[Alan_SP]

Talking about that, social media is more like some kind of "eternal" right now, without much past and future. With forums, there's all three: right now, past and future.

[threadloom]

Keep your users engaged. Use newsletters, and focus on great content. The days of simply having a chatroom are gone - and users crazy more than that.

Forums are one of the oldest and traditionally most reliable forms of communication on the internet. It's our job to ensure they continue - so engage your users often, and frequently as you can.

[Mattwhf]

I didn't post on social media recent months, especially Facebook but no problem, the forum is still good and visitors and new members still come from search engines. I think we should focus on this source than spend too much time on social media.

[Prince]

It amazes me how forums have died in the past 5 years due to social media (which I despise), I still run two vB forums, but they're nothing like they used to be.

[lange]

Originally Posted by webmastersun

Are you sure you have visited all webmaster forums? have you visited my webmaster forum https://www.webmastersun.com/ ?

Very nice design!

How many active members?

https://www.webmastersun.com/forums/...-and-ecommerce ...

[millarvbulleman]

People seem to be blinded by social media. I get bored hearing people say they don't need a website because of it but the same applies as has been discussed in this thread. SM is too instantaneous and gone.

[theyage]

id say forums are now getting to specific and are not as popular as they were back in early 2000s. you see age is changing and when the people of this age are gone so will the forums ! thats always what happens when something reaches its final age . the same thing happened with dial up and many other technologies as well !
speaking of age have you ever wondered how many days old am I ? have you ever asked this question form yourself ?

[Greek76]

We need to bring them back. A great way to do that is to allows users to log in from Facebook and Twitter with ease. Then you need to just keep them coming back. That’s the hardest part.

[lange]

Originally Posted by Greek76

We need to bring them back. A great way to do that is to allows users to log in from Facebook and Twitter with ease.

Not only login from Facebook and Twitter but also embed Facekook and Twitter inside the templates.

[Prince]

Originally Posted by Greek76

We need to bring them back. A great way to do that is to allows users to log in from Facebook and Twitter with ease. Then you need to just keep them coming back. That’s the hardest part.

Many people prefer the anonymity of a message board.

[threadloom]

Well, the link in your signature is to a forum with NSFW content, and it's pretty easy to find adult content on the internet, if not from ads that are personalized to us tracking.

You have to offer your users something they can only find on your site.

[In Omnibus]

Originally Posted by threadloom

Well, the link in your signature is to a forum with NSFW content, and it's pretty easy to find adult content on the internet, if not from ads that are personalized to us tracking.

You have to offer your users something they can only find on your site.

I agree with this but it can be hard to do in saturated niches.