1. What is a Social Network?
A Social Network is a network of social interactions and relationships through people.
2. Under what Web 2.0 category is Social Networks (or Social Media) and what is the definition of that category?
Interpersonal computing is person to person and sharing and manipulation. It's collaborative content creation. Wikis, blogs, and online viral videos are examples of interpersonal computing.
3. Give the Top Ten Social Media sites and a brief description and important facts about them.
#10. Orkut was created in 2004 and was Google's first attempt at creating a social network. It is very popular in Brazil and India.
#9. Tagged was created in 2004 and was name "World's Most Annoying SIte." It's popularity peaked at 2009 and declined since then.
#8. Live Journal was created in 1999 and is an online journal or diary.
#7. Deviant Art is an online showcasing for users that want to show their art. It has over 246 million submissions and receives about 140,000 new submissions a day. It was created in 2000.
#6. Google plus was created in 2011 and was Google's fourth attempt at a social network. It is connected through Youtube, Gmail, and more.
#5. Myspace was once more popular than Facebook. It was created in 2000 and had the ability to customize your page. Today, it has made a small comeback but has a strong music emphasis.
#4. Pinterest is the fasted growing website. It is a pin board sharing site. At first you had to be invited by a friend or family. However, today you can just join. Pinterest's users are 80% women.
#3. Linked In was created in 2003 and is used more for business and professionals.
#2. Twitter is an online social network service. It is also known as a micro-blog. You can tweet up to 140 characters which are visible publicly. It was created in 2006. Today, Twitter has increased due to television interaction. Twitter once crashed in July 2009 because so many people were tweeting about Michael Jacksons death.
#1. Facebook started in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg and friends. At first is was just for Harvard then it leaked out to other colleges and then high schoolers. In 2006 it opened up to everyone. By 2012 there were a billion active users but 9% are fake.
4. What are 2 trends that predicted for Social Media this year?
A Social Network is a network of social interactions and relationships through people.
2. Under what Web 2.0 category is Social Networks (or Social Media) and what is the definition of that category?
Interpersonal computing is person to person and sharing and manipulation. It's collaborative content creation. Wikis, blogs, and online viral videos are examples of interpersonal computing.
3. Give the Top Ten Social Media sites and a brief description and important facts about them.
#10. Orkut was created in 2004 and was Google's first attempt at creating a social network. It is very popular in Brazil and India.
#9. Tagged was created in 2004 and was name "World's Most Annoying SIte." It's popularity peaked at 2009 and declined since then.
#8. Live Journal was created in 1999 and is an online journal or diary.
#7. Deviant Art is an online showcasing for users that want to show their art. It has over 246 million submissions and receives about 140,000 new submissions a day. It was created in 2000.
#6. Google plus was created in 2011 and was Google's fourth attempt at a social network. It is connected through Youtube, Gmail, and more.
#5. Myspace was once more popular than Facebook. It was created in 2000 and had the ability to customize your page. Today, it has made a small comeback but has a strong music emphasis.
#4. Pinterest is the fasted growing website. It is a pin board sharing site. At first you had to be invited by a friend or family. However, today you can just join. Pinterest's users are 80% women.
#3. Linked In was created in 2003 and is used more for business and professionals.
#2. Twitter is an online social network service. It is also known as a micro-blog. You can tweet up to 140 characters which are visible publicly. It was created in 2006. Today, Twitter has increased due to television interaction. Twitter once crashed in July 2009 because so many people were tweeting about Michael Jacksons death.
#1. Facebook started in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg and friends. At first is was just for Harvard then it leaked out to other colleges and then high schoolers. In 2006 it opened up to everyone. By 2012 there were a billion active users but 9% are fake.
4. What are 2 trends that predicted for Social Media this year?
- Pinterest is going to continue growing.
- Facebook is going to get unpopular and get overruled by other social networks.