# Is SDMB an SMS site? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 30, 2023, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sdmb-an-sms-site/979048 "2023-01-30T11:53:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 15
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sdmb-an-sms-site/979048/15 "2023-01-30T15:10:29Z")
> [@AHunter3](#): > > I thought SMS stood for short messaging service, i.e. the texting capability of a cell phone. > > Was sitting here trying to figure out what would make a site an SMS site. Yes, this exactly. If “SMS” is being used now to stand for “social media site,” that’s hella confusing. As for whether the SDMB is social media: > [@Do you consider the SDMB to be "social media?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-the-sdmb-to-be-social-media/849036): > > I was having a discussion with a coworker today about how widespread social media is (meaning FaceBook, Twitter, InstaGram, etc.), especially to the Millennials. My co-worker is an older Generation X-er, and I, as I understand it, fall into the [Generation Catalano](https://slate.com/human-interest/2011/10/generation-catalano-the-generation-stuck-between-gen-x-and-the-millennials.html) crowd. It’s kinda neither here nor there, but I add it for framing. But just a li’l while ago, I got back home, and on reflection, thought I would ask the Teeming Millions: Do you consider the Straight Dope Message Board as “social … --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sdmb-an-sms-site/979048)._