Be nice or leave: a guide to being social when all media is social
Faris Yakob
Let's start with the problem of naming. Last year, it was web 2.0. Before that, consumer-generated content. Now it is social media. This is problematic.
Media is inherently social – not just in the obvious sense that it is a conduit for ideas between people, but also because media products have a tendency to function as solidarity goods. This is a class of economic goods that become more valuable the more they are consumed.
When we hear the word 'media', it has a diminished...