What is Social Media?

Social Networking
(noun ) 1.  The development of social and professional contacts; the sharing of information and services among people with a common interest. 2. Computers. The use of Web sites or other online technologies to communicate with <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: default;">people <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: default;">and <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: default;">share <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: default;">information, <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: default;">resources, <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: default;">etc.

thumb|right|364px|Part of the world's most watched Social Media video series; "Social Media Revolution" by Erik Qualman. Based on #1 International Best Selling Book Socialnomics by Erik Qualman. This is a shorter version that includes new social media statistics for 2011. Song:Baba﻿ Yetu, Civilization 4 OST <p style="margin-left:26.2pt">The way we communicate with each other has changed dramatically within the past decade. Social Media is everywhere and has only continued to grow around the world.

<p style="margin-left:26.2pt">Social media is the outlet in which we can network or communicate and connect with others.

<p style="margin-left: 26.2pt;">The media that we use to socialize can comes in many forms including; talking to someone on the phone, texting, or using an actual website classified as a social network such as Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube.

<p style="margin-left: 26.2pt;">social networking. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged. Retrieved October 10, 2011, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/social networking