I have a dear friend who is very active in a particular social cause, and she has a problem. She, and the others who are busy working and advocating have become very dependent on facebook to get news, updates, information, and messages to the rest of their network. They're a very passionate group and they cross-post and tag each other like crazy. And facebook keeps banning them as spammers. Never mind that they are all friends, that they only tag and post to friends, that they are trying to do important work.
In several ways this points to the profound impact that social networking has changed the landscape for so many people. As Jeff Jarvis noted on TWiT.tv's Triangulation (show #28), we all crave social interaction, and the explosion of topical social networking demonstrates the power of easily connecting with people who share our passions but who we might never have met in meatspace. But what do you do when the very social network that you need (and that you are supporting through their ability to aggregate and sell information about your passions and needs) arbitrarily decides that they don't really want you, or at least that particular part of you?
Perhaps you go out and start your own social network dedicated to the cause you support?
Yes, I think that's exactly what you do. Watch this space, and I'll share the steps along the way.
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