CIS103 - Introduction to Social Media

I recently had a good dialog around why e-mail isn’t social media and what sets social media apart from other media.

Internet mailing lists came into use as early as the 1970s, when Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) users began to send e-mail messages to large groups of subscribers.

E-mail list managers allow for the creation and managing of e-mail lists. These lists provide a specialized communal space for social interaction, where the subscribers can share information and exchange ideas, thoughts, and opinions about specific topics. The most well-known of these, LISTSERV, is a branded software program.

A listserv is an electronic mailing list, through which NSTA members can communicate with other members via e-mail.