Classification and Content Types of Social Media

Classification of Social Media

Social Media includes many other categories such as "Social Networking". Following are the major social media types categorized by function:

1. Social networking:

This allows people to exchange information and ideas with other people online. For example: Facebook, LinkedIn.

2.Photo sharing:

These are sites dedicated to sharing photos online between users. For example: Instagram, Flicker.

3.Video sharing:

These sites are dedicated to sharing video, including live video broadcasts. For example: YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter.

4.Blog:

This is an informational site that contains a set of posts belonging to a subject or theme, organized in descending order according to publication date. The most popular blogging platforms are WordPress and Blogger.

5.Microblogging:

Allows users to post short text passages (which can be associated with images or videos) or links (URLs) online. For example: Twitter.

6.Forums (message boards):

This is one of the oldest social media. Users exchange ideas and discussions in the form of posts and replies. For example: Reddit, Quora.

7.Social gaming:

Refers to playing games online with other players in different locations. It has become more and more popular recently. For example: KAMAGAMES, Zynga.

8.Social Bookmarking:

These sites provide a similar functionality to your web browser's typical bookmarking. However, they allow you to do so online and share your web bookmarks among your friends, in addition to adding notes and tags to your saved bookmarks. For example: Atavi, Pinterest.

9.Product/Service Reviews:

These sites allow users to review, give feedback on any product or service they use. For example: Amazon, Flipkart.

Content Types of Social Media

People interact with social media sites for different purposes. Here are the general types of content on different social media sites:

1. Posts/Comments:

Through social networking sites, people post or write passages of text that other users can see. These posts may also include the user's geographic information.

2. Reply:

This is a text message (can also be an image, video, or URL) that can reply to another user's post, update a status, or comment.

3. Multimedia content (images and videos):

Many social platforms allow their users to upload multiple images and videos as part of their articles. Live streams are also available on social platforms like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. The feature allows users to broadcast live video and display recordings of their shows for later viewing.

4. Social interaction:

This is the nature of social media sites, where people connect online by sending and responding to requests from other users.

5. Metadata:

The sum of user interactions with social platforms. This includes the date and time the video and image was uploaded, the date and time the friend request was accepted, geolocation data for uploaded multimedia files or posts (if enabled), and the type of device (mobile or standard computer) used to upload the content.