Social Media

Social Media I chose to do my research paper on social media because I have an interest of the many different ways people can interact with each other worldwide. Whether you live in the United States of America, or in the Middle East, there are many ways we can communicate with one another, with social media being the most popular way of doing so. In this paper I will discuss the meaning of social media, as well as the different types of social media one can use, the purpose of using it, the effects it can have on us, and lastly, who owns these social media sites. Social Media can be defined as websites and applications used for social networking and interactive forms of media, that allows users to interact with and publish to each other, generally by means of the internet. It is the act of creating and posting content in any and all of the following hosted environments: online, mobile, virtual. Social media is online media where we can talk, participate, share, network, and book mark online. Most of the social media services encourage people to discuss, give feedback, vote, comment, and share information from all interested parties. It expedites conversation and allows readers, viewers, and listeners to participate in the creation or development of the content. It is more of a two-way conversation, rather than a one-way broadcast like traditional media. Social media is the idea of staying connected or linked to other sites, resources, and people. So now that I have covered what social media is, let’s move on. There are many different types of social media that an individual can use to interact with others. The most common types are social networking, media sharing, microblogging, social news, bookmarking sites, blog comments and discussion forums. While these are the 6 different types of social media, there can be an overlap among the various services. For instance, Facebook has microblogging features with their status updates. Also, Flickr

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