Facebook is the largest social networking website in the history of mankind. There are over 800 million users and that number is expected to breach 1 billion this summer. With a community this large, it is extremely important for progressive internet activists to focus in on the key groups and not get distracted by all the noise to have a sharp impact.
The shocking news about the sudden death of Andrew Breitbart has generated a whirlwind of commentary on the internet. While some opponents have made distasteful comments, Breitbart himself was guilty of dancing on people’s graves, and conservative comments following bad fortune for liberals have proven far, far worse.
Twitter is important as the largest breaking information sharing source, though limited by 140 character messages. Known as a micro-blogging service, the key to becoming a bold progressive voice in this community with over 500 million users is to acquire an audience that is both large and responsive, and this requires tweeting (posting) quality material at a steady pace. Do not just broadcast, receive as well, or your tweets will start to fall on deaf ears.
One year ago, the voice of Marc parent suddenly went silent on the internet. His online presence was extremely influential. Marc was one of those hyperactive activists whose broadcasting was busy, intense, and focused on real change and reform to try to make the world a better place. There was no better content aggregator and very few bigger influencers in the social media world.
StumbleUpon (SU) is a social bookmarking site where it is challenging to get a large, loyal following and content traction. It is less ergonomic than the social news site Digg, less functional than Reddit, and less social than both, but since they are sites that cater to current news, SU eventually will be the place where content can get far more long term evergreen traffic. SU encourages exploration, has a superior interface design, and is a place where progressive activists should spend some time.
