General Description

Social Media is a collective term for online platforms where users provide content and interact with each other. Via platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube users share information with each other and they create an online network.

Social Media platforms can have different functions or can be used for different purposes: some are mostly used for gaining knowledge or for following other users, while others are mainly aimed at sharing information with the user’s own network. Ultimately there is a category aimed at presentation. A mixture of these different functions and purposes is also possible.

What they all have in common is the social part. Through all these platforms users are able to communicate with other users, leave comments and share stories. Social media allows people to connect with other people who share similar interests. It can help you to quickly access information and to promote your ideas or activities.