Re: But is UseNet "Social Media"??

On 1/02/2026 8:38 pm, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
> On 2/1/2026 4:21 PM, Daniel70 wrote:
>>
>> Whilst I doubt there were many under-16's using UseNet, I have heard
>> some suggest that it is a "Social Media".
>>
>> Facebook ... Sure!
>> X ... Sure!
>> Instagram .... Sure!
>> Youtube .... Some would suggest it is "Social Media", too.
>>
>> ... and there are probably others I can't think of or have Never heard 
>> of.
>>
>> But is UseNet "Social Media"??
> 
> Usenet is "fully duplex", so it's social media because you can 
> communicate with each others. :)

Yeap, aware of that .... I just guessed that as UseNet was around for 
sooooo long before the others came into being, I just never associated 
UseNet with "Social Media".

> The same goes to Fidonet BBS.
> 
Never got into BBS's so couldn't possibly comment.
-- 
Daniel70