On Feb 11, 2011, at 3:03 PM, Wojtek S wrote:
> Re: "I think that 'social' refers to the participatory nature of certain
> 'media'"
>
> [WS:] Participatory?
>
Social might not be the right word. Dennis tried to describe it by referring to the interactive quality, but I think that misses the degree of liberation provided by absence of moderation in 'so-called' social media, LBO included. There seems to be a sense of equality among 'participants'.
> Pushing it
> even further, internet based media would be even more anti-social, because
> human interaction is minimal - the only interaction is between internet
> characters, most of whom will never meet in person
So it's something different.
> We think we interact with people but this is not how we would
> interact with actual persons in face to face situations. And the meaning of
> what we say or receive is seldom collectively negotiated - in most cases a
> person have hardly time to think in some depth about a "tweet" let alone
> discuss it with others.
Perhaps that all is part of what Joanna was saying needed 'understanding'.
martin