A simple guide to what social media is and what social media isn't.

1. What social Media “Is” and What social media “Isn’t”

3. What Social Media “Is”

4. Conversations People having conversations online is Social Media

5. Communities People having conversations connect with each other across various platforms

6. Contribution People in communities help others and add value by sharing their knowledge

7. Collaboration People in communities collaborate with each other to achieve common goals

8. What Social Media “Isn’t”

9. For Everyone Unless you are social, open and transparent, it isn’t

10. Free While the medium is free, the human effort isn’t.

11. Easy While setting up a blog or a facebook page is easy, using it effectively to make the most out of it, isn’t

12. One-way While most people continue to use it like traditional media for one-way communication, it isn’t

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