What is Social Media?
By Tim Atherton (Operations Manager), 11 December 2008
You may have heard the term ‘Social Media’ being banded around lots recently but what does it really mean?
As with any new term there are many different definitions of exactly what it mean and I liked this one from Web Pro News
Social media describes the online tools that people use to share content, profiles, opinions, insights, experiences, perspectives and media itself, thus facilitating conversations and interaction online between groups of people. These tools include blogs, message boards, podcasts, micro blogs, lifestreams, bookmarks, networks, communities, wikis, and vlogs.
Still unsure? The following YouTube video does a great job explaining the term (even if the guy commentating does have a pretty annoying voice!)
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