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"[@AaronMk":](/1774656#comment_7281778
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> Well arguably by posting on Derpibooru you are using what can be technically considered a Social Media platform. So, let’s take a look at the dictionary definition:
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I think we can all agree that the given definition for a social media site is grossly vague and overreaching in respect to the fact that it means that any site in which users can post content is technically definable as a social media site by that definition. If you don't agree with that statment then we'll just have to agree to disagree, because personally I refuse to define 90% of the sites on the internet as social media.
Personally I would say that derpibooru is primarily an image hosting site and secondarily an online forum. By my definitions the closest site I use to social media would be FiMfiction.net, because of the blog feature, but even then the primary purpose of the site is clearly for content hosting first and foremost. Now, that said, whether or not Tumblr is social media by these definitions is kind of hard to say because it's also primarily used content sharing. However personally I define it as social media as due to how the site is designed and constructed it perfectly lends itself to that.
If I had to give a general criteria as to what I would define as a social media site I would say that it would be like this
A) The site must allow individual users to be able to generate unique user profiles
B) The site must allow individual users to post and upload content though their user profile but only though an established profile. (Sites that allow anonymous posting still count provided that there is a requirement to log in to post)
C) The site must allow individual users to follow other individual user's profiles directly
D) The site has mechanisms built into the site that allow individual users to share content that has been uploaded to the site to their following
These are rather rough, but as you can see derpibooru only fully fulfills A) and by these definitions doesn't qualify as a social media site as far as I'm concerned. Meanwhile it covers pretty much every modern site that is commonly defined as social media that I am aware of.
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> Well arguably by posting on Derpibooru you are using what can be technically considered a Social Media platform. So, let’s take a look at the dictionary definition:
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I think we can all agree that the given definition for a social media site is grossly vague and overreaching in respect to the fact that it means that any site in which users can post content is technically definable as a social media site by that definition. If you don't agree with that statment then we'll just have to agree to disagree, because personally I refuse to define 90% of the sites on the internet as social media.
Personally I would say that derpibooru is primarily an image hosting site and secondarily an online forum. By my definitions the closest site I use to social media would be FiMfiction.net, because of the blog feature, but even then the primary purpose of the site is clearly for content hosting first and foremost. Now, that said, whether or not Tumblr is social media by these definitions is kind of hard to say because it's also primarily used content sharing. However personally I define it as social media as due to how the site is designed and constructed it perfectly lends itself to that.
If I had to give a general criteria as to what I would define as a social media site I would say that it would be like this
A) The site must allow individual users to be able to generate unique user profiles
B) The site must allow individual users to post and upload content though their user profile but only though an established profile. (Sites that allow anonymous posting still count provided that there is a requirement to log in to post)
C) The site must allow individual users to follow other individual user's profiles directly
D) The site has mechanisms built into the site that allow individual users to share content that has been uploaded to the site to their following
These are rather rough, but as you can see derpibooru only fully fulfills A) and by these definitions doesn't qualify as a social media site as far as I'm concerned. Meanwhile it covers pretty much every modern site that is commonly defined as social media that I am aware of.