So.cl simply known as Social is a social media network by Microsoft, recently launched in May 2012. Microsoft is aiming to turn So.cl into a platform for young people to share useful information easily. Microsoft knows much not to try to compete with Facebook with their new social media network So.cl. The two companies have been working together for some years now, I can simply think of it as Microsoft trying to protect their investment with Facebook while venturing into a field they feel will become important for every big internet giant soon as its obvious Google has used Google+ to improve their products.
So.cl allows its users to sign in using their Windows Live accounts and Facebook accounts, another smart move by Microsoft. So.cl simply let users share Bing search results with others. So.cl offers features like Explore, Feed, Post, Video parties and can be used to share web contents. So many people may argue that there is already a market saturation of Social networks, but Microsoft was smart enough to target audience that will be willing to try something new. Now I want to discuss why joining So.cl can benefit bloggers.
How So.cl can benefit bloggers:
Joining So.cl may be necessary for any blogger whose audience mostly falls among young people mostly students. So.cl allows its users to share web contents found on the internet. The feed is categorized under ‘Everyone’, ‘People I follow’, ‘My interests’, ‘Conversations’ and ‘My posts’. By default it is on ‘Everyone’ which means most users of this social media network can see posts made by even people who are not their friends.
You can search and join interests that suit you. You can follow people and be followed as well. Meet and follow people of same interests and share your contents to people of same interest who are likely going to check it out since they already have same interest as you.
If Google favors posts shared on Google+ what do you think Microsoft Bing will do to posts share on So.cl ? So.cl can be a good source of traffic to your blog, yet another reason why bloggers should join this social media network. So.cl Video Party allows other users to see the videos that you have posted or viewed. Video parties allows users to search and create a list of their favorite videos to view and discuss with others. You can also host and attend existing parties and chat with others.
So.cl allows commenting on posts just like other social media networks, users can interact with contents in several ways (Comment and riff). Riff lets you reply to a post with another post. You can use this to recommend posts to others. So.cl helps users to discover and discuss the web pages they find interesting with others. So.cl enables users to interact, offering them options to share media/contents.
So.cl also allows tagging on posts which will then be used to categorize posts automatically on the interest tab. So visit So.cl today and start sharing your content and follow other users and benefit from the traffic this social media network will drive to your blog, and it will be best to join now and grow a large follower base, so that as the site keeps growing in size you will already be on the forefront of it.
Final Thoughts
So.cl is a social media network with alot of potentials, it is just like a mix of Facebook, Pinterest, Google+ etc. If you are a blogger looking to drive traffic to your blog, So.cl could be the perfect place for you. Explore the benefits of this social network today to your advantage.
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Hi Nwosu, Interesting post. I joined So.cl over the summer but haven’t been back there. I liked the site, but there hasn’t been much buzz about it. I should try posting some of my articles there to see if it drives traffic. So far Bing represents 0.53% of my traffic, but maybe that percentage can rise if I use so.cl.
Have you seen an impact on your traffic from using so.cl?
I think the battle for who rules the internet is getting more interesting even with microsoft coming with its own social site…great
The impact may be low now…but i have a feeling when the school season resumes student will begin to use the social media even more and 0.53% today may not be same tomorrow, so it’ll be good to register your presence on So.cl as a blogger.
So.cl is like a micro niche social media website they are not in anyway competing with the likes of Facebook and Twitter.
I never have a good referral from Bing and Yahoo. ummm
how is your blog’s SEO? Search engine algorithms differs and cross search engine optimization will be a good practice for every blogger, Google is not the only search engine on the internet. What if Bing grows more than Google someday?
Thank you for sharing your insights on So.cl, great explanation of all the features and how it works.
Am glad you like it…thanks for dropping by.
Yeah, I agree with your comment that Google is not the only search engine but they have the largest share. In countries like Nigeria, you hardly see Bing users. They are mostly used in countries like the US and UK.
So.cl is cool you can also get amazing traffic from it.
Some time ago i wrote a post on how you can Use so.cl to get traffic
You should check it
Great post…am glad someone has same ideas as me.
Nice Article,i joined So.cl Some months ago but never used it we’ll try to use it.
So.cl is growing and you can drive traffic to your blog from it
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Thanks for your compliment….