Maslow’s Hierarchy of [Social Media] Needs

Maslow’s Hierarchy of [Social Media] Needs

April 13, 2012

 

April 13, 2012

 

Maslow’s Hierarchy of [Social Media] Needs

WRITTEN BY

Tony Hallett
Managing director

Tony set up Collective Content in 2011 so brands can more easily become publishers and tell stories. This built on 15 years in media, from reporter to publishing director at Silicon Media Group, CNET Networks and CBS Interactive.

You might well have come across Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. But what if that model could be applied to social media?

Take a look at the following infographic:


On the left-hand side there are the classic Maslow levels that make up the hierarchy:

Physiological
Safety
Belonging
Esteem
Self-Realisation (or Self-Actualisation)

But on the right-hand side the writer has mapped on social needs.
What do you think? Is LinkedIn basically a safety net for us? Are blogging platforms at the high-end of what we need? We totally get the role of Facebook and Google+ in this model – but Twitter equating with “self-esteem, confidence, achievement and respect for self and of others”?
Food for thought.

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