Hum/186:Media Influences on American Culture Week 1 Short Answer Questions

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Short Answer Questions

Answer each question below. Answers should be approximately 100 words per question.

1. What are the different forms of social media that exist today? Provide examples of different social media and their primary purposes.

There are many different types of social media. They are as follows:

|TYPE |EXAMPLE |

|Social networking |Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn |

|Social bookmarking |Digg, Delicious, Reddit, StumbleUpon |

|Blogs |WordPress,TypePad,Posterous,Tumblr, |

|Wikis |Wikipedia |

|Photosharing |Gowalla, Foursquare, FacebookPlaces |

|Video Sharing |YouTube, Vimeo, iMemories |

|Presentation Sharing |Slideshare.net, Scribd |

|Meetups/Events |Meetup.com and Facebook Events |

2. What are the greatest benefits of social media for individuals and society?

The benefits of social media are an instantaneous sharing of news and events. Social media is a kind of media which enables you for a social interaction. You can enjoy the social interaction by using highly accessible and scalable communication techniques. This media uses the web based and the mobile technologies for turning the...