The document discusses different types of social media tools including blogs, wikis, threaded conversations, social networking sites, and social sharing tools. It describes the key features and goals of each tool. For example, blogs aim to support time-sensitive content and reactions from readers, wikis allow community-authored content to be edited by many, and social networking sites help people connect and maintain social relationships. The document also covers considerations for using social media and predicts continued innovation in new forms of social interaction using mobile devices.