Comments on: There is no such thing as “Social Media”

By: Mor

Mor — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:44:00 +0000

Good post. Wrote some more about it http://www.ayman-naaman.net/20....." target="_blank">here.

By: Mor

Mor — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:44:00 +0000

Good post. Wrote some more about it http://www.ayman-naaman.net/20....." target="_blank">here.

By: What is Social Media › The Ayman and Naaman Show

What is Social Media › The Ayman and Naaman Show — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:37:02 +0000

[...] lured me out with this one, claiming that all media is now “social media”: We’ve reached a tipping point. In my mind the lines between social media and other types of [...]

By: adthinktank. » Blog Archive » Is it time to drop “social” from media?

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:56:43 +0000

[...] It’s clear that the integration of social media tools with conventional media is occuring with lightening speed. Steve Rubell recently spoke to this point on a 2/2/09 post on Micro Persuasion. He makes a good case that all media is social and all social is media. A report from the Bivings Group clearly shows that 58% of Newspapers in the study are using some form of user-generated content on their Websites. Steve also makes the point that social networking sites are being used to distribute news. [...]

By: “All media is social, All social is media” « Practicumpioneers’s Blog

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:05:10 +0000

[...] February 3, 2009 · No Comments While “Twittering,” my eye caught a post by mashable – it said, “All media is social, All social is media” and included a link. The blog, by Steve Rubel, discusses how important bloggers are and how interactive media is rapidly growing in popularity. He says, “…we’ve seen time and again that social networks like Facebook, Friendfeed and Twitter are now essential sources of news and information for millions. This is particularly true around big events and breaking news.” [...]

By: Greg Tavares

Greg Tavares — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:51:00 +0000

How about “Dynamic Media” as a label?

By: Greg Tavares

Greg Tavares — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:51:00 +0000

How about “Dynamic Media” as a label?

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Auf den Punkt gebracht | bluelectric.org — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:14:54 +0000

[...] There is no such thing as “Social Media”. [...]

By: iankennedy

iankennedy — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 08:34:00 +0000

Hi Greg, Great to hear from you! I would agree, broadcast TV is not social at all until it is brought into an environment where "social gestures" such as comments and annotations can be added. Hulu is an attempt to do this but not really because you can’t remix it. The tipping point I was referring to was cnn.com which added Facebook Connect so that you could see a stream of comments not only from the Facebook community but also a filtered view of just your friends on Facebook running alongside the broadcast of the inauguration. The live event was something that you wanted to share and this setup made it natural. Kevin below sums up the emotional experience perfectly. I haven’t lost faith. To the contrary, I think that “social media” is such a washed up term that it really has lost its meaning. Jonathan Strauss below suggests that “participatory media” is a better term which I agree. I just hope we can come up with a better label!

By: Greg Tavares

Greg Tavares — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 06:08:00 +0000

Hey Ian I view the term and the associated technologies as still being valid and distinct from the traditional broadcast media. Social media enables the distribution of person to person communication in a way the traditional broadcast media can never do. I think what broadcast media is doing is merely trying to capture what is perceived as a sweet-spot demographic. IMO what CNN did was not social media. When comments are broadcast on TV it is no social media that is the broadcasting of social media My view of social media has to do with the social groups and people I am connected to. That is why I use social media to connect with groups and filter out the noise. Now when the CNN feed is able to allow me to only see my friends comments that will be a closer new world. I do not feel that the media is trying to be more inclusive I see american idol using text votes as well as call in votes primarily as a tool for measurement. This iReport trend as a way to get free content , a possible scoop on the competition, and to measure the traction on topics. Do not loose the faith. Social media has, is and will continue to connect people in truly meaningful ways.