Comments on: Social media is not media, it’s social

By: Be nice or leave / we are social

Be nice or leave / we are social — Sun, 10 May 2009 20:37:52 +0000

[...] Social media isn’t media, it’s social, and as Faris remarks, people are both emotional and rational: Economics has espoused the myth of homo economicus — a rational being, who makes cost-benefit analyses in every situation and will respond to a monetary incentive with an increased propensity to perform an action. This is nonsense. You can test this: next time someone cooks you a meal, to show your appreciation and encourage this behaviour, leave a tip. [...]

By: The Micro-Sociology of Networks / we are social

The Micro-Sociology of Networks / we are social — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 17:22:47 +0000

[...] from David Armano which revisits some of the core themes we’ve been talking about for a while – social media is about people, to be successful is to be human – and a whole lot more. Over to [...]

By: Benjamin Ellis

Benjamin Ellis — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:07:26 +0000

We're not restricted by Dunbar's number – he never framed it as a limitation, just an observational norm (which is all that evolutionary psychology can really claim on its own), but I give a hearty cheer to it being about the social, rather than the media!

By: Benjamin Ellis

Benjamin Ellis — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:07:26 +0000

By: Mitch

Mitch — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:02:27 +0000

I think this post brings up a lot of great points… However, I believe that a lot of people are forgetting about the term “Social Networking”, networking being the keyword, there needs to be a medium/platform to facilitate interactions and build a “network” of followers/friends (i.e. Twitter).

“Social” is when you join a book club and you participate in a conversation at a coffee shop. =)

By: Ian Harris

Ian Harris — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 01:23:45 +0000

Yes, I do wonder whether the term 'social networking' is really more appropriate.
Media implies some immediate commercial purpose and promotion of one's products. But this medium is, in my humble view, as much about making contacts, learning and developing relationships that might amount to something in due course.
Humans need to connect. That's what this is all about!

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By: Tom Chapman

Tom Chapman — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:51:42 +0000

Hi Robin, I'm with Richard Becker on this one, that when I try to define social media simply put, it is conversation powered by online tools, and these tools are powered by you, me everyone. Agree that we are a long way off from casting off measures such as awareness, consideration et all but influence will always play a part.

By: scott crawford

scott crawford — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:52:51 +0000

Thanks. It really would be a shame to cook this goose by calling it a swan. Or something like that. Point is, we do ourselves and everyone else a disservice when we overcomplicate what is a genuinely radical but ultimately simple bit of liberation. Play. Explore. Express. Connect. Share. Grow. Together. Sure, some will make money off of it. But that's not really the point, is it?! “We are lifted up on two wings: Simplicity and purity. “

By: obiecte sociale | Leonid

obiecte sociale | Leonid — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:46:04 +0000

[...] mediul social nu este mediu, este social. Oamenii schimbă informaţii mai rapid decât oricând. Asta-i faţada. [...]