Social media is a term that we hear almost all the time on the news, internet, school, work, T.V, media, magazines, newspapers etc. but what actually is it?
Social media can be defined as any website or application that allows people to communicate and share content via the internet. Although that is what social media typically is, it so much more. Social media offers the world so much and has become a part of most people's daily lives. So much so that the first thing some people do when they wake up in the morning is check their Facebook, Instagram or twitter feed.
Social media can be social bookmarking, social news, social networking, social video and photo sharing or wikis. Here is what these terms mean...
Social Bookmarking - (blinklist, simpy)
Interacting through tagged websites and sharing those with others.
Social News - (Reddit, Herald Sun, The Age)
Interacting by via articles.
Social Networking - ( Facebook, Instagram, Twitter)
Interacting by adding friends, sharing content, commenting, posting, joining groups etc.
Social Photo And Video Sharing - (Youtube, flickr)
Interacting by sharing photos or videos and commenting.
Wikis - (Wikipedia, Wikia)
Interacting by creating articles and editing existing ones.
Social media can be defined as any website or application that allows people to communicate and share content via the internet. Although that is what social media typically is, it so much more. Social media offers the world so much and has become a part of most people's daily lives. So much so that the first thing some people do when they wake up in the morning is check their Facebook, Instagram or twitter feed.
Social media can be social bookmarking, social news, social networking, social video and photo sharing or wikis. Here is what these terms mean...
Social Bookmarking - (blinklist, simpy)
Interacting through tagged websites and sharing those with others.
Social News - (Reddit, Herald Sun, The Age)
Interacting by via articles.
Social Networking - ( Facebook, Instagram, Twitter)
Interacting by adding friends, sharing content, commenting, posting, joining groups etc.
Social Photo And Video Sharing - (Youtube, flickr)
Interacting by sharing photos or videos and commenting.
Wikis - (Wikipedia, Wikia)
Interacting by creating articles and editing existing ones.