noahlucas

thanks for your input. i've started speaking with a few social media professionals about this.

A different way to think of it is a meta-network perhaps - so it wouldn't be just about aggregate stats concerning your posts but more like an overlying network and profile that is fed by the person's existing accounts. An activity feed of posts from people across all of your social graphs along with an additional follow model to help lower the noise of posts you dont care about.

consider the chance to use niche networks without the identity fragmentation that comes with it. an example is that i use Instagram to post photos but my grandmother, who would love to see what i'm up to, doesn't have an Instagram account or even know what it is so she is missing out on a major part of my life. With showw.me i get to use (and change) as many services as i want but i can still give out one page that i know will always display what i'm up to.

Yes that's correct.

Showw.me mirrors the site structure of traditional social networks such that individuals get a profile page along with a dashboard showing an activity feed of people within their network. The distinguishing factor is that showw.me pulls in content created on other networks that are connected rather than creating original and then cross-posting to other networks.

One main goal of the network is to allow content authors (anyone that creates a post) maximum visibility while retaining the benefits of using niche social networking sites. In other words, i can use whatever service i want to post my runs, photos or blog posts but i know it will always show up in my showw.me profile.

The target demographic is anyone active on multiple online services and the usefulness of an app that unifies these services would be more efficient because you could go to one place to consume information rather than many. Considering this is for social media power users it might be lost in translation if you are not actively engaged in social media or the common practices with the goal of making themselves more accessible to people interested in them. Much like About.me where a homepage is created by you and you say who you are and what you're interested in, my profile allows you show who you are through your actions, not just a short paragraph about what you like.

An example of tracking engagement of your posts is like in Facebook when you have a notification that you have 3 "likes" on your picture or on Twitter your tweet got retweeted 5 times or favorited by people. These instances can be tracked across all authenticated services a person creates content on and right now my app connects facebook, twitter, foursquare, instagram, tumblr, and linkedin so each social network has its specific type of engagement (a few examples above).

Thanks for your input, Colin. It's a social media aggregator much like RebelMouse (your page) and Flipboard (your feeds). This also could be an interesting opportunity for cross-platform engagement analytics, messaging, and a new type of follow model for improved signal.

a middle man "shouting very loudly if things turn different" sounds more like a project manager, who gets a specific plan and tries to manage the development process after things have been prioritized and broken down by the PM and a tech stakeholder (usually more efficient).

I've noticed breakdown occurs when a PM is unable to understand and balance the constant push-pull of tech capabilities with desired functionality, or the ability to "satisfice"