Social Media in Plain English

Common Craft Explainer Videos · 1.3M views · 2008 · 3:44

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Why the open web links it

Explains the impact of social media through a metaphorical town story, highlighting democratization and user-generated content.

Linked by 43 independent sites, 5 of them widely read in the 2026-10 crawl of the open web, including ubc.ca, intensedebate.com, aweber.com, edutopia.org, pressbooks.pub.