DEFINITION :
Social-Media is
the collective of online communications channels dedicated to community-based
input, interaction, content-sharing and collaboration. Websites and
applications dedicated to forums, micro-blogging, social networking,
social bookmarking, social curation & wikis are among the different
types of social media.
Ø Facebook:
Facebook is a popular free social networking website that allows registered users to create profiles, upload photos, and
video, send messages and keep in touch with friends, family, and colleagues. (By Wikipedia)
Ø Twitter:
Twitter is a free micro-blogging service that
allows registered members to broadcast short posts called tweets. Twitter
members can broadcast tweets and follow other users' tweets by using multiple
platforms and devices. (By Wikipedia)
Ø Google+:
(Pronounced Google plus) was Google's social networking project, designed
to replicate the way people interact offline more closely than is the case in
other social networking services. This website is no longer offered to new
users and plans to shut down remaining accounts in 2019. (By- TechTarget)
Ø Wikipedia:
Wikipedia is a free, open content online
encyclopedia created through the collaborative effort of a community of users
known as Wikipedia. Anyone registered on the site can create an article for
publication; however, registration is not required to edit articles. Wikipedia
was founded in January of 2001. (By- TechTarget)
Ø LinkedIn:
LinkedIn is a social networking site
designed specifically for the business community. The goal of the site is to
allow registered members to establish and document networks of people they know
and trust professionally. (By LinkedIn)
Ø Reddit:
Reddit is a social news website and forum
where stories are socially curated and promoted by site members. The site is
composed of hundreds of sub-communities, known as "subreddits."
Each subreddit has a specific topic such as technology, politics or music.
Reddit site members, also known as, "Redditors," submit
content which is then voted upon by other members. The goal is to send
well-regarded stories to the top of the site's main thread page. (By-LifeHack)
Ø Pinterest:
It is an Idea sharing social media platform where anybody can share their idea via infographic content and powerpoint. Pinterest is a social curation website for
sharing and categorizing images found online. Pinterest requires brief
descriptions but the main focus of the site is visual. Clicking on an image
will take you to the original source. For example, clicking on a picture of a
pair of shoes might redirect users to a purchasing site and an image of
blueberry pancakes might redirect to the recipe.
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