Comments on: Social media: casual user or addict? http://colinwalker.me.uk/2008/07/social-media-casual-user-or-addict/ Asking the awkward questions so you don't have to. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:48:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: colinwalker http://colinwalker.me.uk/2008/07/social-media-casual-user-or-addict/comment-page-1/#comment-396 colinwalker Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:15:59 +0000 http://colinwalker.me.uk/?p=184#comment-396 Although there is some debate over the real value of subscriber count it is one of the few ways we have to identify our "worth" as it indicates those who are willing to make an investment in what we do. Rather than being dissapointing I think it is more frustrating when we apear to lose part of an audience that has taken a while to grow.<br><br>With time away from the blog it is expected that active subscriber numbers would drop and this example was more for illustration of the point rather than a specific rant about losing blog subscribers. Although there is some debate over the real value of subscriber count it is one of the few ways we have to identify our “worth” as it indicates those who are willing to make an investment in what we do. Rather than being dissapointing I think it is more frustrating when we apear to lose part of an audience that has taken a while to grow.

With time away from the blog it is expected that active subscriber numbers would drop and this example was more for illustration of the point rather than a specific rant about losing blog subscribers.

]]> By: Mark Dykeman http://colinwalker.me.uk/2008/07/social-media-casual-user-or-addict/comment-page-1/#comment-395 Mark Dykeman Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:34:14 +0000 http://colinwalker.me.uk/?p=184#comment-395 I guess you have to find a balance of participation that fits into one's lifestyle, but if your goal is to increase your subscriber count over time, it pretty much demands a regular posting schedule (of some kind).<br><br>Were you disappointed when your subscriber count decreased? I guess you have to find a balance of participation that fits into one's lifestyle, but if your goal is to increase your subscriber count over time, it pretty much demands a regular posting schedule (of some kind).

Were you disappointed when your subscriber count decreased?

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