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What Educators Needs to Know
Social Network Micro-blogging Communication
based
Media Sharing Blog Comments
and Forums Virtual
Communities
Categories of social media are based on the main purpose of site
Many social media companies are now offering multiple types of services on one platform
Aggregators make it easy to post on multiple social media platforms at once
Snapchat
Tumbler
kik messenger
Media
Possible associates
Names
Alias, Surname, Maiden name, etc.
Place of work
Birth Date
Education
Family Members
Location
◦ Hometown
◦ Current Location
◦ Places visited
Phone Numbers
Usernames
Life Events
◦ Engagement, Marriage, Break ups etc.
Likes/Dislikes
◦ Movies, Books, TV shows
Social Network Micro-blogging Communication
based
Media Sharing Blog Comments
and Forums Virtual
Communities
Facebook is a popular free social networking website.
There are over 1 billion active users, half of whom use Facebook on their mobile devices
Make sure you check your terms of service
Information always available:
Name
Profile Pictures and Cover Photos
Network
Gender
Username
User ID
Social Network Micro-blogging Communication
based
Media Sharing Blog Comments
and Forums Virtual
Communities
Services that focus on short updates
Subscribers receive updates from other users
Allows users to share media and text
Allows users to share text with followers without individual messaging
Users can share hyperlinks, pictures, text, video and other information
Tweets can be re-tweeted by user’s followers
At the heart of Twitter are small bursts of information called Tweets
Each Tweet is 140 characters long, but don’t let the small size fool you—you can discover a lot in a little space
A real-time information network that connects you to the latest stories, ideas, opinions, and news about what you find interesting
Twitter users send over 100,000 tweets every minute
Blogging platform
Users can post multimedia (text, pictures, videos, etc.) to a short-form blog
125 million users
108.2 million blogs hosted
75.8 million posts each day
Social Network
Micro-blogging
Communication based
Media Sharing
Blog Comments and Forums
Virtual Communities
Does not use SMS Performs similar function
Uses data plan or Wifi connection
Difficult to intercept without seizing device
Can share media, text
Requires a mobile device and download of app
Requires log in and username
kik offers fast text messaging service and allows users to share photos, sketches, and other content
kik uses smartphone data plans or Wi-fi to transmit and receive messages which avoids text messaging rates set by phone companies
50 million users on kik
200,000 users sign up everyday
25 million kik cards downloaded since November 2012
45% of all smartphone owners use some form of instant messaging or an instant messaging app
Users can send photos and videos called (Snaps) to individuals or groups overlaid with text, with a set time expiration between one second and ten seconds
After the set time expires, the image is deleted from the devices and the company servers.
Username required
1st Box: Trey sent a picture and user opened it 2nd Box: User sent a picture to Nikki, and Nikki took (1) screen shot 3rd Box: User sent a picture to Trey and Trey opened it but did not take a picture
Social Network Micro-blogging Communication
based
Media Sharing Blog Comments
and Forums Virtual
Communities
Services that allow you to upload and share various media such as pictures and video
Many other types of social media have added this service
Some social media outlets specialize in this
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Photo enhancement app that allows users to create retro-looking images to share with friends, other Instagram users, and social networking sites
Instagram allows third party applications to feed into it’s application to allow users to post short phrases
