. We'll still have to do the work of figuring out what context we want to be in.

By: Guest

Guest — Sun, 10 May 2009 22:32:00 +0000

Benefit to who? Me, us, them?
Local to what? My geography, my task, my time?

Social media will get better at helping us shift between different contexts. We’ll still have to do the work of figuring out what context we want to be in.

By: Olle

Olle — Sat, 09 May 2009 20:08:15 +0000

I think that in that case you/we have to define local. Because my old definition of local is geographical, and based on that I don't agree with the post. I think if it's local as in “closer to reality” then yes. And paying attention to things in proximity is only half true. Many people (tribes/WoW etc) are much more “approximate” to that then people in their class. I do think that the “interesting” thing with twitter or whatever service will ware off and value and benefit will be what we care about. Clay Shirky's “technology only gets socially interesting when it gets technologically boring” comes to mind.

By: Olle

Olle — Sat, 09 May 2009 15:08:00 +0000

I think that in that case you/we have to define local. Because my old definition of local is geographical, and based on that I don’t agree with the post. I think if it’s local as in “closer to reality” then yes. And paying attention to things in proximity is only half true. Many people (tribes/WoW etc) are much more “approximate” to that then people in their class. I do think that the “interesting” thing with twitter or whatever service will ware off and value and benefit will be what we care about. Clay Shirky’s “technology only gets socially interesting when it gets technologically boring” comes to mind.

By: Subbu

Subbu — Fri, 08 May 2009 11:19:10 +0000

Can this local and the fact it is about people you know mean that it is beyond geographical considerations? For example, I have friends in advertising across the globe. Will 'local and friends you know' encompass all of them or only those in India?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 08 May 2009 06:19:00 +0000

Can this local and the fact it is about people you know mean that it is beyond geographical considerations? For example, I have friends in advertising across the globe. Will ‘local and friends you know’ encompass all of them or only those in India?