[lbo-talk] The role of social media in the Egyptian uprising

[martin schiller]

On Feb 10, 2011, at 1:30 PM, Michael Pollak wrote:


> On Thu, 10 Feb 2011, Dennis Claxton wrote:
> 
>> Pamphlets, brochures, radio broadcasts, movies, etc. aren't social media?
> 
> Exactly what I was thinking.  Isn't "social media" redundant?

I think that 'social' refers to the participatory nature of certain 'media', unlike most media Dennis mentioned. 

martin