Comments on: Has “Social Media” Worn Out Its Welcome?

By: JasonFalls

JasonFalls — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:34:45 +0000

Thanks, so much, Liz. Appreciate the comment.

By: Liz Craig

Liz Craig — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:30:52 +0000

I'm with you. I get tired of hearing “social media” talked about as if it's the Second Coming, or the one thing that's going to make a company successful. It can work to improve visibility, but after that, it's up the company to deliver amazing products and service. The term “social media” has an element of the mysterious about it, so people are awed or intimidated by people who claim to “know social media.” “Internet PR” seems like a better term. Good article.

By: JasonFalls

JasonFalls — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:46:07 +0000

Thanks. Corrected.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:27:24 +0000

It's = “it is”
Its = possessive

By: JasonFalls

JasonFalls — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:16:49 +0000

Still thinking about it, E. I've obviously branded myself with the term in the title of my business, so it appears it'll stick for now. Plus, the industry isn't running from it, either. I do introduce myself as an internet marketer more often than a “social media guy” though. So much of what I do bleeds into development, UX, SEO, email and more. It's not enough to be a social media guy. Fortunately, for those who look beyond the title, they see that in what I do. Thanks for the question!

By: Eric Miltsch

Eric Miltsch — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:20:57 +0000

Jason – curious how you've progressed with eliminating the term social media from your terminology?

Come up with any alternates?

I've been sticking with “This is how we connect with people…” Eliminating buzzwords has helped.

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By: jebworks

jebworks — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:07:32 +0000

It's that editor voice in me chiming in at times! Don't think that social media has worn out its welcome at all. The public at large probably doesn't even know or care that what they do online is described by those of us inside the industry as UGC or CGM or whatever the latest acronym we think up.

Just having received my copy of the 10th Anniversary edition of The Cluetrain Manifesto, I can't help but coming back to basics. It's all about the conversation. Has always been, until we got side tracked for most of last century by the mass media that were anything but very social. Now we're getting our collective voices back and that changes a whole lot of things for people and as a result for business.

By: JEBworks

JEBworks — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:07:32 +0000

By: JasonFalls

JasonFalls — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:55:25 +0000

Addressed above in the comments. Thanks for the attempt at correcting me, though. Heh.