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They're not centralized in the way Facebook is, since your mailing lists may come from a wide variety of sources running separate servers & software. Also: mes
by jasonhansel 7y ago
They're not centralized in the way Facebook is, since your mailing lists may come from a wide variety of sources running separate servers & software.
Also: messaging is actually a very important part of social media companies' strategy (e.g. Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, etc.).
- viraptor 7y agoMessaging is an important part and most social networks contain messaging. But messaging on its own is not a social network. (no contact discovery, subscription to events, persistent connection with other users)
- jasonhansel 7y agoYes! Which is why we need other decentralized social networks that can follow email's route to success.