Well, not literally. But to hear freelance music critic Christopher R. Weingarten tell it, it soon will kill the business of music criticism. Watch his recent rant (NSFW for language only) at the 140 Characters Conference and let us know what you think.
Love_Is_Dope: Absolutely not. Print is obviously dying. You have to be on that new -ish
thembithembi: My answer wasn’t much of a writer’s word, but social media is like the internet itself or the telephone. ppl who don’t will die out
russellnichols: Truth be told, I tried to avoid it for a minute. Still don’t have a FB. Just got on Twitter. Definitely necessary
tlawrites: I think it depends if you are a newbie or an established writer and what audience you are trying to attract (More …)
At New York’s Internet Week panel on “The Impact of Social Media on Culture and the Economy,” an interesting question was raised: “Are websites going to matter in a couple years?”
With Facebook and Twitter quickly becoming web user’s dish of choice, it makes you wonder if rapid-character-limited-dialogue will replace niche sites like mobile phones did landlines.
The panelist, including moderator Rick Sanchez from CNN, responded with answers for worried website owners. Here are their thoughts (with my two cents added):
Social media — the end of human communication? Recently I had a talk with a wonderful lady who has been a successful marketer for many years. She was lamenting all the commotion with Twitter, Facebook, e-mail, LinkedIn and social networking today. She commented that she likes to connect by talking with people on the phone — “real communication” is what she called it. [SOURCE]
Be honest. When was the last time you talked to someone on the phone and it didn’t take everything in you not to rush off the phone?
