social media class

1. Chapter 1 Terms - pg. 1-7
Pauline, Sally, Jen, Alec

2. Hashtag
The number sign is used on twitter and, more recently,
facebook as a filtering device. By searching for and using
hashtags, subsets of the larger feed can be seen and used.

3. Social Network Site
Any online platform that enables communication between site
accounts.

4. Retweet
Re-distributing a previous tweet with the letters RT in front of
it; this allows Twitter users to easily share content to their
social network. Twitter users also post MT for modified tweets
and PRT if an item is a partial retweet.

5. Post
Media content which is uploaded to a social media site.
i.e. text, photographs, videos.

6. Viral
Content that is shared quickly and widely because of high
interest. Social media enables individuals to post viral videos
on YouTube and rise to almost-instant fame.

7. Fake News
A term applied to propaganda, distortion, and manipulation or
lies shared with an intent to deceive readers

8. Meme
Social media content that features cultural imitation.
Production typically uses easily identifiable characters,
iterations, and humor.