Shelf Life and Attention Span on the Web

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[Steve Sherlock]

Rosa, conversation is food for the self, without it we would stop growing.

Thinking back on what might have created the flurry of activity, the z-list came out while you were on Ho'omaha. That could have triggered the action.

[Pete Aldin]

Well said, Rosa. When we lose sight of the fact that business, activity, goals, family, achievment, everything is about and for PEOPLE - we lose our very souls.

[Tim Draayer]

I've noticed this as well, especially in MyBlogLog. I think that Steve is right, that the Z-List buzz had a lot to do with it but I've also noticed that unless the new web 2.0 communities make it big (Digg for example) as time passes people's attention moves on to the next new community that pops up. Maybe its the instant gratification of seeing the connections come in, regardless of where they come from?

[Rosa]

I guess we all can succumb to this quantity versus quality gratification with blogging stats and such, can’t we. Click, click, click… the ease of our increasing online wizardry does make playing for the sake of simply playing irresistible :-) All in good fun I suppose. Web candy.

You make a good point though Tim when looking at it from the creator’s stand point; it is increasingly hard to keep everyone’s attention as the options continually increase.

[Steve Sherlock]

Quantity can help to bring in the quality because that is really what we are all looking for, good conversations.

There was a good line that arose from to the US Womens soccer team's win in the 1998 World Cup. You may recall the famous or infamous shot of Brandy Chastain twirling her shirt in celebration? "They come for the Brandy and stay for the Hamm", refering to another player (Mia Hamm) who helped to make the team so special.

We could redo that line to say "They come because it's in, but stay because they're in it".

[Rosa]

Mmmm ...Great insight Steve.

There was a similar line that we often used at the Hualalai Resort to remind our staff what a difference they made to our customers, for we were looking for conversion from hotel guest to resort resident; A well known (and greatly loved) resident there has explained, "We came for Hawaii's beauty, but we stay for the people."

[Maria Palma]

Rosa,

You've made some good points here! I have been feeling quite overwhelmed by the information overload I've been experiencing lately! I can't seem to keep up with all these different ways that we can connect, but in the end I do feel that it is quality, and not quantity, that counts. Thanks for the reminder!

[Rosa]

Aloha Maria, we hear you! There is a small bit of comfort in the saying that we're all in this together, and empathy is becoming quite plentiful too!