Social media refers to activities that integrate technology, social interaction, and sharing various types of media. While traditional media has a large reach and is controlled by enterprises, social media has greater accessibility and usability as tools are generally free and simplify media production so anyone can use them. Common examples of social media include Facebook and MySpace for social networking, Wikipedia for reference, YouTube for video sharing, and Second Life for virtual reality experiences.

1. Social media And you

2. What is social media refers to activities that integrate technology, social interaction, and the construction of words, pictures, videos and audio.

3. The difference between medias 1. Reach - both industrial and social media technologies provide scale and enable anyone to reach a global audience. 2. Accessibility – the production for industrial media are typically exclusively controlled by for-profit enterprises; social media tools are generally available to anyone at little or no cost. 3. Usability — industrial media production typically requires specialized skills and training. Most social media simplify those processes, or in some cases reinvent them, so anyone can operate the means of production

4. Examples of Social Media Examples of social media applications are Face book & my space for social networking Wikipedia for reference YouTube for social networking and video sharing Second life for virtual reality and social networking