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What Is Social Media?

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Social media refers to internet and mobile-based tools that allow people to share information, photos, videos, and audio. This sharing and interaction between people helps form shared meanings and perspectives within communities. There are five key characteristics of social media: participation, openness, conversation, community, and connectedness. Social media conversations occur on sites like Facebook, blogs, podcasts and wikis and can take place between customers, employees, investors, and others. These conversations are not organized or controlled and can provide insight into markets by listening to different perspectives.

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By Alex Lowe
Which is also a social media site! : Social media are primarily Internet- and mobile-based tools for sharing and discussing information among human beings. The term most often refers to activities that integrate technology, telecommunications and social interaction, and the construction of words, pictures, videos and audio. This interaction, and the manner in which information is presented, depends on the varied perspectives and "building" of shared meaning among communities, as people share their stories and experiences.
Social media is a group of new kinds on online media and has 5 different characteristics: Participation – contributions & feedback Openness – encouraging voting, comments & sharing of information Conversation – not ‘broadcasts’ but a two-way conversation between creator & audience Community – quick growth & effective communication with the sharing of common interests Connectedness – the use of links to other sites, resources & people
 
Social media is a conversation powered by social networking sites such as facebook, blogs, podcasts & wikis... ...These conversations can be between customers, employees, investors... ANYBODY! ...They are not organised or controlled... ...They can be vibrant, fun, compelling & full of insight... ...Social media is a brand new way of understanding markets by listening to each other... Its not just a messaging channel.
Upload PowerPoint presentations to share publicly to millions of global viewers Find thousands of presentations on almost anything Sync audio with your slides for musical presentations Create & grow your network by finding friends or making professional contacts Join groups about certain topics or create your own collection of presentations Check out presentations from events you’ve missed or create your own event Participate & vote in contests Add slideshows to blogs or websites Share on social network sites, blogs & bookmarking sites... ...And its all FREE!!!
 
Social networking sites such as:
Online journals
Allows people to add or edit content... ...Such as...
Audio & visual files
Areas for online discussions around specific topics
Organise and share content in such websites as: &
Social networking & bite-sized blogging – updates are distributed online & through mobile technology
On the internet there are: Over 110 million blogs! Over 100 million videos! Over 123 million users on the social networking site Facebook alone! WOW!
 

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What Is Social Media?

  • 2. Which is also a social media site! : Social media are primarily Internet- and mobile-based tools for sharing and discussing information among human beings. The term most often refers to activities that integrate technology, telecommunications and social interaction, and the construction of words, pictures, videos and audio. This interaction, and the manner in which information is presented, depends on the varied perspectives and "building" of shared meaning among communities, as people share their stories and experiences.
  • 3. Social media is a group of new kinds on online media and has 5 different characteristics: Participation – contributions & feedback Openness – encouraging voting, comments & sharing of information Conversation – not ‘broadcasts’ but a two-way conversation between creator & audience Community – quick growth & effective communication with the sharing of common interests Connectedness – the use of links to other sites, resources & people
  • 4.  
  • 5. Social media is a conversation powered by social networking sites such as facebook, blogs, podcasts & wikis... ...These conversations can be between customers, employees, investors... ANYBODY! ...They are not organised or controlled... ...They can be vibrant, fun, compelling & full of insight... ...Social media is a brand new way of understanding markets by listening to each other... Its not just a messaging channel.
  • 6. Upload PowerPoint presentations to share publicly to millions of global viewers Find thousands of presentations on almost anything Sync audio with your slides for musical presentations Create & grow your network by finding friends or making professional contacts Join groups about certain topics or create your own collection of presentations Check out presentations from events you’ve missed or create your own event Participate & vote in contests Add slideshows to blogs or websites Share on social network sites, blogs & bookmarking sites... ...And its all FREE!!!
  • 7.  
  • 10. Allows people to add or edit content... ...Such as...
  • 11. Audio & visual files
  • 12. Areas for online discussions around specific topics
  • 13. Organise and share content in such websites as: &
  • 14. Social networking & bite-sized blogging – updates are distributed online & through mobile technology
  • 15. On the internet there are: Over 110 million blogs! Over 100 million videos! Over 123 million users on the social networking site Facebook alone! WOW!
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