Module 2 - Social Media and Online Communities

SOCIAL MEDIA

are interactive computer- mediated technologies that facilitate the creation and sharing of information, ideas, career interests and other forms of expression via virtual communities and networks

Traditional Media

• involves one-way communication, where information is disseminated from a single source to a

  broad audience

• It has been a critical tool for delivering news, entertainment, advertising, and

  public information for decades.

Kinds of Social Media

➢ Blogs/Microblogging

➢ Photo Sharing Sites

➢ Video Sharing Sites

➢ Collaborative Projects

➢ Content Communities

➢ Social Networking

➢ Virtual Worlds

Blogs/Microblogging

EXAMPLE:

• TUMBLR - It is a microblogging and social networking platform where

  users can post multimedia and other content in a short-form blog.

• TWITTER - is a social media platform known for its microblogging format.

  Its common feature is tweets, retweets, hashtags, followers, mentions,

  etc.

• THREADS - is an app from Instagram that focuses on close-knit, private

  interactions with friends and family.

Photo Sharing Sites

EXAMPLE:

• INSTAGRAM - free, online photo-sharing application

  and social network platform that was acquired by Facebook in

  2012.

• FACEBOOK

Video sharing sites

EXAMPLE:

• TIKTOK - It is a social media platform known for its short-form videos. These are some of its features: Video creation, editing tools, FYP, etc.

• YOUTUBE - It is a social media platform. Its core functionality beyond presenting videos to watch is to allow for social interactions.

Collaborative Sites

EXAMPLES:

• WIKIPEDIA - is a free online encyclopedia, created and edited by volunteers around the world and hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation.

Content Communities

EXAMPLES:

• SLIDESHARE - is an online platform where users can upload and share presentations, documents, and other professional content.

• It is a social media platform. Its core functionality beyond

  presenting videos to watch is to allow for social interactions.

Social Networking

EXAMPLE:

• FACEBOOK- is a social networking website where users can post comments, share photographs and post links to news or other interesting content on the web, chat live, and watch short-form video.

• LINKEDIN - is a social networking site designed specifically for the

  business community.

Virtual Worlds

• multiplayer online role-playing game

Strategies for Healthy Digital Relationships

• SETTING BOUNDARIES

• EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION

• CONFLICT RESOLUTION

• MAINTANING REAL WORLD CONNECTIONS

• DIGITAL ETIQUETTE

Strategies for a Positive Presence

• CONTENT CURATION

• PROFESSIONALISM

• AUTHENTICITY AND RESPECT

• DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP