Social Media comes in all shapes and sizes, but the best part is that social media is free. It is the viral spread of information through fans, partners, friends, tweeps, video, blogs..the list is long. Social media has taken on a whole new meaning since its inception in 1997. What began as a way to meet people online and stay in touch with old friends has grown to include business marketing, customer service, and reputation management.
Wikipedia: “Social media is an umbrella term that defines the various activities that integrate technology, social interaction, and the construction of words and pictures.”
Social Media helps with SEOSocial Media promotes your Blog/WebsiteSocial Media is Permission CentricThe conversation has already started…
2 new members join every secondUSA leads membership at more than 57 million, Europe has more than 34 million members60% of its members live outside the USAIn 2011 there were 4.2 billion professionally oriented searches on the LinkedIn platformLinkedIn now has over 2,116 employees (at the beginning of 2010 it had only 500)The fastest growing demographics are students and recent college graduatesRevenues for 2011 reached $522 millionLinkedIn is the 36th most visited website in the world
Using hashtags on Twitter is a great way to join an existing conversation and make your tweets more discoverable.A hashtag is a word or phrase (no spaces) that starts with #. When you click on a hashtag in Twitter, it reveals all the tweets marked with that hashtag.
Cyberbullying is when a child, preteen or teen is tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed or otherwise targeted by another child, preteen or teen using the Internet, interactive and digital technologies or mobile phones. It has to have a minor on both sides, or at least have been instigated by a minor against another minor. Once adults become involved, it is plain and simple cyber-harassment or cyberstalking. Adult cyber-harassment or cyberstalking is NEVER called cyberbullying.
Can anyone of guess which modes of digital technologies are used in cyberbullying?
Modes of cyberbullying are Mobile phones, email and social media sites.
Encourage respect for othersDon’t reply to messagesUnfriend the bully. Block & Report the bully. Change your Privacy Settings on FacebookStep away from the computer. Tell someone you trustReport - Facebook's abuse policy allows your child to report cyberbullying, impersonation, threats, or hate pages. Teach him how to report cyberbullying by hitting “block/report” and selecting the appropriate details on the offending person's Wall.