I sort of pride myself on my limited use of social media. I made up a certificate and proudly magnetized it to my desk….
LA hereby decrees that she keeps her social media usage to less than an hour a week
Huzzah
However…
I blog every day.
So the question is:
Is WordPress social media?
I obviously don’t thing it is. I think of WordPress as being more informational. We go to WordPress to hear people’s stories, listen to their issues, learn about things we did not know.
But am I….what’s that word that I don’t like to use when talking about myself….hmmm…oh yeah…
Am I wrong?
Could I be mistaken about something?
So simply…
Is WordPress social media?
Yes or no?
Why or why not?
Discuss:
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Actively engaged with other people is what makes the social part. The fact that your reader can comment/like is not doable with a hard copy of a book. It’s interaction that is the foundation of any social activity. The way every platform evolves is just a mirror of human behaviour.
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Yes wordpress is a social media platform as we get to socialize with ppls reads poetry and so much more but it’s a positive social media platform as there’s always no room for negativity I just love word press🤩🤩
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Getting to know more people around the world through a platform definitely comes under social media .
But WORDPRESS is really not that negative and competitive . It’s very warming and very welcoming.
You will see less of the people here who will make fake accounts to just stalk others or to comment negative/bad about others.
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Totally agree!
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Yes WordPress too comes under social media as it’s an interactive platform that connects with different people across different geographies.
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I feel that WordPress has a duality. It is, in a sense, another for of social media, as we post our literary adventures and seek responses from the community and follow those who seem to have similar writing interests, but at the same time, it is different from sites like Instagram or Twitter because it is more informative and opinionated and a place for discussions and intellectual conversations.
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I don’t consider WP social media because it is friendlier. It is more reading stories and experiences and having conversations with like minded (usually) individuals.
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WordPress and blogging is definitely social media. I’ve made a few posts on how we can use blogging as a social network. However, it’s very different to Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. It allows us to connect in a very different way, but I feel that it allows us to connect on a better, more personal level.
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I think it’s a step above, because many of the writings are more thought out. But yeah…social media
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Oh yeah, it’s a more purposeful form of social media. Blogging is the og and best form of it in my opinion.
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Agreed!
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It’s a form of social media cause you’re creating content and delivering a message
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Good point!
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I think if we have the ability to interact with others, it counts as social media. Although admittedly I do find myself looking at more informational posts on WordPress than, say, Reddit it Instagram 😬
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That’s just it…I think of it as more informational, but yeah…we do interact with one another, so….
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It may be a social media because we receive notifications like any other social media apps. We can limit our time spent on the platform by actually writing blogs offline.
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Good point!
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Yes, it is a social media too. It is a platform to connect with people. But I guess, WordPress has a lot of substance rather than what you see on facebook, twitter, and the like. 😅
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Agreed
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Just started exploring wordpress a little more now, so it better be 😜
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😉
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Yes, because that’s how I find people I think I could socialize with i.e. like. Only other social media I indulge in is Facebook. The main reason I do that is to find out what people I used to socialize with (most of whom no longer fall in that category) are up to.
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i believe that wordpress CAN be social media if it’s like distracting you but other than that it’s a pretty productive platform!
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I read your post a few days ago. And I’m still trying to figure out if it is or isn’t. I’m just having fun whatever it is!!!!
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It is social media. There is a possibility tho that it is a more authentic social media. I’m actually new to this so I don’t know who runs the app. But if the content here is free speech and without agenda it is a more free thinking platform of expression
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Good points!
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Yes, and no. I mean, it is online, which has that social media feel, but it also is like having conversations with your friends. So, in that sense, no. Let’s focus on no. 🙂
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I’ll go with that
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🙂
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For me it’s a form of social media. 🙂
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I’ve admitted it is…😆
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Anyplace where you can interact with someone can be termed so…It’s basic human nature to be heard.
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