Are 'Social Networks' reducing web traffic and demand for
UseNet and Moderated Subject Groups?

As entities like Facebook, SnapChat, and Twitter gain
users, I've noticed two disappointing trends on both
UseNet groups and specific topic oriented moderated
groups:

1) Especially on Usenet - the amount of non-topic-
related chatter - 'smut' for lack of better term.

2) On both Usenet and in moderated subject groups:
a steepening decline in new threads, and, less frequent
response to new questions and existing threads.

I feel that dedicated subject newsgroups and moderated
subject groups exist for a good reason, and fill a
role that no shallow social network could ever hope
to replace.
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