tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483796.post2876880974443236230..comments2024-02-08T14:19:14.573+00:00Comments on 20plus30 Marketing to older consumers: Social Networking - it’s the numbers that matterUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483796.post-53592999232697994472011-03-20T12:10:55.895+00:002011-03-20T12:10:55.895+00:00See next postSee next postDickStroudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02135093633970667912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483796.post-58812327994588526392011-03-20T11:21:12.816+00:002011-03-20T11:21:12.816+00:00OK, this time I'll post identifiably. First, I...OK, this time I'll post identifiably. First, I am not defending their Forum. I am researching social networking for older people and it would be in the interests of my commission to find the facebook forum exactly where you said it should be. The data does not agree.<br /><br />You make some good points about the very heavy users. But your statement that the forum shows posts weeks old seems odd.<br /><br />I used a screen grab for presentation purposes a few days ago and not one forum showed posts over 22 hours old and every other thread was active within a couple of hours and seconds before. This was taken on a weekday, as well.<br /><br />The sphere of your interest, though, might limit what we might usefully discuss. Our interest is social connection and the potential for relating online to actual networks of connection. It is a social more than a commercial interest. And in our view Forums have little potential for marketing interests anyway. <br /><br />What I would be interested in discussing is if you think that the obviously slow progress of their network is in any way linked to the fact that this is a network based upon a commercial website, albeit a very good one. In other words is the appeal of the community limited by their customer base?Chris Bnoreply@blogger.com