Social Media Definition
There seems like there are thousands of definitions of Social Media. Defining Social Media is a challenge as Social Media is always changing to meet the demands of the users (Tess, 2013). We found three definitions from the web that seem to capture the essence of this complex meaning.
Nations (2015) defines it as “The best way to define social media is to break it down Media is an instrument on communication, like a newspaper or a radio, so social media would be a social instrument of communication”.
Social Media Defined (2014) defines it as “Social Media is the future of communication, a countless array of Internet based tools and platforms that increase and enhance the sharing of information”.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary (2015) defines as “forms of electronic communication (as Web sites for social networking and micro-blogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content (as videos)”.
Nations (2015) defines it as “The best way to define social media is to break it down Media is an instrument on communication, like a newspaper or a radio, so social media would be a social instrument of communication”.
Social Media Defined (2014) defines it as “Social Media is the future of communication, a countless array of Internet based tools and platforms that increase and enhance the sharing of information”.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary (2015) defines as “forms of electronic communication (as Web sites for social networking and micro-blogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content (as videos)”.
(Bailie, 2015)
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