CHAPTER 1 WHAT IS SOCIAL NETWORKING You just recorded a video of the funniest thing ever and you want your friend to see it But she’s in another city with her family What do you do Log on to your favorite social media site Go to her page and write You have to see this Upload the video and then click Share Social networking platforms enable people to share videos almost instantly
A few seconds later you see a bright red heart on your screen Your friend loved the video Social networking is a type of electronic communication It can happen between two people or between many people at once The creators of social networks wanted to make it possible for people to share pictures messages videos and other parts of everyday life Social networking platforms are designed for exchanging and sharing information Some platforms focus on a particular type of information such as sending messages or sharing photos Other platforms are used between 6
businesspeople And some platforms combine all of these things in one place Social networking got its start in 1997 with a site called Six Degrees Members could send messages and make friends with other users Around the same time personal websites were becoming popular People called them web logs or blogs for short 7 Bloggers can share knowledge of a hobby such as cooking with a large number of people
