What is Social Media? Social Media Advantages for Students Social Media Levels

The “social” part: communicating with other people by sharing information with them and getting information from them. 

The “media” part: refers to a means of communication , such as the Internet (e.g., television , radio, and newspapers are examples of traditional media).    

In these two distinct aspects, we can combine the basic concept together: Social mediators are web-based communication tools that allow people to interact with each other by sharing and consuming information. 

Yes, that’s a broad definition - but social media is very broad. This could probably be more accurate than turning a small category of zeros from social media.

General social media features

The following common features are the dead gifts of a social media site. If you are asked if a particular site can be classified as social, look for at least one of these features.

User Accounts: If a site allows visitors to create their own accounts, then it’s a good sign to have a social impact. You can’t really share information or interact interactively with others.