According to Wikipedia, “social media” are for social interaction, using highly accessible communication techniques. Interactive dialogue within the crossroads of web-based and mobile technologies encompasses what social media is all about. It is a dynamic blend of technology and social interaction that is relatively inexpensive and accessible to individuals of all backgrounds, education status, and socioeconomic background.
In its raw beginning social media was used as a means for individuals to communicate on personal interest and stay connected with friends, family, and co-horts. Now information is disseminated through these avenues not only for personal interest but, to educate, inform, survey, assemble, and protest everything from classroom curriculum, family updates, and breaking news.
It is no longer necessary to watch the 5:30 news broadcast to get up-to-date on community and national headlines. Nor is it necessary to pick up a phone and call to confirm a dinner reservation, a date, or communicate with professors or a fellow student. Social media takes communicating to a entirely new level.
Note to readers, Wikipedia is not known to visitors as social media, but in many respects this outlet too has an interactive component that, in many classrooms and noted by many professors, creates questionable references.
Social Media. (n.d.) Retrieved from Wikipedia on March 10, 2011.
Wiki:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media
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