But that's the point of the manifesto. There are conversations taking place across multiple networks, and each are vying for our attention, which increasingly thins with every new network, app, and tool that's introduced.
We engage and continually participate. There has been a fundamental shift in our culture and it has created a new landscape of influencers and an entirely new ecosystem for supporting the socialization of information – thus facilitating new conversations that can start locally, but have a global impact.
It is an evolving phenomenon that has captivated some, intrigued others, and is feared and underestimated by many. But if you're new to this discussion, where do you go to learn about the basis for Social Media or simply its definition? The current "go to" reference is Wikipedia, and as I mentioned in previous posts, it is misleading, incomplete, and uninformative.
There are many of us who have spent the last year defining and defending Social Media as a legitimate classification for new media as well as documenting the tools that facilitate the socialization of content, including Stowe BoydScobleRosen,HeuerOwyang,IsraelDefrenOberkirchSaadBowlesRichmondLasicaBhargavaPepperNarain. However, we always seem to run around in circles defining it and re-defining it, over and over again.
stated WikipediaThe time is now to define social media and I would like to invite those part of the bigger conversation to contribute to the common collective.
Social media describes the onlineblogsmessage boardspodcastswikisvlogsWikipediaMySpaceGather.comYouTubeSecond LifeDiggFlickrMiniclipI took the current description and offered some suggestions based on my beliefs as well as points from other thought leaders. I tried to keep it simple as not to overwhelm, but embrace those read it.
onlineblogsmessage boardspodcastswikisvlogs
WikipediaMySpaceYouTubeSecond LifeDiggFlickr2 - Social Media is the democratization of content and the understanding of the role people play in the process of not only reading and disseminating information, but also how they share and create content for others to participate. It is the shift from a broadcast mechanism to a many-to-many model, rooted in a conversational format between authors and people.
Additional Resources:
on Social Media and why it is a legitimate category
about Social Media
Chris Heuer on the importanceStowe Boyd and Greg Narain on social terminology
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