Social media

Social media

Social media is the medium through which internet users can contact and share information over the internet.

Contributors in Social media

Social media

A collaboratively generated, open-ended labeling system that enables Internet users to categorize content such as Web pages, online photographs, and Web links. The freely chosen labels — called tags ...

mash-up

Internet; Social media

A Web site or Web application that seamlessly combines content from more than one source into an integrated experience. Content used in mashups is typically sourced from a third party via a public ...

link blogs

Internet; Social media

A blog intended to share weblinks, typically found on a personal Web site or blog.

link blitz

Internet; Social media

A targeted initiative to generate inbound links to a Web site or blog.

link bait

Internet; Social media

Any content or feature within a Web site that is interesting enough to catch the viewers’ attention. Link Bait “baits” viewers to link to the Web site from other Web sites.

buzz marketing

Internet; Social media

A viral marketing technique that attempts to make each encounter with a "prospect" a personal, spontaneous interaction instead of a hard sell. Techniques often include using influential opinion ...

back channel

Internet; Social media

Communication, such as email or instant message, that is sent personally to one or more individuals as opposed to being sent to a public conferencing forum. Back channel is rarely documented, but is ...