1. Social Media
World
Created by
Apurv Modi
Apurv@apurvmodi.in
2. Social Media Defi
“Social media describes the online technologies and
practices that people use to share
content, opinions, insights, experiences, perspectives, an
d media themselves.”
- Wikipedia entry for “Social Media”
In recent years, social media has utilized emerging Web
2.0 formats, such as:
• Social Networking • News aggregators
• RSS feeds • Photo sharing
• Wikis • Social Bookmarking
• Video • Blogs
3. Types of Social Networks
• Content Networks
• Distribution Networks
• Conversation Networks
4. Why People Participate In Social Networks
• To learn to express opinions
• To share experiences
• To make friends
• To participate in a committee, club, or other group
• To live a fantasy life
• To find a job
• To sell something
• To have a platform for self-expression
“The net result: Individuals will increasingly take cues from one another rather
than from institutional sources like corporations, media outlets, religions and
political bodies”.
– Forrester Research
5. Distribution Network User Characteristics
12-17 year olds: 35-54 year olds:
• Online Interests: Instant messaging, playing • Online Interests: Reading the news, sports, and politics,
online games, visiting social networks, research watching videos, visiting social networks, viewing
for homework instructional how-tos
• Top Social Networking Site: Xanga (20%) • Top Social Networking Site: MySpace (41%)
18-24 year olds:
• Online Interests: Visiting social 55+ year olds:
networks, generating content, downloading
music, watching video clips of movie • Online Interests: Reading the news, politics, and
trailers, reading entertainment reviews cooking, viewing instructional how-tos
• Top Social Networking Site: Facebook (34%) • Top Social Networking Site: MySpace (11%)
Source: Burst Media Research and e-Marketer
12 to 55+ year olds:
25-34 year olds:
•Medical Up dates, Doctors Network Top Social
• Online Interests: Reading news and Networking Site for Medical Doctors
sports, downloading music, watching video clips
of tv shows/movies, visiting social
networks, generating content
• Top Social Networking Site: Friendster (28%)
By 2012, there will be 1.5 Billion web
users creating content online, up from
64 million in 2006. -- eMarketer
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