Social Platform Fatigue
May 15, 2011 by Dr. Letitia Wright
Filed under Featured Articles, Front Page, Wright Ideas
I know we are supposed to be thrilled over every new social media platform and service that comes out. They are all supposed to be fun and connect us to our most powerful, authentic, creative, in -the-know selves.
Each is supposed to be better than the other, each is supposed to be so innovative that you cant livwithout it. They have a pages for invitations trying to make it seem like something you love.I am getting social media platform fatigue. I am burnt out from trying the new stuff, and giving yet another platform my passwords and access to my facebook and twitter accounts.
I am tired of trying to download yet another app to my iPhone. Linkedin will post to both my twitter and facebook accounts. It will add pictures. Cinch can add the audio. I am ready for web 3.0 I don’t want to spend my time continually updating the same types of solution over and over. All they do it is post. Really? Maybe our businesses would do better, if we spent more time learning how to close sales in this economy.
The cure?? Go to and event and speak to people in PERSON!
The social media approach to living does make people forget that live, in person, human to human communication does exist. I have found myself exhausted with twitter and facebook, in particular, and making more dinner plans to meet friends or colleagues. It is so refreshing to have lively conversations face to face, and to share a kiss or hug farewell. I don’t think that the Japanese internet kissing machine will be a reasonable alternative.