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WePurrsevere

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25. Social media is more recent term that covers forums like this, chat rooms...

Sat Nov 23, 2019, 09:23 AM

Nov 2019

Facebook and Twitter where people gather online to share info and/or just chit chat.

It may not have been called 'social media' back in the 'wild west' days of early chat rooms and forums in places like Prodigy, Delphi, GEnie, CompuServe and AOL but it was 'social' and using 'media'.

Facebook 'can' serve as a positive and helpful tool if Zuck chose to stop playing partisan bs and insisted on FB being neutral. If he doesn't do so soon his actions will deeply wound, if not kill, FB. IME people like Zuck tend to ignore lessons of the past because they think they're smarter so it won't happen to them but ignoring lessons of the past and thinking you're 'too big to fail' almost guarantees that you will eventually fail.

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Is there a viable alternative to Facebook? Should we start one? [View all] Goodheart Nov 2019 OP

I see no benefit to any "social media". Of course any particular media is no better than the person abqtommy Nov 2019 #1

?? handmade34 Nov 2019 #2

I don't consider DU to be "social media". Do you? abqtommy Nov 2019 #6

A discussion board, sure. Qutzupalotl Nov 2019 #8

It's nearly a 1-way discussion since you don't get notified of replies. NCLefty Nov 2019 #23

? I do. Qutzupalotl Nov 2019 #44

yes handmade34 Nov 2019 #12

Social media is more recent term that covers forums like this, chat rooms... WePurrsevere Nov 2019 #25

Of course it is. RichardRay Nov 2019 #34

Sure it is. cwydro Nov 2019 #49

I was thinking about that. What would we call it? woodsprite Nov 2019 #3

I like it.😊 dewsgirl Nov 2019 #26

Facebook is now far bigger than I ever expected at140 Nov 2019 #4

FB is a social engagement tool also LeftInTX Nov 2019 #21

lunch, writing letters, phone calls? NRaleighLiberal Nov 2019 #5

+1000 milestogo Nov 2019 #7

Yea what did bdamomma Nov 2019 #15

Wikipedia's founder just launched WT Social! MidwestBluez Nov 2019 #9

Welcome to DU! Will check it out later. justhanginon Nov 2019 #16

Thanks! herding cats Nov 2019 #18

Thank you and welcome. Great first post! TheBlackAdder Nov 2019 #24

$13 a month? For some people that's simply not do-able... WePurrsevere Nov 2019 #29

Where do you see it is $13 a month? edhopper Nov 2019 #33

Oops.. Sorry I forgot to include a link. I looked for a source... WePurrsevere Nov 2019 #36

That article seems to be mistaken edhopper Nov 2019 #39

It's possible they are but ZDnet is normally very good so... WePurrsevere Nov 2019 #41

The whole concept of Wiki edhopper Nov 2019 #42

I went thru the registration Duppers Nov 2019 #46

That is to skip the waitlist that they currently have for it. MidwestBluez Nov 2019 #37

Oh? That's not what Znet said in my previous link. If you have proof WePurrsevere Nov 2019 #38

Bookmarked. thank you! Kurt V. Nov 2019 #31

I wish someone would please start a new site like facebook Bev54 Nov 2019 #10

Here is a pretty good list XRubicon Nov 2019 #11

Let's bring MySpace back! Polybius Nov 2019 #13

If you really think it through, facebook is ripe to be undercut XRubicon Nov 2019 #14

all it would take bdamomma Nov 2019 #17

Fact is, the rise of FB coincided with the demise of DU GusBob Nov 2019 #19

Myspace could really rebound by playing off the privacy stuff nini Nov 2019 #20

Too many Democrats are on Facebook LeftInTX Nov 2019 #22

Everyone I know, uses FB. Most of them, strictly only dewsgirl Nov 2019 #28

I have never used Facebook and don't ever plan to. blueinredohio Nov 2019 #43

Facebook practices mind control Johnny2X2X Nov 2019 #27

Don't be absurd. Jirel Nov 2019 #30

Nah.... I wouldn't go that far. Goodheart Nov 2019 #32

Never joined FB. Live in a foreign country. LakeArenal Nov 2019 #35

I've been promoting this idea for a decade...lol OneGrassRoot Nov 2019 #40

There is something called MeWe LeftInTX Nov 2019 #47

Yes, I'm familiar with MeWe... OneGrassRoot Nov 2019 #50

you're soaking in it. DU rocks. n/t librechik Nov 2019 #45

I haven't checked out this site yet HAB911 Nov 2019 #48

Try counter.social sazemisery Nov 2019 #51