What is social media?
Social media is a phrase bieng tossed around the world, but it can sometimes be difficult to answer the question of what is social media.
The term social media is used to describe the use of today's technology to share information and encourage people to connect with each other who were very far away to each other. The use of electronic and internet tools allow users to actively participate in sharing their Information through comments, discussions, reviews and networking via text massages, graphics and audio/video.
Social media is changing of relationship styles in several possible ways.
Types of famous Social media
Classification of Social media is not much difficult, yet here are some types of social media given below
- Social Networking- Facebook, Google plus, LinkedIn
- Micro blogging- Twitter, Tumblr
- Blogging- Wordpress, Blogger
- Photo sharing- Instagram, Snapchat, Flickr, Pinterest
- Video Sharing- YouTUbe, Vimeo, Periscope
- Crowd sourcing- Ushahidi, Inc.
Conventional Social Media vs Steemit
Steemit is usually the pattern for content creator, you post on a social network hope that your audience recognises the value of that you bring. You are then Compensated in the form of new clients or costumers for your business or organisation.
While conventional Social Media and social networks like, Facebook, Twitter do not compensate you directly for posting
on their platform.
How can Steemit change the definition of future social media for users?
As we all know that steemit is a blockchain based social Blogging and social networking platform, where user can share their thoughts and knowledgeable content with their friends/followers and steemit will pay for that in the form of Steemit/Steemit Dollars a decentralised Crypto coin.
Users accounts can upvote posts and comments similer to other blogging websites like Reddit and the authers who can upvoted can receive a monetary reward in the form of a cryptocurrency name Steem and steem Dollar for their sharing of useful content.
Active user Base of famous Social Media Platforms
According to the Reports April, 2018 Facebook is still leading with most numbers of Users with 2.23 billions user globally, While Youtube and What's app both have 1.5 Billions Users world wide.
Some details are Given below of Social Media Users,
Facebook:- 2.23 B
Youtube:- 1.5 B
What's App:- 1.5 B
Twitter:- 0.33 B
LinkedIn:- 0.54 B
Instagram:- 0.81 B
We Chat:- 1B
Reddit:- 0.33 B
and Users are Increase day by day.