Social Media And The Social Platform

Developing a Platform Selling has been a part of our society since the beginning of mankind. Whether it be bartering and selling actual goods, or selling ones personality in order to gain followers, it has always been a part of our history. Along with selling, having a platform on which to do this has always been present. In Ancient Rome the platform to sell goods would typically be the market. In 1900’s the platform people would use to get information on presidential candidates would be the newspaper

environment. I would conclude that the application would have been more intuitive if it had an icon since its target was for different countries aside South Africa. Twitter is a native application that also runs on the android platform. Twitter is a social media-networking application for friends, family and coworkers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent messages. The twitter application was designed with an icon. This design from my perspective has its

18-to-29 year olds have used the social media platform (Costill).These statistics prove how common and thus influential Tumblr is amongst young adults. Tumblr is a social media website and application that allows users to make their own personal blog with posts consisting of text, pictures, and videos. One of the main reasons that Tumblr is so prominent amongst young people is because of the sense of anonymity that the website can provide. Whereas normal social media platform’s ask the user to identify

The platform itself The social media platform Facebook, founded in 2004 was first intended for local college students to have a place online to connect and communicate, created by Mark Zuckerberg at the age of 19 as he studied at Harvard University. A new era started at thirteen years later Facebook rose to become the world largest social media network, giving people the ability to communicate and share worldwide. Often used for friends and family to stay connected easier, express themselves and

A Socialized Platform In the world today, we as a society have contoured our lifestyle in order to grow more accepting of socialized platforms. With the simple help of different networking tools and various applications, people have been able to develop an online persona. The way one presents themselves through social media may differ from how they are portrayed in a public setting. Internet sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram have acted as a tool for self-expression and individuality. Although

coined the term, “social media”. Social media refers to the interaction among individuals in which they create, share, and or exchange information and ideas within networks and virtual communities. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, message boards, and LinkedIn are all types of social media. It has become one of the greatest opportunities to brand businesses’ products to potential buyers. Businesses all over the world acknowledge the utilization of social media as a marketing platform. A successful business

epicenter. They are the called the “social mavens”(2.A) and “the founders of the social media movement” (2.A) who are constantly connected via online. Growing up as part of the new generation and seeing frequent changes in technology over the years, it has come to play a role in our daily lives. Being able to relate to such a topic, we wanted to look further into Millennials’ use of technology; specially relating to college-aged students and what social media platform(s) the group is most active on.

Social Media As An Information Platform for Enterprises Introduction Of the many innovations that the Internet has made possible, social media is proving to be the most disruptive at consumer, enterprise and government levels of societies globally. Customers and citizens have a platform now to voice the opinions and concerns very openly and if they choose, very loudly, on a global stage made possible by social media (Ang, et.al.). It is the most revolutionary series of technologies available

Social Media As An Information Platform for Enterprises Introduction Social media's influence is accelerating across every aspect of society, bringing with it a need for increased authenticity, transparency and trust. For the first time customers can stand on equal ground with the brands they buy from and in some cases, are very loyal to. Of the most disruptive force in society today, social networks are revolutionizing how the consumer interacts with every strata of business and government as

publicity is how these incidents spread so widely through social media. The article Ferguson: Digital Protest, Hashtag Ethnography, and the Racial Politics of Social Media in the United States by Yarimar Bonilla & Jonathan Rosa studies the affects social media has on a modern political issue and explains how “hashtag activism” can unite a group of people globally. The controversy the article presents is whether social media can be considered a platform for police brutality, and on a greater outlook, “activism”