1. Definition : Social Media The term social media describes media that is posed by the user and can take many different forms. Some types of social media are forums, message boards, blogs, wikis and podcasts. Social media applications include Google, Facebook and YouTube.

2. Social Media is generally regarded as the product of the internet and its Technological progression through out time.

4. 1979 … “Visicalc” Produced the 1 st office application (spreadsheeet) This turned the ‘Apple II’ into a serious busines tool. 1981... “IBM ” created the 1 st PC.

5. 1993… Mosaic Web Browser This is the application which made the web accessible to the public.

6. Media is traditionally broadcast to the consumer in an unchangeable form for For example:

8. Social Networking Websites

9. DEFINITION - A term often applied to a perceived ongoing transition of the World Wide Web from a collection of websites to a full-fledged computing platform serving web applications to end users. It refers to a supposed second-generation of Internet-based services—such as social networking sites, wikis, communication tools, and folksonomies—that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users