November 30, 2008

What Is Social Media?

ME Liz Strauss wrote this at 10:20 am

The LANGUAGE of SOCIAL MEDIA

Words have a deep effect on
how we interpret and interact with the world.
The words we use and how we define them
reveal our interests, concerns, and values.
This series explores the words of social media.



social media

Most literally, social media would be any object or tool, that connects people in dialogue or interaction — in person, in print, or online. In common usage, social media has come to mean a category of practices, technology, tools, and online sites that are based in social relationships, participation, and user-generated content. Social media adds a more personal context to the traditional business relationship.

For more information see:
Social media
The Social Media Conversation Prism
Social Media Time Investment = You put in is what you get out? The Time Scale

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7 Comments to “What Is Social Media?”

  1. November 30th, 2008 at 10:54 am
    Derek said

    What a great definition Liz. However, I don’t think Social Media has to be an object or a tool. I think Social Media transpires anytime a conversation happens.

    Talking to a friend at a coffee shop, standing on a soap box in the park, or even just walking around the city talking to random people.

    Social Media is about the interaction, but we try to manage it through the tools.

  2. November 30th, 2008 at 10:57 am
    shelisrael said

    Good definition. My says the same thing but. it’s a bit simpler. Social media is any online space where people have public conversations.

  3. December 1st, 2008 at 2:58 am
    Lucretia Pruitt said

    Great job Liz!

    Now you’ve inspired me to get a post up that is sitting half-finished in my drafts.
    That survey I did was enlightening.

    Social Media? Tools - yes. Term others use to describe Social Media practitioners, users, advisors? also yes.
    I so love you being on same page or ahead of me! :) You are awesome lady!

  4. December 4th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
    Beth Kanter said

    Was just looking for a definition of social media for the WeAreMedia curriculum and viola - here it is

  5. December 6th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hi Lucretia,
    I’m working toward a whole bunch of these, but each one takes so much thinking to make them so short.

  6. December 6th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hey Beth!
    I’m delighted that I could help out the WeAreMedia in that small way.

  7. December 30th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
    The Media and The Medium | Comm Unplugged said

    [...] Thornley of Pro PR, Kimberly Bock has a small collection of definition by various A-list bloggers, Liz Strauss of Successful Blog and many more. Notably, many have referred to the Wikipedia version of what social media is all [...]

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