As we all know, social media is in a constant state of flux and innovation is always at the forefront.

When you think of social media, it immediately conjures up thoughts of Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, and most realize what they are about – advertising engines and not necessarily based on socializing.

There’s a new kid on the block called Unthink, and it’s mission is to show you exactly how Facebook got it wrong, by showing you how they think social media should be done.

Unthink’s approach is you control your profile and all the information contained on it. As a result, there is no frustrating privacy policies to constantly haunt you.

With 100,000 members since it launched eight days ago, Unthink is starting to make waves. Once people get wind of the lack of advertising and updates, it shouldn’t be long before those numbers are doubled.

Those who have grown frustrated with Facebook and are waiting for Twitter to go down the same road now have a place to migrate to. The question will be how many of the complaints are real and how many are actually willing to cut the Facebook umbilical cord.

If Unthink is the revolution within social media, the site itself is making no bones about it. Self-labelled as the “emancipation platform”, Unthink might really find its audience in the current political climate of the world which is screaming revolution.

Social media has always been a tool for the people to claim control of the media and not relinquish power to the authoritative bodies. Even though Facebook’s main tenets is connection and communication, it is seen by many as a corporate entity, not a social one.

“No ads. Not now. Not ever”. What a novel idea, lets see where Unthink goes from here.

Tags: facebook, Social Media, sysomos, twitter, unthink

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