Navigating+Social+Media

===//Social networking is a recent invention that has the Internet still at the edge of its seat due to its popularity with people. This is mostly because it really is for the people. Bringing every kind of social group together in one place and letting them interact.// ===

**Disadvantages - lack of anonymity, scams, harassment, time consuming, negative feedback, fraud, impersonal**
. __**Social Media Sites**__

Facebook - Social networking site intended to connect friends, family, and business associates.


 * Congress on Facebook

Google+ - Aims to make sharing on the web more like sharing in real life. Check out Circles, Messenger, and Hangouts.

LinkedIn - Manage your professional identity. Build and engage with your professional network. Access knowledge, insights and opportunities.

Ning - Create a social community online to bring people together.

Pinterest - Online pinboard to organize and share things you love.

Skype - Free internet calls; additional calling and video chat features.

Twitter - Microblog; find out what is happening right now with people and organizations you care about.


 * Media on Twitter

YouTube - Video-sharing website on which users can upload, share, and view videos.

. HootSuite - Social media communications dashboard used for online brand management. It publishes to websites such as Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, Foursquare, MySpace, and WordPress. It also publishes to Flickr, Tumblr, and YouTube via HootSuite Apps.
 * __Managing Social Media__**