A Beginner’s Introduction to:

Social Media

First of all….. it’s never too late to start.

New Terminology

“tweeted”

“friended”

“blogger” is not

“viral” is not

“avatar” is not

However….

What is Social Media?It is media designed to be disseminated through social interaction, created by using highly accessible and scalable publishing techniques.Media available to the masses

Ease of deliveryConnections are more personalAllow for interactivityUsed by individual, organizations, small and large businessesPublic and Government agencies

Top 5 Social Media Sites…you should know about.

845,000,000 monthly visitors connect with family, friends, and businesses 1 in every 13 people on Earth is on

Facebook

71% of all U.S. internet users are on Facebook

48% of young Americans find news on Facebook

250 million photos uploaded daily on Facebook

10 million users added per month on Facebook

It can be a very powerful marketing tool.

http://www.jeffbullas.com/2011/04/28/50-fascinating-facebook-facts-and-figures/

250,000,000 monthly visitors Twitter is a microblog

15% of online adults use Twitter 8% use Twitter daily

95% of users own a mobile phone Each account has “followers”

20% of smartphone owners use Twitter Available in 20 languages

Twitter messages are short bursts of information

Messages limited to 140 characters

Called “tweets”

Twitter…is a real-time information network that connects you to the latest stories, ideas, newsand opinions about what YOU find interesting.

http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/social-networking-websites

is the world’s largest professional network

187 million members connecting to trusted contacts

LinkedIn profiles rise to top of search results

Connects you to jobs, recruiters, and sales leads

Controlling your online identity with those you trust

http://homebusiness.about.com/od/homebusinessglossar1/g/linkedin-what-is-linkedin.htm

“The tool for professional networking”

YouTube ….is the premier video hosting and sharing website.

http://webtrends.about.com/od/profi3/p/what-is-youtube.htm

• Allows billions of people to browse videos

• Create and upload your own videos

• Top site for instructional videos

• Has taken “viral” videos to a new level

• If it’s on video….. it’s probably on

Purpose: Helping people make their photos available to the people who matter to them ANDEnable new ways of organizing photos and video

• 90 million monthly visitors

• Share publicly or privately

• Work collaboratively

• Access to photo editing

Top Image Hosting Site

http://www.slideshare.net/kindofdigital/what-is-flickr

Conclusion

Try it…You might like it!

and remember…

What happens in Vegas,stays in Vegas.

What you do on Social Media,might be seen by millions.

& Warning