What is Social Media?

Posted by Ras Chunylall in Social on 07 March 2014

Tags: facebook, google, linkedin, pinterest, social media, twitter

The best way to define social media is to break it down.  Media is an instrument of communication, like a newspaper or television advertisement, social media would then be through the use of a social medium to promote communication.  In online terms, social media would generally be a website or application that not only offers you information but interacts with you.  This interaction could be as simple as requesting a comment or a vote on an article, or can be as complex making recommendations to you based on previous interaction or popularity based on other users with similar interests.