Forum vs Social Media

[Tariq Shehzad]

It think running a forum is better than maintaining or depending on social media sites. I have a page and group, but at this point it is hard to browse the group and manage to it difficult but these problems are not faced in a forum.

 

[M Amin]

I think this is an interesting question,


Forums are much better suited for richer, longer form discussions. If you look at a typical forum thread it will include a number of participants, often incorporates rich media (e.g. videos, pictures, polls, and more), and has tools better suited for responding and replying to people. Social media great for discussion, but the unit of conversation is typically smaller and often replies to that specific post. As such, I feel forums are better for longer more involved discussions and social is better for smaller more informal discussions.

In terms of the audience, I have always found social media audiences to be a little less sticky and people are instead pulled into the content when it stands out. Forums are more of a clubhouse where people join up and become invested in the community. Thus, while forums may be smaller, I suspect the quality of the content is more in-depth and longer-running.

Before the working on forums I was wasting my time on social media sites just like Facebook and WhatsApp etc.
In Facebook and WhatsApp if you are using just for entertainment then forums are 100% better than social media platforms.

 

[Heatman]

Users tend to mess up in social media than in forums because there aren't much rules enforcement guiding them. People just talk anyhow to anyone without any kind of consequences but in forums, they are not allowed to do such a thing or they will be banned forever.

 

[Hasan Raza]

Definitely dear you gave good explanation regarding it.When it comes to making money online, I would choose forums but when it comes to connecting with people, it's going to be social media sites for me. Both of these medium are good but they serve different purpose for me.

 

[Heatman]

Definitely dear you gave good explanation regarding it.When it comes to making money online, I would choose forums but when it comes to connecting with people, it's going to be social media sites for me. Both of these medium are good but they serve different purpose for me.

The only good thing social media gets to you is a big pool of audience if you want to use it for business advertising. There are millions of people using in the one social media site for one reason or another. So, it's easy to tap them into your business as customers.

 

[Emma Aneni]

Yep you should go with social media, but it is hard to browse the content on social media sites ans search. Some people still believe Social media is great for them even without asking questions generally.

 

[Bart Simpson]

When it comes to making money online, I would choose forums but when it comes to connecting with people, it's going to be social media sites for me. Both of these medium are good but they serve different purpose for me.

 

[Heatman]

When it comes to making money online, I would choose forums but when it comes to connecting with people, it's going to be social media sites for me. Both of these medium are good but they serve different purpose for me.

It's very much easier to make money online through forums than other social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Even on both sides, the forum owner makes money from all the contents on his forum and traffic, then also pay his members unlike other social media sites.

 

[Chumzy]

Social media is an interesting platform to get people to gather and have conversations. Forums are good too and organized because people join a thread and give their opinion on them. In the end they are both good but depends on what you need them for because for advertising then social media.

 

[Hassan14]

I think this is an interesting question,


Forums are much better suited for richer, longer form discussions. If you look at a typical forum thread it will include a number of participants, often incorporates rich media (e.g. videos, pictures, polls, and more), and has tools better suited for responding and replying to people. Social media great for discussion, but the unit of conversation is typically smaller and often replies to that specific post. As such, I feel forums are better for longer more involved discussions and social is better for smaller more informal discussions.

In terms of the audience, I have always found social media audiences to be a little less sticky and people are instead pulled into the content when it stands out. Forums are more of a clubhouse where people join up and become invested in the community. Thus, while forums may be smaller, I suspect the quality of the content is more in-depth and longer-running.

I would call social media better these days and I don't run a forum either, instead I run a Facebook group which makes me very profitable and social media is great and I think that The use of gives benefits mostly. Social media is great. The forum I use benefits me.

 

[Shahzad Ahmad]

I think social media is best as compared to forum now a days and as well as before this pandemic condition of corona virus. Because social media is emerging markets in that modern age with all respect. Social media business is increasing day by in all departments, online as well as physical business.

 

[joy101]

I prefer social media because it help you to connect to many people, social media will keep you in touch with friends and family but forums is a great place where you can have discussion for important things,

 

[Profuk57]

personally speaking I prefer forum to social media in forum i am allowed to express myself and get connected to people on a personal level but on social Media people easily get distracted with trending content. So I think I prefer forum site to social media. Just my opinion though
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personally speaking I prefer forum to social media in forum i am allowed to express myself and get connected to people on a personal level but on social Media people easily get distracted with trending content. So I think I prefer forum site to social media. Just my opinion though

 

[Ralphjoe]

Forums are actually a good discussion movers, they are natural for discussions, they spark participation unlike social media whereby the discussions are mostly artificial in nature, they don't spark reactions they don't motivate participation. Although social network has relegated forums to the background but the importance of forums cannot be overemphasized.

 

[Lekan]

To me I prefer use social media to do anything in the business because it is the faster way in which people can communicate with people and is easy for different people to notice your products and anybody can see your products in it .

 

[singlej007]

Yes I believe you, forum comprises of people of same like mind and so in advertising you get more targeted clients easily to patronize you than social media.

Social media to me has more population but they are flooded with different kinds of people, and do target marketing is difficult.

 

[Shahid Abbas]

Social media is less organized, in front of social media there is a discussion on the forum is easy and you do not have to try much on it and nowadays in modern days, forums are better for discussion.

 

[Osaz96]

Forums are more organised than social media websites. Interactions on forums are more intelligent and engaging. Most people on social media are just there to have fun not necessarily to learn anything but on forums you have people who are willing to learn about the topics raised and also speak from their own opinions of view about topics.

 

[Zevin]

I think social media sites have better reach and are better platforms, whether you are selling, building content, connecting with people, marketing, advertising, anything you can think of. Even though forums also have all the elements of social sites, where you can not only participate in the discussion but also advertise, market, buy and sell, they do not have wide reach just like the social sites.

 

[Ayokex]

Each of them has it's purpose but I'll say that forum is better in some ways. Reason is because inside forum different threads are created which opens for different discussions whereby one can learn something new. You can bring whatever matters that is bothering you to the forum and you're likely to find d someone who will help. Social media is created to be secretive, relative and personal. It is like having a room where you decide enters it with you and who shouldn't.