[ekianjo]

Why do you conflate the internet with social media?

[na85]

Because for a significant portion of the global population, those two terms are synonymous.

[ekianjo]

I think you will have to find a strong source to claim that.

[omeid2]

Because in the context of consumers, that is what internet is, social media and forums (which are social media in my book). Bloggers and other professional reports are a different story.