Social Networking vs. Social Media

Posted by pathenry123 under Social Media
From http://smallbusinesscommunity.blogspot.com 5068 days ago

An across I read on Fobes.com this week points out that many of us (myself included) tend to use the terms Social Media and Social Networking as though they are the same thing. They aren't, as the article points out:

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Written by ajayjoya
5068 days ago

both are diffrent, social networking is the tool used by social media

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Written by amabaie
5068 days ago

Actually, social media is a tool. No, that is not correct. A social medium is a tool. Social media is a set of tools (media is plural). Social networking is the activity that goes on somewhere using those tools. It happens online and it happens online, and it was happening long before the Internet was invented and long before the flush toilet was invented.

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