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Thank you and a tip of the hat to Gary Goldhammer for stating so eloquently what Ive been trying to say for a while.
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A variation injecting 'some' or even 'most' into the final point because not all media use human interaction to pass along a point. Thinking direct mail or broadcast for example.
Media carry a message
People are social
People converse
Conversations contain messages
People are media
Some (most) media is social
Posted by: Anthony Power | April 26, 2009 at 05:19 AM
Very little that is used or related to humans is not social in some sense. The use of the term "social media" (or "sociable media") simply suggests that flatter networks of communication lead to more sociability.
Posted by: Alex Halavais | April 26, 2009 at 06:44 AM
Thanks for the great observations. Anthony, I'd just challenge that even your examples are social, even if they don't begin that way. Today, broadcast ends up online, can be passed along and discussed. Same with direct mail...all media exists in a social environment, whether it intends to or not.
Posted by: Gary Goldhammer | April 26, 2009 at 06:21 PM
I like this blog.
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Posted by: sara | June 25, 2009 at 02:58 AM
I like your argument! I wasn't following it at first, but I now agree there is no such thing as social media!
Posted by: Accident Attorney | October 17, 2009 at 05:42 PM