Social MediaPresented by: Keystone Computer Concepts

What is Social Media?

Social Media is software and/or websites which allow you to easily communicate with friends, relatives, neighbors and others.

Examples

FacebookTwitter

Google+LinkedInMySpace

FourSquare

Examples

Facebook:Started as a way of keeping college friends in contact with each other –

for sharing photos, videos, comments, etc.

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Twitter: is a service which is based on speedy comments and conversations

rather than on a webpage. People « follow » other people. Messages are limited to 140 characters. Messages are called « Tweets » and there are regular tweets, replies @ and direct

messages.

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Google+ is a service similar to Facebook but with some special

features. You can create « circles » and send messages to just a particular

circle.

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LinkedIn: This is a social media site geared towards businesses.

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MySpace: the first of the major social media sites, this was/is a place for

musicians to share their work.

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FourSquare: is a location-based social media program.

Ways to Access Social Media

Web browserSmart Phone

Specialized Software

Positive Aspects of Social Media

Find old friends.Keep in touch with distant relatives

and friends.Share information with a lot of

friends at once.

Positive Aspects of Social Media

See what others are doing. Communicate with businesses.

Negative Aspects of Social Media

Default settings for a new account may allow access to information you’d

really prefer was private.People from your past, whom you

prefer to leave in your past, may find you.

Social networking is time consuming.

Dos and Don’ts

Do set your privacy settings as soon as you set up your account. (If you

already have a social media account, go back and check your settings.)

Don’t skip the initial profile set up.

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