How Writers and Publishers Can Use Formspring.me

What’s next in social networking? Questions. Twitter, Facebook status updates, and even good-old-fashioned blogs–they all depend on declarative sentences. One new site has focused on questions instead of endless statements.

As the video embedded above shows, the new site Formspring.me allows people to ask and answer questions easily across social networks. Here’s more: “To use formspring.me just take 60 seconds to sign up for an account, and you will be on your way. Once you log in you can create a simple profile and ask any question you want … Once you receive a question, you can publish your response to any question to one or all of your social networks including Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook, or your blog. Keep responses anonymous or publish your friend’s info … Ask a question and post responses in minutes!”

We created a formspring page for GalleyCat, but the service could serve as a powerful tool for a publisher or author looking to communicate with readers in a new way.

Go ahead and ask a question–it’s an easy way to make sure you provide your readers with the right answers.

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