October 18: Social Platforms Really Aren't Media, Are They? (LinkedIn)
October 18, 2014
Like many my age, I struggle to comprehend the popularity of social media. Having studied and worked in and around the media for forty years, it also seems blasphemous to consider these social platforms as media vehicles.
The world of social media seems incredibly overhyped and it’s unfortunate that the popular press initially dubbed Facebook and Twitter as media. In my view, they are...