Top Three Social Media Sites

Social media was created to share information on a personal level. This is unique because people learn about products, services, news, issues, etc. from a hand picked group of people (that is people that they choose to follow). Over the last few years, many different forms of social media have been born to cover anything from professional networking to home decorating.

What are the top three social media sites?

1. Facebook has about 800,000,000 users. Despite the fact that their population is aging, they have more than three times the number of users of any other social media site.
2. Twitter has about 250,000,000 users.
3. Linkedin falls slightly behind Twitter with about 200,000,000 users. 

What does social media mean for the Internet?

If it weren't for the desire to share information, the internet would not have been created. Social media is a natural progression from that initial desire; it hones the Internet's intent by targeting people on a personal and social level.

Social media is widely used in business because it is an easy and direct way for consumers to engage companies in discussions. Various social media accounts are platforms for marketing, but they are also platforms for social change, advocacy, political agendas, etc. The uses are endless. Social media is the most important contribution the internet has made since 2000.

Prompt for blog (2): Discuss one important event in Internet history since 2000.