﻿ Is it social media, or just media? | The Blogging Nurseryman
by Trey Pitsenberger  Is it social media, or just media?  If
it’s on Facebook, Twitter, or Google +, is it social media? When
companies, and individuals you don’t know inundate your time
line or feed with stuff you really don’t want to hear is it
social media? I had been wondering what has happened to social
media now that we get “paid Tweets” or “paid Facebook” posts. Is
this also social media?  Here is a definition of social media I
can get behind. “Media for which the consumer’s relationship
with the creator is relevant for understanding or value.”  So
what do we call those paid posts? “If you don’t know the people,
or don’t care, it’s probably not social media. It’s just media.
It doesn’t matter if it’s created by an individual or a
corporation.”  “What’s more, when companies use social
media…well, they’re not. They may be using platforms that are
primarily used for social media (like Facebook) or platforms
that are used for social media, amon