{"id":332,"date":"2014-11-05T20:11:19","date_gmt":"2014-11-05T08:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/geektactics.geektamin.com\/?p=332"},"modified":"2024-06-14T09:49:43","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T21:49:43","slug":"copybloggers-dead-facebook-future-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geektactics.co.nz\/blog\/copybloggers-dead-facebook-future-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Copyblogger&#8217;s Dead Facebook and The Future of Social Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Educator on all things online content and social media Copyblogger has cut cords with Facebook. This decision has sent digital\u00a0shockwaves through marketing communities. <a href=\"http:\/\/onlinebrands.co.nz\/555\/copyblogger-kills-facebook-page\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Online Brands<\/a> added &#8220;There has been a lot of skepticism over whether this was a needed move. From the outside the Copyblogger Facebook page wasn\u2019t exactly a shrinking violet. With over 38,000 fans and regularly posted content deleting the page seemed like a waste.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While many are\u00a0wondering\u00a0<em>why\u00a0<\/em>Copyblogger made the cut most people are wondering\u00a0<em>how\u00a0<\/em>this impacts their business.<\/p>\n<p>Although an\u00a0online educator signing out of Facebook doesn&#8217;t directly impact many businesses, the motive behind it has been unnerving. A lot of businesses &#8211; especially small businesses, rely on social media as a cheap and easy way to get their name out. If an expert at online content deletes their page because of a lack of engagement is there hope for smaller businesses?<\/p>\n<p>Before anyone throws in the social media towel, Coppyblogger&#8217;s decision needs to be looked at in isolation. They\u00a0decided Facebook wasn&#8217;t best for their business.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.copyblogger.com\/bye-facebook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Copyblogger stated<\/a>,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;It\u2019s not our job to tell our audience where <em>we<\/em> live. It\u2019s to grow communities\u00a0where\u00a0<em>they<\/em> live.The Copyblogger Google+ community\u2019s statistics blow Facebook away by miles.Twitter is an amazing platform at both the brand level and for many of the individuals in the company.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Copyblogger is not giving up social media altogether. For a company that runs primarily online that would make no sense. They just understand that Facebook is not where their fans are active. Social media will likely still hold a prominent position in digital engagement. Facebook will still hold a prominent position in digital engagement. 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