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The Age of Social Media Is Ending
But connection as a primary purpose has declined. Think of the change like this: In the social-networking era, the connections were essential, driving both content creation and consumption. But the social-media era seeks the thinnest, most soluble connections possible, just enough to allow the content to flow.
Ian Bogost • The Age of Social Media Is Ending
What is perhaps most notable about many of these social media companies is that they are in fact, no longer social.
Laura Chau • Social Media: A Game of Status
Facebook, Twitter and Instagram all started life as revolutionary networks that brought existing real-world relationships online. Today, they are aging utilities, powering an outdated version of the social internet.
Arjun Sethi • The Hive is the New Network
Social networks became “social media,” which, at first, meant receiving content from people you chose to hear from. But in the quest to maximize engagement, the timeline of friends and people you picked to follow turned into a free-for-all battle for attention. And it turns out, for most people, your friends aren’t as entertaining as (god forbid) i... See more
Ev Williams • Making “Social” Social Again
The Kids are Alright: An Interview with Eugene Wei and Julie Young (Gift Culture, Part 4)
Eugene Weidanco.substack.com