Learn more about social media and its uses

When I say 'social media', to some people this may seem like allot, but if not Facebook, then social media platforms like YouTube. Also, many people do not know the social media service and what social media was created for. As a result, there are very few people in Sri Lanka who use social media correctly. Today in this article we will look at how social media is evolving. What's the use of this and how to use social media properly.



The beginning of social media




The world's first social media site was created in 1997. Created by Andrew Weinreich, the social media site is called Six Degrees. Until 2003, the Six Degrees social media platform was very popular with Internet users around the world. Meanwhile, Tom Anderson (Tom Anderson) created a new social media platform called MySpace. This social media site allows users to create their own profile and listen to their favorite music. MySpace has since become the most used social media site in the world.



Evolution on social media




Mark Zuckerberg (Mark Zuckerberg) created the Facebook social media platform in 2004 while still a second-year student at Harvard University. By the year 2006, Facebook had gathered a large number of users around the social media. They did a lot to keep the Facebook social media platform up to date. These include adding a hashtag like Twitter to a social media network, and adding a Facebook Stories feature to challenge the SnapChat social media network. Currently, Facebook is one of the leading social media platforms. It has 2.34 billion monthly active users.

With the launch of the Instagram social media platform in 2010, Facebook knew it had a strong competitor. The Instagram social media platform quickly began to gain popularity among the youth community due to the fact that Facebook provided a higher visual space than the social media platform. With the acquisition of the Instagram social media platform by Facebook in 2011, Facebook was able to further cement its place in the social media world. In 2018, there will be around one billion active users on the Instagram social media platform.



Objectives of social media




Most of the people reading this article may be users who use social media. But did you know the purpose of social media so far? People in the society use social media platforms for various purposes. There are four main purposes of social media. Its acronym is SLIM.



S - Share




Everyone who uses social media shares their ideas and information with others in a variety of ways. As I write this article, I'm going to share my knowledge with you who use this in the form of an article. Here are some key pointers in moving your finances forward. You must first verify that the information you wish to share is accurate. Second, we need to think about the essence of the information or idea. Finally you need to decide how it communicates between users or viewers.




L – Learn




Users consciously or unconsciously learn something through social media. Sources can be studied through electronic media more quickly and easily than traditional media. For the past seven years, YouTube has been using "How to" as the most used search query on social media, according to the company's data. This means that many users are trying to gain some knowledge through social media and there is potential for learning through this.




I – Interacting




We can describe interaction as the most important component of social media. Social media breaks down traditional barriers such as time and distance between individuals. Through social media such as Messenger, WhatsApp and Skype, people are able to maintain good interactions despite the obstacles we face today. In addition, there are many opportunities for high-level social media, such as Twitter, to facilitate official activities such as diplomatic relations and official announcements.




M – Marketing




Many people who use social media tend to promote marketing. Social media is a great way to bring your business and your brand to people all over the world. Also, social media and social activists work to create their common image through social media. Social media is the best platform to promote anything in less time with less effort.




Use of social media




The above objectives are very helpful for the use of social media. But today, there are all sorts of accusations leveled at social media, blaming all the wrongs that have been done on social media. But the main reason for these problems depends on how the social media is used and the mental level of the user.

We can see a lot of false news spreading rapidly through social media these days. But the inspiration that comes from socializing false news is that the person who does it shows his mental confusion in front of the society. Also, users of social media waste their precious time on social media for idle activities.

If everyone who reads this article understands the purpose and value of social media and takes advantage of it correctly, they will be able to create opportunities for success in their lives through it.

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