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Social Media

Social media refers to the means of interactions among people in which they create, share, and exchange information and ideas in virtual communities and networks. Andreas Kaplan and Michael Haenlein define social media as "a group of Internet-based applications that build on the ideological and technological foundations of Web 2.0, and that allow the creation and exchange of user-generated content.

How to read your first tweet (and all your other old ones)
  • Data

How to read your first tweet (and all your other old ones)

  • Yessi Bello Perez
  • 6 years ago
Reddit’s r/technology goes dark as part of #SocialMediaStrike
  • Freedom of speech

Reddit’s r/technology goes dark as part of #SocialMediaStrike

  • Ravie Lakshmanan
  • 6 years ago
Tim Cook takes aim at tech companies for creating ‘chaos’
  • Business

Tim Cook takes aim at tech companies for creating ‘chaos’

  • Ravie Lakshmanan
  • 6 years ago

Facebook, Twitter and major social media sites blocked amid Liberian anti-corruption protest
  • WhatsApp

Facebook, Twitter and major social media sites blocked amid Liberian anti-corruption protest

  • iAfrikan News
  • 6 years ago
[Best of 2019] The most popular social media networks each year, gloriously animated
  • Facebook

[Best of 2019] The most popular social media networks each year, gloriously animated

  • Callum Booth
  • 6 years ago
Naked protestors redress Facebook’s prude nudity policy
  • Facebook

Naked protestors redress Facebook’s prude nudity policy

  • Cara Curtis
  • 6 years ago
Want a US visa? Fork over your social media details first
  • Social media

Want a US visa? Fork over your social media details first

  • Ivan Mehta
  • 6 years ago
Understanding the rising popularity of China’s rural influencers
  • Mobile app

Understanding the rising popularity of China’s rural influencers

  • Trivium UB
  • 6 years ago
Online extremism is taking a mental toll on researchers studying it
  • Social media

Online extremism is taking a mental toll on researchers studying it

  • Ravie Lakshmanan
  • 6 years ago
The top social media dos and don’ts for recruiters
  • Social media

The top social media dos and don’ts for recruiters

  • Monica Cocian
  • 6 years ago
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