@j12t Social web: online social communities where people...

@j12t Social web: online social communities where people connect with each other primarily for the purpose of social interaction.

I think it encompasses every place that humans congregate online for the social interaction: social media platforms, forums, email discussion lists, comment sections of popular blogs, and so forth. If you’re using the web to connect with others to participate in social activities, you’re using the social web.

Like 27 October at 23:59 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mastodon.social

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Johannes Ernst

@rscottjones So in your definition, Zoom is part of the social web? (I'm not necessarily disagreeing, just trying to clarify.)

What about following bots where there is neither a community nor a social interaction with another human?

28 October at 0:07 | Open on j12t.social

Scott VOTED and you should too

@j12t I think Zoom can be; I solely use it for virtual happy hours with friends. I wouldn’t consider a business meeting to be a social web activity tho, even if its using the same app.

If you *only* followed/interacted with bots, then that’s not a social web activity—that’s just content consumption.

I think personal blogging counts, even if there’s no direct commenting on the blog. The intent is social.

I vehemently disagree with the idea that “social web” equals only ActivityPub.

28 October at 0:24 | Open on mastodon.social