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TikTok wants to turn millions of Americans into paid shopping influencers. (restofworld.org)

submitted 3 weeks ago by TheOne@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Arkouda@lemmy.ca -2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Because message boards have existed both in physical and online for a god damn millenia before fucking facebook and myspace were a whisper in the balls of the creator’s fathers. I have no fucking idea who any of you clown shoes are and I don’t fucking care either.

Children playing show and tell is more social media than online message boards.

Cool story.

Social Media, noun, forms of electronic communication (such as websites for social networking and microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content (such as videos)

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20media

Social Media, Noun, websites and computer programs that allow people to communicate and share information, opinions, pictures, videos, etc. on the internet, especially social networking websites:

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/social-media

Have a good day.

[–] aniki@lemmings.world 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

And? I can post definitions too! Dictionaries are not that difficult to use.

message board noun

1: a board or sign on which messages or notices are displayed

an electronic message board

2: a public electronic forum that allows users to post or read messages or to post or download files and that is accessed by computer over a network (such as the Internet)

https://www.oed.com/dictionary/message-board_n?tl=true

First known to be used in the 1700s.

[–] Arkouda@lemmy.ca -2 points 3 weeks ago

And? I can post definitions too! Dictionaries are not that difficult to use.

message board noun 1: a board or sign on which messages or notices are displayed an electronic message board 2: a public electronic forum that allows users to post or read messages or to post or download files and that is accessed by computer over a network (such as the Internet)

True, you can post definitions and demonstrate that dictionaries are very easy to use.

Try reading and understanding those definitions next.

When you are all caught up I won't be here to finish whatever it is you are trying for here.