Did the name of this blog and the title of this post sound scary? If I knew nothing about Social Media, I too would be wondering what a Social Media Manager is and the World of it. Here's a brief explanation of what these services are and what they provide.
What Is It All About?
If you have heard of Facebook or Twitter, then you already know a little something about it. Social Media is a cooperative enterprise of online communication tools, websites, etc. It is a means of being able to share with other people and from different locations. It's where we can create, share, and exchange information and ideas in various virtual communities and networks. There are different types of Social Media Networks, such as: Blogging, Informative Posts, Random Posts, Status Updates, Tweets, Sharing Photos, Videos and much more.
Individuals use Social Media as a means to communicating with friends, family, associates and/or work colleagues. Sometimes they post about things which may be occurring in their lives, while others may use the network for only playing games. Businesses and Organisations use Social Media as a way of communicating with their clients, gaining potential clients, keeping clients up-to-date and promoting the company itself.
There are many possibilities when it comes to Social Media, each Network provides something different from the other. The only Social Media Networks which are similar is Facebook and MySpace. There are some up and coming Networks such as Bebo, which have been struggling to stay afloat for many years, but are now expanding with their member's needs.
Facebook is one of the biggest Social Media Networks in the World. It has the largest database of everything, because of what can be done on their applications and websites. Some may not know this, but Facebook name actually has a meaning. The name stems from the colloquial name for the book given to students at the start of the academic year by some university administrations in the United States to help students get to know each other. Facebook has more options than just being able to share or communicate with others, there's a range of services and entertainment such as Applications, Games, Groups, Pages and more.
To some people, Google+ can be very confusing and scary to work out. But once you get the hang of it, you begin to understand it a little bit better. It is not only the second largest Social Networking service in the world, but also an Indentity service. There are new features being added often, such as Circles, Hangouts, Messenger and a variety of services.
Twitter is the World's third largest Social Network, after Google+ knocked them out of the second spot. Twitter offers a service where users can post up to 160 characters per tweet, which is also called Microblogging. It is very similar to posting a Status Update. Similar to many other Social Networking sites, Twitter also great for participating in various activities. Businesses sometimes use Twitter for promoting their business or for contests and competitions which draws people to their websites.
Glossary/Index/Meaning:
Microblogging is posting of very short entries, status updates or similar on blogs and other Social Networking sites.
Social Media and Social Networks may have different names, but they are exactly the same service.
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