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Social media, as defined by Oxford dictionary, is "websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking." <ref>[http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/social-media Oxford Dictionary.]</ref> Facebook and Twitter are two prime examples of social media. While both of these websites are perfect examples of social media, there are social media networks geared specifically towards writers such as Writers Network, Goodreads, and Writertopia. <ref>Allen Taylor, [http://voices.yahoo.com/5-social-networks-writers-11904092.html?cat=38 5 Social Networks for Writers], November 29, 2012, Retrieved 2014-04-22.</ref> | Social media, as defined by Oxford dictionary, is "websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking." <ref>[http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/social-media Oxford Dictionary.]</ref> Facebook and Twitter are two prime examples of social media. While both of these websites are perfect examples of social media, there are social media networks geared specifically towards writers such as Writers Network, Goodreads, and Writertopia. <ref>Allen Taylor, [http://voices.yahoo.com/5-social-networks-writers-11904092.html?cat=38 5 Social Networks for Writers], November 29, 2012, Retrieved 2014-04-22.</ref> | ||
Facebook is an online forum referred to as a social media site which allows members to create pages about themselves such as their hobbies, interests, education and job information to share with other members of Facebook. It | Facebook is an online forum referred to as a social media site which allows members to create pages about themselves such as their hobbies, interests, education and job information to share with other members of Facebook. It allows members to create a friends list of other members of Facebook as well as create a page dedicated to a particular event to invite their friends to. Users can also get on someone else's friend list and access information about people on their own friends list. It is an effective way to share thoughts, exciting events and stories with other members of the Facebook community. | ||
===Microblogging=== | ===Microblogging=== | ||