What is Social Media?

Definitions of Social media on the Web:

* Social media is media designed to be disseminated through social interaction, created using highly accessible and scalable publishing techniques. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media

* media that is created to be shared freely
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/social_media

* Social media are primarily Internet- and mobile-based tools for sharing and discussing information among human beings.[1] The term most often refers to activities that integrate technology, telecommunications and social interaction, and the construction of words, pictures, videos and audio. ...
www.creativemediafarm.com/information/glossary

* Social media are works of user-created video, audio, text or multimedia that are published and shared in a social environment, such as a blog, wiki or video hosting site.
www.capilanou.ca/help/login-page/active-cms/glossary.html

* Any website or web service that utilizes a 'social' or 'Web 2.0' philosophy. This includes blogs, social networks, social news, wikis, etc.
webtrends.about.com/od/web20/a/web20-glossary_2.htm

* Software tools that allow groups to generate content and engage in peer-to-peer conversations and exchange of content (examples are YouTube, Flickr, Facebook, MySpace etc)
www.bottlepr.co.uk/glossary.html

* The term social media describes media that is posed by the user and can take many different forms. Some types of social media are forums, message boards, blogs, wikis and podcasts. Social media applications include Google, Facebook and YouTube.
www.searchenginepartner.com/SEO-glossary.html

* Social media is any form of online publication or presence that allows end users to engage in multi-directional conversations in or around the content on the website.
www.onlinematters.com/glossary.htm

* A million different definitions from a million different people. But over at Duct Tape Marketing they say “[s]ocial media is the use of technology combined with social interaction to create or co-create value.”
www.no2pen.com/blog/2010/01/social-media-dictionary-for-small-businesses/

* A category of sites that is based on user participation and user-generated content. They include social networking sites like LinkedIn or Facebook, social bookmarking sites like Del.icio.us, social news sites like Digg or Reddit, and other sites that are centered on user interaction.
searchenginewatch.com/define


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