2. What Is Social Media?
Social media are examples of Web 2 .0 technologies, which
contrast significantly with the more passive, top-down
technologies that characterized Web 1 .0 web pages.
Specifically , social media features a rich user experience,
dynamic content, scalability , openness and collective
intelligence.
Different types of social media include social networks, weblogs,
microblogging, content communities, podcasts and wikis.
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4. Facebook
A very popular social
networking site.
Founder-MARK ZUCKERBURG
PROS-Great facilities and
options.
CONS-Wastage of time for
students.
5. Twitter
A popular microblogging site.
FOUNDER-Jack Dorsey
Noah Glass
Biz Stone
Evan Williams
PROS-Every tweet goes to your
followers
CONS-Twitter is not ideal for
visual content
6. Pinterest
It is a web and mobile
application company that
offers a visual discovery,
collection, sharing, and storage
tool.
FOUNDER-Ben Silbermann
PROS- PRO: INSPIRING
CONS-Shopping Spam
7. You Tube
Most popular streaming site.
FOUNDERS-Chad Hurley
Steve Chen
Jawed Karim
PROS-Ease of Uploading,
Embedding, and Sharing
CONS- Poor Customization and
Branding Options
8. PROS AND CONS
PROS
It keeps us in
contact with our
relatives.
Connect with
students in other
educational
systems
Advertising yourself
and a brand
CONS
Wastage of time
Gossip/spread
rumors
Creating a blog
that defames
others.
9. PROS AND CONS
PROS
Social networking
sites bring people
with common
interests together
CONS
Stalking games
Cyberbullying
Hacking into
profiles and posting
as them
10. PROS AND CONS
PROS
Social networking
sites spread
information faster
than any other
media.
CONS
Making people feel
bad about
themselves
Students who are
heavy social
media users tend
to have lower
grades.