Difference between revisions of "Social Media"
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Social Media are inexpensive (for the user) and accessible internet tools and websites that enable anyone to publish and access online information. The content of social media is created by the people using it, a phenomenon known as User-Generated Content. | Social Media are inexpensive (for the user) and accessible internet tools and websites that enable anyone to publish and access online information. The content of social media is created by the people using it, a phenomenon known as User-Generated Content. | ||
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Social Media are a key element in [[Web 2.0]], which refers to a second generation of web technologies, characterized as facilitating communication, collaboration and information sharing. | Social Media are a key element in [[Web 2.0]], which refers to a second generation of web technologies, characterized as facilitating communication, collaboration and information sharing. | ||
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| + | Social Media are distinct from traditional industrial media, such as newspapers, television, and film, which generally require significant resources to publish information. Such traditional media, often referred to as Main-Stream Media (MSM), have been losing part of their audience to social media, and are therefore increasing their own use of social media in order to stay afloat. | ||
==Micro-History of Social Media== | ==Micro-History of Social Media== | ||
