Which Social Media Platforms Do You Use?

[Bohandas]

What exactly makes Youtube "social"? Other than the fact that the people making the content are only a little bit big business how is it different from streaming or TV on-demand?

 

[Tonguez]

What exactly makes Youtube "social"? Other than the fact that the people making the content are only a little bit big business how is it different from streaming or TV on-demand?

Direct Creator–Audience feedback loop, low barriers to participation, community building functions, including livestreaming chats, community algorithms and creator collaboration tools

 

[Thomas Shey]

Direct Creator–Audience feedback loop, low barriers to participation, community building functions, including livestreaming chats, community algorithms and creator collaboration tools

Yeah, it varies of course, but I've absolutely been interactive with more than one YouTuber over the years, some of them for extended periods, especially some musicians and Let's Players.

 

[Ryujin]

Yeah, it varies of course, but I've absolutely been interactive with more than one YouTuber over the years, some of them for extended periods, especially some musicians and Let's Players.

Replying to a vodcast, on Youtube, was how I initially started making friends with various creatives in the Pacific Northwest. Now I'm out there visiting them, every year or two. I'd call that pretty social.

 

[Belen]

None.

I do not consider ENWorld to be social media.

 

[Tonguez]

None.

I do not consider ENWorld to be social media.

Enworld is social media, we're socialising now on the internet

 

[Meech17]

None.

I do not consider ENWorld to be social media.

I can understand the desire to differentiate places like ENWorld from other social medias.

I think when most people think of "Social Media" they think of the big, algorithm driven platforms like FaceBook, X, Instagram, or similar. Platforms that exist for the sole purpose of harvesting our data, maximizing our usage time, and selling ads.

We kind of compartmentalize the more "wholesome" sites like this one, where it's community forward, and the ads are more tertiary.

At the base level though, all of the above listed sites are platforms that aggregate content for people to create, share, discuss, and consume content with other people.

ENWorld is most definitely social media.

 

[Belen]

Enworld is social media, we're socialising now on the internet

I do not consider forums to be social media. It is a different animal than places like X, TikTok, FB, etc.

Social media tends to be focused on potentially narcissistic ‘look at me’ activity rather than actual interaction.

Boards like ENWorld tend to be actual discussion and interaction.

 

[Tonguez]

I can understand the desire to differentiate places like ENWorld from other social medias.

I think when most people think of "Social Media" they think of the big, algorithm driven platforms like FaceBook, X, Instagram, or similar. Platforms that exist for the sole purpose of harvesting our data, maximizing our usage time, and selling ads.

We kind of compartmentalize the more "wholesome" sites like this one, where it's community forward, and the ads are more tertiary.

At the base level though, all of the above listed sites are platforms that aggregate content for people to create, share, discuss, and consume content with other people.

ENWorld is most definitely social media.

you mean Morrus isnt harvesting our data and selling it to all the high rollers in the indie games market?

 

[Gradine]

I do not consider forums to be social media. It is a different animal than places like X, TikTok, FB, etc.

Social media tends to be focused on potentially narcissistic ‘look at me’ activity rather than actual interaction.

Boards like ENWorld tend to be actual discussion and interaction.

It's hard to tell if you're underrating other social media sites or overrating forums...