socialmedian: Facebook is the Key to the Mainstream

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Submitted by Robdiana from blog

Oct 08, 2008

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As usual, Chris Brogan has a very good post regarding people in the real world and social media. The basic idea is that “normal” people live in a different world than the social media crowd:
Sometimes, it’s worth flashing a bit of a public reminder that even though it seems like lots of us [...]

Comments (15)

Jasongoldberg,

Oct 08, 2008

@sarahintampa we are living your "facebook is key to the mainstream" here at socialmedian now.

Robdiana,

Oct 08, 2008

@jasongoldberg This would be my article Jason, not Sarah's. Though if you want to confuse our writing, that is fine with me :)

Jasongoldberg,

Oct 08, 2008

@robdiana oops. the genius of rob diana once again.

Michaelfidler,

Oct 08, 2008

@jasongoldberg @robdiana This was a great post! She is basically, right on the money. The one thing I have noticed is, ever since CNN started using Twitter in their broadcasts,the most unlikely people have been bringing it up in conversation. It's not a big change, but it made me wonder if all of this was starting to going mainstream!

Robdiana,

Oct 08, 2008

@michaelfidler Thanks for the praise, just remember I am a "he" :)

Michaelfidler,

Oct 08, 2008

@robdiana, Actually when I was typing, I glanced over at Jason's comment to Sarah and type she by mistake. Oh Well. Sorry

Robdiana,

Oct 08, 2008

@michaelfidler No big deal, I just want to make sure I get a little credit. @sarahintampa gets plenty :)

Jasongoldberg,

Oct 08, 2008

@robdiana is robdiana the new @sarahintampa? hehe

Michaelfidler,

Oct 08, 2008

@robdiana I don't know but "hehe" is how a girl laughs.

Robdiana,

Oct 08, 2008

@michaelfidler That would have been @jasongoldberg laughing like a girl, not me. This thread just has everyone confused.

Jasongoldberg,

Oct 08, 2008

@robdiana @michaelfidler should i have lol'd instead of haha'd? whatever (pronounced what-evah!)

Michaelfidler,

Oct 08, 2008

If anyone is confused, I was commenting on Jason's giggle. HaHa

Sarahintampa,

Oct 08, 2008

@jasongoldberg @robdiana there can only be 1 sarahintampa, but rob can be my male counterpart, k? :)

Joespake,

Oct 09, 2008

As many of us are trying every new social media toy, the security of FB is getting the mainstream involved in social networking. Thanks for a great post, Rob. I have been trying to put your concept into words for months.

Robdiana,

Oct 09, 2008

@joespake Thanks for the kind words. We are really just starting to see more application integration, so it will be interesting to see what people do.