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It’s social media vs social networks. Facebook, SnapChat and Instagram are social networks. YouTube, TikTok, and Reddit are social media.
by nostromo 4y ago
It’s social media vs social networks.
Facebook, SnapChat and Instagram are social networks.
YouTube, TikTok, and Reddit are social media.
- dolmen 4y agoI see Instagram as social media, not social network. I have no IRL links to any of the accounts I'm following on Insta. I'm interested only in seing beautiful pictures (and not awful "reels").
- Ekaros 4y agoIsn't Instagram also social media? Or why do I keep hearing influencers being there? Isn't that one of the features of social media?
- zoover2020 4y agoPotato vs. Potato
- MiguelX413 4y agoInstagram can be used without seeing any influencers, it allows you to stick to the content your interested in. In my case, I'm able to just see Evangelion memes from accounts I follow and the occasional ad.
- kbenson 4y agoThat's just the "following" section of TikTok, which only shows content of those you follow.
- user_named 4y agoTiktok is not social media at all. It's an entertainment platform.
- culturestate 4y ago> Tiktok is not social media at all. It's an entertainment platform. Plenty of social interaction happens in TikTok comments and DMs. If Instagram is social media, so is TikTok.
- koonsolo 4y agoOne of best features of TikTok is how easy it is to create your own content. You don't even have to think about it: just duplicate what another video is doing with exactly the same moves and exactly the same music. In that sense, it's definitely social media, since almost everyone on that platform is also a creator.
- rchaud 4y agoI think it's worth re-evaluating the use of the word 'creator' if people are uploading a video that's 90% copy/paste of something else. At best its grist for the content mill. Cheap animal feed to fatten the livestock and attract the eye of advertisers.