Different Types of Social Media

While we all know about Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Pinterest what you may not know are the types of social media which are available inside these popular sites. If your main use of Facebook has been for personal use, did you know that you can join groups and create pages? These features can be extremely helpful and can help extend your social media reach.

Groups can be open, closed or secret and can be used as a membership or forum. To join you must request to be approved and this way the administrator can only accept those that they want into the group.

Creating a group can serve several purposes including being used for research purposes, to test a new product and for families to set up a surprise for someone such as planning an anniversary celebration.

The various social platforms allow users to do different things.  Some allow you to add tags, links, videos, photos, short and long messages and even post articles. With Twitter you are restricted to one short sentence for example. Pinterest is a site for purely sharing images and photos.

Not everyone uses social sites in the same way. Many people use them to play games while others use them for chatting and sending message to their friends and family. Businesses may use these sites for research purposes as well as for branding their company.

These multiple functions are really the reason why social media has become so popular. With so many uses these sites are just plain fun to use!  Young people today would be lost without their Facebook or Twitter accounts.

Other social media sites include YouTube and even Skype, you can interact with people, leave messages and make new connections.  With YouTube you can upload your own videos and make them public or keep them private. Private videos are a great way to connect with overseas family members and are wonderful for using for long distance relationships. What better way to send a personal message for that someone special. Imagine how they will feel when waking up to a personal video from you!

Social Media has come a long way in the last few years. They are more interactive and you can now access your accounts from your mobile device and your smartphones. When you think about it social media allows to literally only be seconds away from anyone.