What Is Social Media

What is Social Media?

IT USED TO BE LIKE THAT!!!!

NOW ITS MORE LIKE........

WELCOME TO THE FUTURE!!
WELCOME TO WEB 2.0!!

Lets get involved!!!!

DEFINITIONS
SOCIAL : a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity
MEDIA : an instrument of
communication

Social Media are works of USER-created video, audio, text or multimedia that are
published and shared in a social environment, such as a blog, wiki, or a video
hosting site.
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Social Media is the collection of tools and online spaces available to help individuals and businesses to accelerate their information and communication needs.
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Social media are media designed to be disseminated through social interaction, created using highly accessible and scalable publishing techniques.
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The line between audience and media is now blurred
Social Media encourages everyone to make a contribution and give feedback
People WANT to interact

Social Media allows communities to form quickly
and use communication effectively
These communities share common interests
Music, Video, Discussion, Information

IS IT A FAD ?
IS SOCIAL MEDIA JUST HYPE ?
IS IT THE LATEST ‘BUZZWORD’ ?
NO!!

NO!!