Another Social Media post

Okay, so I was really addicted to Empire Avenue... For a couple days. I was ready to invest a bunch of time into this site and off to the races I went. I mean, my stock has shot up from 10.00 to over 18.00 in a couple days. I'm doing great! I'm now in the top stocks on the site!

What's next?

I could continue to invest a tonne of time into EA, drive up my stock price, but to what end? And if I miss a day, or worse, one of my investments miss a day, my stock dives or my portfolio does. Twitter and Facebook both don't require me to do anything at all on a day to day basis. I can check when I want, contribute when I want and ignore both when I feel like it. Foursquare and Empire Avenue are both quite addictive for the first little while (EA a few days and Foursquare a few weeks). After that, they lose their appeal. There just doesn't seem to be much to entice me to come back over and over. I've figured out the system and moved on, before my invites have even all been sent out... Not a good thing.

For a social site to be successful it needs one of two things (in my mind):

1. The flexibility to come and go as I please and not suffer when I miss a day or

2. Enough game mechanics to sustain interest and keep building upon my addiction.

Thoughts? What's your experience with EA (Or other social game sites) like?

Social Media... Help!

My name is Laurence and I am a social media addict.

Empire Ave seems to be the newest social media site on the market and I'm addicted already. There site can be described (In their words):

ON EMPIRE AVENUE, EVERYBODY'S A SOMEBODY!

Our theory goes like this: if you've ever told someone to watch a movie, buy an album or eat at some restaurant, you're using influence. Being the generous people we are, we thought we'd give you a way to measure that influence and stack it up against anyone else. Nothing like a bit of friendly competition among friends, social networks and complete strangers, right?

The idea is to drive up your stock price by having others buy your stocks, linking in your other social sites and getting points. Trust me, this is highly addictive, stay away if you value you free time. If you're up for a new addiction, drop me a comment here and I'll hook you up with an invite. Invites are limited, so post a comment quick for an invite.

Empire Avenue or #empireave on Twitter