Social media platforms have drawn users away from traditional forums. Yet, niche communities still thrive. How has your forum adapted to this shift? Do you leverage social media to drive traffic back to your platform? What tactics have kept your forum relevant.

Social media grew because they constantly added new features. Forums as I remember them have been same since two decades

The rise of social media has led to a decline in forum activity, as platforms offer instant communication, broader reach, and more dynamic interactions. Forums struggle to compete with social media’s convenience, real-time updates, and multimedia-rich content, diminishing their user engagement.

On 1/29/2025 at 5:24 AM, Nomad said:

Social media grew because they constantly added new features. Forums as I remember them have been same since two decades

I don't know if I really agree. People like social media because they are the "Wal Mart of online community". Well, what I mean is that they simply provide a big place where everybody knows about.

Note: For those outside the US, Wal Mart is a big chain store that is everywhere in the US, like McDonald's, and has everything seemingly there.

Edited 18 hours ago18 hr by Jayson