A network of a different social

Thirteen months ago I authored a post railing against bad behavior on Facebook and the social network’s evolution into something well beyond friends and family staying connected. My rant was driven by the boorish, rude and outlandish behavior exhibited by a vocal minority.

It was further spurred on by the antagonistic, incessant and annoying posts by some espousing their personal beliefs and attacking those with differing viewpoints.

And then came big business.

Of course, no one listened and now my feed is polluted with nonsense of all sorts that has very little to do the social lives of friends and family.

Social winds of change

I believe the environment is ripe for new social networks to emerge. Much like print, electronic and digital media are targeted, social networks like Facebook are prime for disruption by new niche social networks. These networks would be topic driven.

At the top of the list is a political social network. Let the activists and loud mouths take to a social media-like application that is dedicated to political free speech. Imagine the vitriol in a no holds barred social network with Facebook functionality. It would be the online version of ultimate cage fighting.

Social Network Name:  Uncivil Discourse

Second on the list is a religious social network where peeps from every belief system known to humans would gather to revel in their holiness and to attack every other belief system known to humans for being tools of the devil.

Social Network Name:  Divine Intolerance

But seriously folks

How quickly could a social media entrepreneur gain millions of subscribers for a network focused on pets? Kittens. Puppies. Bunnies. Goats. Macaws. A social forum to swap pet ownership tales and share photos and videos would be an overnight success.

Social Network Name:  Pet Net

Would expectant and new moms glom onto a social network where they could share their experiences every day and post thousands of photos? Obviously.

Social Network Name:  Baby Facebook

Yea, yea, I know. Allow me to borrow from the advice Sean Parker gave Mark Zuckerberg…

Revised Social Network Name:  BabyFace

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