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Reddit and HN are also social media…

• MattPalmer1086 4y ago
  I don't know about that. Is any web site that has user comments social media now? That seems an overly broad definition. HN isn't particularly social as far as I can see. I don't have a network of friends. It doesn't facilitate personal connections or groups.
  • aworks 4y ago
    As a quick check, here's the first definition from a google search of social media: "websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking." I was surprised by the "or". https://www.google.com/search?q=define%3Asocial+media&oq=define%3Asocial+media&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i58.2752j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 https://www.google.com/search?q=define%3Asocial+media&oq=def...
    • chris_wot 4y ago
      Your definition of social networking uses itself. That’s not a great definition…
• nytesky 4y ago
  Were 90s newsgroups and BBS social media?
  • dymk 4y ago
    Yes
    • chris_wot 4y ago
      No, they were before social media was a thing. Social media has an implicit social network behind it and profiles where you can post information, not necessarily in a forum. HN has none of these features. Neither do BBS message boards.