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Re: Is Usesent (and/or Reddit) social media?

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On 12/16/24 02:46 PM, micky wrote:
> I'll get back to everyone who posted in my previous thread, but I need
> to know if you all think Usenet is social media?
>                                  Or Social Media?  Which?
> 
> And would you answer the same for Reddit?
> 
> They're social because they involve people, but people don't make
> friends on any of them, normally.   And people don't talk about little
> or even big things that happen in their personal lives much, and when
> once in a while I do, most people are bored and ignore them in any
> replies they make.
> 
> To me that means it's not social.
> 
> But if some webpage that matters to me asks how I heard about it, and I
> say "internet" but NOT through social media, they will likely think its
> a page with good or bad informative text but no way for readers to
> reply.  That Usenet and Reddit do allow replies, depend on replies, sort
> of makes them *social* media.
> 
> So all in all, in your opinion, are Usenet and Reddit social media?
CoPilot say:
Usenet is not considered traditional social media, but it does share some characteristics with it. 
Usenet is a worldwide distributed discussion system that dates back to the early days of the 
internet. It's more like a collection of newsgroups where users can post messages and read others' 
posts on various topics.

Here's how Usenet compares to modern social media:

Structure: Usenet is organized into newsgroups, similar to forums, each dedicated to specific 
topics. Social media platforms, on the other hand, often use more fluid structures like timelines, 
feeds, and groups.

Interaction: Users on Usenet interact by posting messages (called articles) and responding to them, 
similar to how users comment on social media posts. However, Usenet lacks many of the features found 
on modern social media platforms, such as likes, shares, and multimedia content.

Anonymity: Usenet users can post messages without revealing their real identities, while social 
media platforms often encourage users to create profiles with personal information.

Content: Usenet focuses more on text-based discussions, whereas social media platforms support a 
wide range of content types, including images, videos, and live streams.

In essence, while Usenet provides a platform for online discussions and information sharing, it 
operates differently from modern social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.

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Is Usesent (and/or Reddit) social media? micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-12-16 14:46 -0500
  Re: Is Usesent (and/or Reddit) social media? sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> - 2024-12-16 14:22 -0600
    Re: Is Usesent (and/or Reddit) social media? micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-12-16 16:12 -0500
      Re: Is Usesent (and/or Reddit) social media? sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> - 2024-12-16 16:30 -0600
      Re: Is Usesent (and/or Reddit) social media? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-12-16 23:56 +0100
      Re: Is Usesent (and/or Reddit) social media? Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2024-12-17 10:20 +0200
        Re: Is Usesent (and/or Reddit) social media? micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-12-17 06:33 -0500
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                Re: Is Usesent (and/or Reddit) social media? micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2024-12-22 07:33 -0500
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