Comments on: Blogs ARE Social Media

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:34:34 +0000

And before Usenet and BBs there was email. Really, it's just a natural evolution of the technology.

sam — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:57:04 +0000

considers them pre-modern in that they existed before the advent of the modern Web browser.

Heh. I find that amusing and veering toward tautologyland.

James Joyner — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:20:22 +0000

Usenet was "there", as were BBs, long before blogs.

Brian acknowledges that but considers them pre-modern in that they existed before the advent of the modern Web browser.

sam — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:15:50 +0000

He rightly notes that “blogs were the first modern form of social media”

Beg to differ. Usenet was "there", as were BBs, long before blogs.