Sunday, October 10, 2010

Social Media Marketing - A Grasp


Social Media, if we break down the meaning of these two words, is a channel or means, such as the World Wide Web, where people interact with each other. Nowadays, different social media platforms have been spreading all throughout the web. If you are into meeting new friends and posting of personal photos, while playing online games at the same time, you'd most likely be in Facebook. If blogging is your calling, you'd probably sign up for a Blogger page. If you had a collection of videos and would wish to share them to strangers who'll soon become your "online buddies", you'd rather create a YouTube account. I have one for almost everything. These sites are only some of the widely used by people of different backgrounds, races, and ages, ranging from teens and tweens to the young-at-heart.

Every social media site has its own way of giving fun and pleasure to each of their avid users. A common feature is friends search. This is where you can find your pre-school bestfriend or even, while you keep your fingers crossed at least, your childhood crush. In other words -- a long-lost friend. The amazing part is you never think of finding them, but you do out of nowhere with just clicks of the mouse.  Not only can you view their profiles or what they've been up to all these years, but you can also send them a quick message or even chat with them.

If we take a closer look at the current surveys, socia media websites are highly populated now. This means that more and more people are getting connected to the internet every now and then. Whatever reasons they may have, their main goal is to have fun chatting with real life or online friends alike, and gain new ones from different parts of the world.