Social media
Social media is the interaction among people in which they
create, share or exchange information and ideas in virtual communities and networks.
social media depend on mobile and web-based technologies to create highly interactive platforms through which individuals and communities share, co-create, discuss, and modify user-generated content. They introduce substantial and pervasive changes to communication between organizations, communities, and individuals
Digital media
Digital media are any media that are encoded in
a machine-readable format.Digital media can be created, viewed, distributed, modified and preserved on computers.
Computer programs and software; digital video; web pages and websites, including social media; data and databases; digital audio, such as mp3s; and e-books are examples of digital media. Digital media are frequently contrasted with print media, such as printed books, newspapers and magazines, and other traditional or analog media, such as film or audio tape.
Types of Social Media
Types of Social Media
Social Networks: Face book, LinkedIn, MySpace and Bebo.
Web blogs: Word Press, Blogger and Tumblr.
Micro blogs: Twitter, yammer and present.ly.
Content Communities: YouTube, Flickr and scribd.
Wikis: Wikipedia and investopedia.
Podcasts: Audio and video files available through
subscription services such as Apple iTunes
Other types of social media
Rating and review sites (e.g. Yelp)
Social bookmarking or social tagging features (e.g. Digg;
Stumble Upon)
Forums and discussion boards (e.g. Yahoo! ; Answers)
Virtual social worlds (e.g. Second Life; World of
Warcraft)
Music and audio sharing (e.g. Spotify; Pandora
Radio)
Role of social media in a business
Social media has become a way of life. A large majority of people use
social media to keep in touch with their loved ones; however, these days a