Forums are a dying breed of the internet?
Before the
use of such famous platforms like Facebook and twitter, forums were essential
to the internet in providing a social online discussion and message board where
users can start and hold various conversations. Forums had single conversations
also known as threads and discussions which included threads could contain
sub-forums that each have their own topic of discussion.
Although
forums may have its advantages such as ease of access, general awareness with
online users and self-sufficiency, they do fall short when compared to other
types of social media platforms. Users online expect quicker responses and it
may take forever for a comment on a forum to be responded to, on the other hand
the amount of reading based on many of the forums may take hours depending on
the topic of interest. So the main question lurking, are forums dying? Are they
needed?
With the
emergence of Facebook and Twitter, sadly it is very difficult to possibly think
of using forums anymore. Whatever forums generated in terms of sharing opinions
and comments could now be down on bigger platforms. The online forum has a
sense of community but as time goes on no one really has the time anymore to
read through all the topics.
RyJek. (2011). Forums: Precursor to Social Media.
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