Comments on: More Users Isn’t Always Better: Specialized Social Networks Have a Better Chance of Survival

By: The Power of Niche Social Network Sites - Bokardo

The Power of Niche Social Network Sites - Bokardo — Fri, 02 May 2008 13:02:13 +0000

[...] favorite example is PatientsLikeMe.com, which was pointed out to me by Adam Darowski in response to an earlier post I wrote: Sermo a sign of a larger trend toward specialized social [...]

By: Connie Bensen

Connie Bensen — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:31:45 +0000

Hi Adam,
I agree with you that Facebook is overwhelming & without a specific purpose, the silly app’s seem pointless. I have my community exploring the possibilities of gaining people interested in our hobby/passion. And I have a group for my company’s products & that’s growing.
Our community is composed of hundreds of websites & some are closed. I see Facebook as a place for all the people to interact openly. But your example makes me wonder if we need a specialized network – it’s a good idea! I see the specialized network integrated with Facebook as a great combination.
(I added you on Twitter).
Connie

By: Jeremy Weiskotten

Jeremy Weiskotten — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:41:06 +0000

Hey Adam,

Thanks for spreading the word about PatientsLikeMe — I’m a software engineer there. I saw the Sermo post on Bokardo and was going to point to PLM too, but you beat me to it!

We’ve been busy with improvements (most noticeably a new public home page designed by your pal Kate Brigham) and we’re pretty close to rolling out a new community and set of tools for HIV/AIDS.

By: Paul P

Paul P — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 20:24:59 +0000

I really like LinkedIn as a place for professionals to get back in touch. I think it is probably better to be found there then on myspace by a potential employer.