Isn't Instagram also social media? Or why do I keep hearing influencers being there? Isn't that one of the features of social media?
Re:The “je ne sais quoi” of TikTok
by zoover2020 on Friday November 18, 2022 @03:23AM
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Potato vs. Potato
Re:The “je ne sais quoi” of TikTok
by MiguelX413 on Friday November 18, 2022 @04:48AM
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Instagram can be used without seeing any influencers, it allows you to stick to the content your interested in.
In my case, I'm able to just see Evangelion memes from accounts I follow and the occasional ad.
That's just the "following" section of TikTok, which only shows content of those you follow.
Re:The “je ne sais quoi” of TikTok
by user_named on Friday November 18, 2022 @03:37AM
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Tiktok is not social media at all. It's an entertainment platform.
Re:The “je ne sais quoi” of TikTok
by culturestate on Friday November 18, 2022 @03:39AM
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> Tiktok is not social media at all. It's an entertainment platform.
Plenty of social interaction happens in TikTok comments and DMs. If Instagram is social media, so is TikTok.
One of best features of TikTok is how easy it is to create your own content. You don't even have to think about it: just duplicate what another video is doing with exactly the same moves and exactly the same music. In that sense, it's definitely social media, since almost everyone on that platform is also a creator.
I think it's worth re-evaluating the use of the word 'creator' if people are uploading a video that's 90% copy/paste of something else.
At best its grist for the content mill. Cheap animal feed to fatten the livestock and attract the eye of advertisers.
I see Instagram as social media, not social network.
I have no IRL links to any of the accounts I'm following on Insta. I'm interested only in seing beautiful pictures (and not awful "reels").
Facebook, SnapChat and Instagram are social networks.
YouTube, TikTok, and Reddit are social media.