Social Media
I often wonder, how companies come up with content for their social media sites.
I often wonder, if being on every platform aids or hinders them. With the recent scandals, have you heard of the #delete < insert social media here > trend? This movement has targeted almost every platform for one reason or another. Outside of big companies, there are everyday users such as you and me.
Deleting someone's number or losing your phone used to be a nightmare and to some extent it still is. You lose phone numbers, notes, address, emails, calendar reminders, auto-logins etc. Depending on which smartphone you own, depending on how much information you keep on your phone, and depending on how much information is stored in the cloud, losing your phone shouldn't be a big deal. Just really annoying and expensive to replace.
How many social media platforms do you use or have used?
According to Statics, the Percentage of U.S. population with a social media profile from 2008 to 2017 has increased from 1.96 billion and is expected to grow to some 2.5 billion by 2018. This might not surprise you nor will the chart on their website of the increase number year over year. Most users have used the book of faces, have heard of or use Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat. You hardcore bloggers, before Steemit, probably utilized other blogging sites too.
How often we use these sites and what for isn't my target message. I am curious about how accessible we make ourselves available to people. Even if you don't have someone's phone number, you can message them on facebook messenger, Snapchat, direct message them on Twitter or Instagram. In order to truly block someone, avoid sharing information with, or disconnect in general. One would have to unfriend an individual from every platform or block them which can be a daunting task.
Who are you trying to block, Kubby?
Not that I am trying to block anyone, but I find it amusing how someone with my phone number chooses to message me. For example, they texted, I called on their cell, they emailed me at work, I messaged them on discord, they Facebook messaged me back, I sent a Pinterest link, they shared it on Snapchat. I tagged them in a post, they emailed it to their mom. As you can tell, at first it was weird, then it got out of hand, and by the end, it became a creative challenge. I think ultimately when I sent a letter it became a tie. Unless they send a carrier pigeon. That would be epic and really hard to top.
Has something like this happened to you before?
Very rarely does this happen to me, but when it does to any extent I find it very odd. For a few reasons, and let me know if you feel the same or disagree. I think each platform is designed for different reasons. Some features overlap, offer similar functions, but in no shape or form should the same content be posted on them all. For example, if you snap a picture on Snapchat. I don't think I should then see it again on your Instagram story and facebook post.
On the other hand, if you write a post on Steemit or another site and share it on Facebook, I hope I wouldn't also see it on twitter. Likewise, if you write a post on Instagram, I hope not to see the same post or a variation of it on the book of faces. However, if you go on a trip and post some pictures on one platform and others on another then that is acceptable, in my opinion. What say you? Am I alone in thinking this way?
Maybe you shouldn't follow them?
Starting to think that the fault falls on me. Why should I follow the same people on various platforms? I don't post the same content on each platform. Some I use more often than others. Some I use to highlight my blog post. Most of my friends disagree that each platform should not share content or understand why others would post the same content on each platform.
Keep in mind, some use each platform for a different reason. Some have a business profile and a personal. Some run charity work and some need various creative outlets. I am not really talking about these people. However, since it is frown upon here on Steemit to post content even if it is your own work from other sites. We encourage and reward original content. Granted other platforms do not reward with any monetary reward while some do. Does having a reward system make it okay to repeat content? Does money play a factor in content being original and having a one post shelf life?
