Comments on: Breaking down social media http://frontporchforum.com/blog/2009/12/16/breaking-down-social-media/ ... about community within neighborhoods and Front Porch Forum. Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:58:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mitch Lieberman http://frontporchforum.com/blog/2009/12/16/breaking-down-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-809904 Mitch Lieberman Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:54:19 +0000 http://frontporchforum.com/blog/?p=1064#comment-809904 The post is actually a good one, I commented there, saw you did too. I agree that the place FPF wants to be is in the lower right. I think it would be a good start if FPF could get there, but the channel is getting in the way: Dan's article focuses pretty strongly (exclusively) on the channel used: "Is the tool's functionality geared toward private conversations or group discussions? Is content sharing ego-driven, or is there a focus on discussion? For me, if the system is primarily designed for one-to-one or one-to-many communications, then it is individual focused." - Email is right there in the lower left, and I agree with his observation. Imagine everything FPF is, with pictures (of the bike for sale, the family, the house), Kids ages, sports enjoyed, specialties (knitting, painting, gardening) with more permanence. I am not talking about posting a daily status, or even a Tweet - I am talking about really knowing your neighbor with the tools available - email was a great start - but it could be so much more. The post is actually a good one, I commented there, saw you did too. I agree that the place FPF wants to be is in the lower right. I think it would be a good start if FPF could get there, but the channel is getting in the way:

Dan’s article focuses pretty strongly (exclusively) on the channel used: “Is the tool’s functionality geared toward private conversations or group discussions? Is content sharing ego-driven, or is there a focus on discussion? For me, if the system is primarily designed for one-to-one or one-to-many communications, then it is individual focused.” – Email is right there in the lower left, and I agree with his observation.

Imagine everything FPF is, with pictures (of the bike for sale, the family, the house), Kids ages, sports enjoyed, specialties (knitting, painting, gardening) with more permanence. I am not talking about posting a daily status, or even a Tweet – I am talking about really knowing your neighbor with the tools available – email was a great start – but it could be so much more.

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