The work of running a small social media platform is primarily social, rather than technical.
Unlike big platforms, which are largely differentiated by technical affordances and whose work mostly involves building and maintaining technical infrastructure, small platforms are largely differentiated by social factors and most of their work involves building and maintaining social infrastructure.
#OnlineCommunities #socialmedia
https://idpi-umass.beehiiv.com/p/8020-rule-small-social-media
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