Re: But is UseNet "Social Media"??

Mr. Man-wai Chang <[email protected]> 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. :)
> 
> The same goes to Fidonet BBS.

  The History section of Wikipedia's 'Social media' page starts with
the PLATO system and later says

"Usenet, conceived by Tom Truscott and Jim Ellis in 1979 at the
 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University, was
 the first open social media app, established in 1980."

  So I guess that settles it once and for all! :-)

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media#History>