Is the personal site dead?
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- Continuity0
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It's all about perceptions, much as many people don't have the same contacts on FB as they do on LinkedIn. They perceive FB as being recreational, and LinkedIn to be strictly professional.
- identity0
we're all going to die eventually
- Peter0
Personal sites, dudes, not corporate ones.
I think everyone here see the many points that gets everyone on facebook (and in a way, blogs too) instead of going through the trouble of making a personal site. And notifying everyone you had one.
But aren't they personal?
Geocities evolved into Myspace and the likes.
Myspace (and the likes) eased up the part of letting friends/people follow you. And that evolved into Facebook. Sure, you can't really tweak the look that much as Geocities (and then (but less so) Myspace. But the whole purpose of having those pages are pretty much the same. And 15 years later just as superficial.However, because ones personal "touch" designwise dimmed doesn't mean those pages aren't personal any more:
Design might distinguish your site a bit but thoughts and ramblings like these are unique (well, not this rambling) and personal to oneself. Who cares about the bgcolor they're typed on besides us?
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...and a shitload of other misses. My excuse is that it is 5:53 am and I'm still up.Peter - They are personal in terms of content, not so much in design, that's why myspace went down, too much pollutionMeeklo
- I dont want to sound like a nazi, but I think I just did hahaMeeklo
- but I agree btwMeeklo
- hear hearBattleAxe
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- Meeklo0
I think it's not entirely dead, but if you are working with the big clients agency you have probably been in the situation of putting the "microsite" project on the side and instead develop a "facebook page".
I believe this to be a phase, while FB is popular, a year maybe 2 from now, some other site will take its place and FB will become lame and obsolete just like myspace is now.
In the meantime, its fun to see the possibilities FB offers, and the immense feedback you get from its users.
- For whatever reason, FB seems to have a lot more resilience than MS did.Continuity
- in what context you mean? graphically?Meeklo
- In terms of audience and overall relevance.Continuity
- Meeklo0
excellent thread btw
- MHDC0
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- ukit0
I'd say no*
*But then again what do I know?
- CALLES0
whats your corner?
- fxone0
its dead. fb is much more powerful
- define "powerful"...ideaist
- Filled with power.wmeredith
- lolset
- Fucking lol!babaganush
- vaxorcist0
the FB site is a teaser/updater that leads to the "real" website, where an actual sale/scheduled appointment/contact can be made, and the prospect can re-inforce their already positive opinion by seeing examples of great work, client lists, etc..
i.e. facebook gets contact leading to a visit to the website which builds more confidence
- whatsup0
People who say that usually have no money for their own site. Or maybe too cheap.
- whatsup0
or they actually do not understand the value of needing your own site
- boobs0
One needs a proper website to seem professional in this day and age. I wouldn't just hire someone from their crap off of Facebook, or Twitter. If they haven't even bothered to make a wee website, they'd seem like poseurs to me.
- ernexbcn0
my site, my rules
- fxone0
for a client a fb fan page is much more powerful than a website. no doubt
- More powerful? Depends on the scale of the client.ETM
- *pats fxone on the back. Time for your pills sonny.d_rek
- <boobs
- time to wake up d-rek. soon ull be working for fbfxone
- soon you'll became administrator of 1000's fanpages and apps you don't care about.taxiguerrilla
- quack0
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- ukit0
Facebook
Twitter
Wordpress
- Rand0
what's more important than showing your own work is showing pictures and music that you like