Don’t know nuthin’ about social media?
Don’t worry. “Social media” is simply a term for people connecting with people using the Internet. The Internet has always been a social medium. However, in the past few years the technology and methods for connecting with others have been rapidly growing and evolving.
Almost everyone has heard about social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace, blogging tools and platforms such as WordPress and Blogger, video sharing site YouTube, virtual worlds such as Second Life, and, of course, good old email programs. All of that is what is called social media.
I like the way Cory Treffiletti in today’s post on OnlineSpin breaks social media into four main categories:
- Social Networks
- Social Applications
- Citizen Journalism
- Virtual Worlds
As many are fond of saying, it ain’t rocket science unless it’s rocket science. You can understand just about anything once you learn the lingo.