Social Media is the future of communication, social media is also the sharing of information on the internet via text, photos, audio, videos and information in general. There are many different types of social media platforms or programs. These include the likes of: Facebook, Linkedin, Instagram, Snapchat, Line, Skype, etc.
The purpose of these programs are to share and receive notifications and feedback in the form of messages or posts. The more likes your post receives the more people will see it, as when you like a post, it is shared with your followers or friends. This means a shared or liked post can reach a vast number of people. This is great news for companies that want to advertise their products or services.
The problem with social media is that it can also be used for bullying and harassing others. The designers and/or administrators of the sites try to control the content on their web pages to stop this type of negative behaviour.
Bibliography:
Social Media Defined, 4th June 2014.