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Social media is boring
Right now, social media is boring. Just like normal media is boring.
Most human chatter IS boring most of the time. Try and listen in on conversations at cafes and restaurants. Keep your ears open at functions and family events. Social media is primarily a giant gossip pit. Very human. Just as we have been for millennia. It is gossip and fluff. See the screengrab here. Being inane (as a collective) is being human. Take FourSquare for example. Yet another narcissist’ playground.
Most media is boring. Because they are not targeted at my specific interests, or they are not available at the times that suit me (eg TV), or they are not available on the channel (eg TED talks are inaccessible on a Blackberry).
It is also boring now because every business is scrambling on the bandwagon, desperately grasping at it as the next magical easy answer to marketing PR and advertising (which are increasing …
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