In this episode we speak with Tom Standage, the Deputy Editor of the Economist, and author of the new book, Writing on the Wall: Social Media, the First 2000 Years.
The History of “Social Media” Over the Last 2000 Years
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This commentator on social media is taking a particularly Eurocentric view of what constitutes “social media”. Even if we use his definition, societies with complex usage of oral histories and communications such as the Djali/Griots of Mali or the talking drummers of many West African societies would constitute an advanced manifestation of “social media” (by his definition) that would predate the greco-roman examples that he gave. Yet, we don’t hear him citing the examples most obviously found in ancient African cultures.