FEATURES OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA
Social media can be defined as
the web based communication tools that enable people to interact with each
other by both sharing and consuming information, this has replaced the
traditional media like Television, Radio and News papers in which people were
not getting chance to share their views direct and be seen by other members
The following are some of the
features of the social media:
User accounts: If a site allows visitors to create their own
accounts that they can log into, then that is a good sign there is going to be
social interaction. You can't really share information or interact with others
online without doing it through a user account.
Profile pages: Since social media is all about communication, a profile
page is often necessary to represent an individual. It often
includes information about the individual user, like a profile photo, bio,
website, feed of recent posts, recommendations, recent activity and more.
Friends, followers, groups, hash tags and so on:
Individuals use their accounts to connect with other users. They can also use
them to subscribe to certain forms of information. example face book and histogram.
News feeds: When users connect with other users on social
media, they are basically saying, I want to get information from these people.
That information is updated for them in real time via their
news feed. A good example we can see to various face book accounts
in which people upload various information’s, in which people get informed immediately
as the act occur.
Personalization: Social media sites usually give users the
flexibility to configure their user settings, customize their profiles to look
a specific way, organize their friends or
followers, manage the information they see in their news feeds and
even give feedback on what they do or don't want to see.
Notifications: Any site or app that notifies users about specific
information is definitely playing the social media game. Users have total
control over these notifications and can choose to receive the types of
notifications that they want or not.
Information updating, saving or posting: If a
site or an app allows you to post absolutely anything, with or without a user
account, then it is a social. It could be a simple text based message, a photo
upload, a YouTube video,
a link to an article or anything else.
Like buttons and comment sections: Two of the most common ways we
interact on social media are via buttons that represent a "like" plus
comment
sections where we can share our thoughts.
Review, rating or voting systems: Besides liking and
commenting, alots of social media sites and apps rely on the collective effort
of the community to review, rate and vote on information that they know about
or have used.
To conclude social media ca
include different networking, on the other hand, has to do with who your
audience is and the relationships you have with them. Your network can include
people like friends, relatives, colleagues, anyone from your past, current
customers, mentors and even complete strangers.
BY CHAMI FRIDA A
BAPRM 42690
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