As I’m writing this I’m about to listen to the area’s most important creative minds speak about America’s newest social and viral marketing trends. Before I continue I have to say that I am not completely convinced with all of the viral marketing and social networking websites around.
I’ve completely stopped using my spam ridden, glitter gif commented myspace page, I’ve become a somewhat infrequent “facebooker” since, my girlfriend’s crazy ex has been logging on and deleting comments from her and removing tags of me on her pictures (allegedly).
From what I can tell, social networking has taken American away from face to face meetings, and personalized relationships and moved it towards completely impersonal “over the internet” big brother state where your every move is tracked so marketers can sell you more crap.
If you can’t tell, I’m completely unconvinced of the necessities of viral marketing and social networking from a moral standpoint, at least. Sure, I understand the practical applications from an advertising prospective, but frankly, I don’t see the true social merit.
Convince me wordcamp, convince me.