Comments on: Social Networking with Auto Enthusiasts http://www.johnchow.com/social-networking-with-auto-enthusiasts/ The Miscellaneous Ramblings of a Dot Com Mogul Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:55:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Affiliate17 http://www.johnchow.com/social-networking-with-auto-enthusiasts/#comment-144328 Affiliate17 Thu, 08 May 2008 14:48:43 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/?p=4178#comment-144328 Social Networking is cool! Social Networking is cool!

]]> By: Conservatives and Normals http://www.johnchow.com/social-networking-with-auto-enthusiasts/#comment-143199 Conservatives and Normals Thu, 01 May 2008 00:05:36 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/?p=4178#comment-143199 Thanks for the post. Today I came up with (what I think) is a great idea for a social networking site. I was very frustrated though because I thought I was going to have to learn a lot of programming to build the site. I just spent the last 5 months learning HTML, CSS and some Javascript to build my current site, and thought this was going to take a year or longer to learn what I needed to learn. Anway, this makes me VERY happy. I don't know why I thought there wouldn't be a social networking software out there that I could use... other than the fact I'm obviously new to this stuff... only just now learning the basics like HTML and CSS. Thanks Michael... Thanks for the post. Today I came up with (what I think) is a great idea for a social networking site. I was very frustrated though because I thought I was going to have to learn a lot of programming to build the site. I just spent the last 5 months learning HTML, CSS and some Javascript to build my current site, and thought this was going to take a year or longer to learn what I needed to learn. Anway, this makes me VERY happy. I don’t know why I thought there wouldn’t be a social networking software out there that I could use… other than the fact I’m obviously new to this stuff… only just now learning the basics like HTML and CSS. Thanks Michael…

]]> By: Syed Balkhi http://www.johnchow.com/social-networking-with-auto-enthusiasts/#comment-143066 Syed Balkhi Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:00:02 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/?p=4178#comment-143066 yeah ... twitter is one of them lol bloggers are now spending more time there than on their own blogs. yeah … twitter is one of them lol bloggers are now spending more time there than on their own blogs.

]]> By: Dan Caskie http://www.johnchow.com/social-networking-with-auto-enthusiasts/#comment-142982 Dan Caskie Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:07:18 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/?p=4178#comment-142982 I flip flopped between many different social network platforms and chose Ning in the end. The key thing is that with Ning, you own your content and can take it with you. This is important if you ever need to set up shop on a different software platform. I think Ning is around for the long haul, and I'm proud to be building my network with them. I just wish their url's were a bit more search engine friendly, but they do say that they are working on this! I flip flopped between many different social network platforms and chose Ning in the end. The key thing is that with Ning, you own your content and can take it with you. This is important if you ever need to set up shop on a different software platform. I think Ning is around for the long haul, and I’m proud to be building my network with them. I just wish their url’s were a bit more search engine friendly, but they do say that they are working on this!

]]> By: car345.com http://www.johnchow.com/social-networking-with-auto-enthusiasts/#comment-142927 car345.com Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:22:20 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/?p=4178#comment-142927 You explained what I was going through. I prefer to build something and keep it for long term. Thanks very much. You explained what I was going through. I prefer to build something and keep it for long term. Thanks very much.

]]> By: Joshua http://www.johnchow.com/social-networking-with-auto-enthusiasts/#comment-142925 Joshua Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:13:27 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/?p=4178#comment-142925 @Car345 - Get a logo! :twisted: @Car345 - Get a logo!

:twisted:

]]> By: Joshua http://www.johnchow.com/social-networking-with-auto-enthusiasts/#comment-142924 Joshua Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:12:09 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/?p=4178#comment-142924 Lots of people commenting are looking at it from a user's point of view, rather than seeing the bigger (money making idea) picture. Creating a group on Facebook or Myspace can have short term benefits, for sure, but developing your OWN domain (be it a blog or ning-powered social network, etc) is ultimately what everyone needs to be doing. Think back a year when 'everyone' was abandoning Myspace, it was (still is) overrun with spam, and people were joining Facebook by the millions (still are). The point is that you have more control when you own the domain. Everything you do to develop your domain will help you in the long run, whereas focusing on a Facebook group that doesn't ultimately lead people to join your domain is a waste of time! Lots of people commenting are looking at it from a user’s point of view, rather than seeing the bigger (money making idea) picture.

Creating a group on Facebook or Myspace can have short term benefits, for sure, but developing your OWN domain (be it a blog or ning-powered social network, etc) is ultimately what everyone needs to be doing.

Think back a year when ‘everyone’ was abandoning Myspace, it was (still is) overrun with spam, and people were joining Facebook by the millions (still are).

The point is that you have more control when you own the domain.

Everything you do to develop your domain will help you in the long run, whereas focusing on a Facebook group that doesn’t ultimately lead people to join your domain is a waste of time!

]]> By: Joshua http://www.johnchow.com/social-networking-with-auto-enthusiasts/#comment-142920 Joshua Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:59:55 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/?p=4178#comment-142920 ...or at least lie about how you came up with it :wink: …or at least lie about how you came up with it :wink:

]]> By: Flimjo http://www.johnchow.com/social-networking-with-auto-enthusiasts/#comment-142919 Flimjo Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:59:29 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/?p=4178#comment-142919 Exactly. Social networks targeted to specific niches might be the next big craze. They might have a ceiling (unlike Facebook or MySpace) but they will be very profitable. Exactly. Social networks targeted to specific niches might be the next big craze. They might have a ceiling (unlike Facebook or MySpace) but they will be very profitable.

]]> By: car345.com http://www.johnchow.com/social-networking-with-auto-enthusiasts/#comment-142896 car345.com Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:06:10 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/?p=4178#comment-142896 Facebook and Myspace are like big oeans with millions of members. Starting a Group on Facebook might give similar features but If there is a point Facebook locks someone's userid, All the efforts are gone in tubes. Think of people with 2 years of work under wordpress subdomain and wp deletes their id and site because of violating TOS!! How many of us read the 20 page tiny TOS during sign-up process? Thanks everyone for expressing your honest feelings. Facebook and Myspace are like big oeans with millions of members. Starting a Group on Facebook might give similar features but If there is a point Facebook locks someone’s userid, All the efforts are gone in tubes. Think of people with 2 years of work under wordpress subdomain and wp deletes their id and site because of violating TOS!! How many of us read the 20 page tiny TOS during sign-up process?

Thanks everyone for expressing your honest feelings.

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