2. Today’s
Agenda
About Social media
Evolution
History and Today
Types of social media
Different types of Social Media
Different platforms and Active users
Uses of Social media
Business
Marketing
Studying/Education
Politics
Future of Social media
3. What is Social
media?
• Social media is a term that describes the online technologies and
practices that people use to share opinions, insights, experiences,
and perspectives.
• Social media can take many different forms,
including text, images, audio, and video.
-Build relationship
-Share opinion
-Real Time Information Sharing
-Can have important conversations
5. History of social
media
Social networking was born one day in 1971,when the firs email was
sent. The two computers were right to each other. The message said
“qwertyuiop”.
The Primitive era of social media (1979-1984)
1979- Posts news to news groups
1979- ‘BBS’ First site with Login option for interaction
1980- ‘COMPUSERUE’ First chat introduced
The Medieval era of social media (1988-1999)
1988- Introduction to internet Relay chat
1996- Introduction to ICQ
1997- Six Degrees
1999- Live Journal
6. Social media
Today
• The Golden era of social media (2001-2013)
2001- Wikipedia
2002- Friendster
2003- Myspace , Hi5
2004- The Facebook
2005- You tube
2006- Twitter
2009- Whatsapp
2012- Snapchat
2013- Vine
7. Different types of Social
media
Online social networking
Blogging
Micro-blogging
Wikis
Social news
Social bookmarking
Media sharing
Opinion, reviews and ratings
Answers
8. Ways to access Social
media
Year 2014 2015
01.Smartpho
ne
71% 78%
02.Laptop 55% 61%
03.Desktop 38% 46%
04.Tablet 39% 45%
05.ipodTouc
h
6% 9%
9. Social media and its active
users
Active users in World(2016 January)
Total Internet Active Social
Active mobile
Population Users Media Users
Social users
7.395
Billio
n
3.419
Billio
n
2.307
Billio
n
1.968
Billio
n
10. Social media and its active
users
Active users in Sri Lanka(2016 January)
Total Internet Active Social
Active mobile
Population Users media users
social users
4.79
Millio
n
2.80
Millio
n
2.20
Millio
n
20.36
Million
14. BUSINESS
• Why Social Media in Business is Important
Social media is the #1 activity on the web
Share content faster and easier
Cost is very low
• Benefits
Increase brand awareness and loyalty
Gain valuable customer insights
Find out what your competitors are doing
In last year
78% of small businesses now get at least one quarter of new customers
via social media
61% of young people refer to social media to decide where to go when
15. MARKETING
• Why
Create pages or product, organization, celebrity etc.
Include our new product details
Publish advertisement, notes, promotions quickly
• Benefits
Better Customer Satisfaction
Higher Conversion Rates
Cost-Effective
• Steps in Social media Marketing
ANALYSIS STRATEGY
MANAGEME
NT
CONTROLLI
NG
16. EDUCATION
• Ways to Use Social Media in Education
Aggregating images and information to share with classmates or
with interest groups that cut across courses and institutions
Gathering and sharing data collected with mobile devices
during field work or travel abroad
Using Twitter in class to keep students engaged and to get a
sense of what students are thinking about during lectures
Adding social tools to e-textbooks
• Benefits
For missed classes or lectures, have someone stream or record
the lecture on Periscope, Skype, or SnapChat.
Save, curate, and share resources using collection-building tools
such as Pinterest or Tumblr.
Look for YouTube videos and playlists for extra learning on the
most challenging topics.
17. POLITICS
• Political campaigns
E.g. :- USA, India, UK
• Direct Interaction with society and the politicians
E.g. :- Facebook pages, Twitter
• Political Change
E.g. :- Tunisia, Egypt, Libya
• Benefits
Direct Contact With Voters
Advertising Without Paying For Advertising
How Campaigns Go Viral
Weighing Public Opinion
18. Future expectations of Social
media
When looking to the future of Social Media,
you will need to consider the following:
Tribes
Relevancy
SoLoMo
5 KEY TRENDS THAT POINT TO THE FUTURE OF SOCIAL MEDIA
Speed
Video Evolution
Dataclysm
Expansion
19. Pros and Cons of Social media
in future
Pros
-Social networking sites spread information faster than any other media.
-Law enforcement uses social networking sites to catch and prosecute
criminals.
-Social networking sites help students do better at school.
-Social networking sites allow people to improve their relationships and
make new friends.
Cons
-Social media enables the spread of unreliable and false information.
49.1% of people have heard false news via social media.
-Social networking sites lack privacy and expose users to government and
corporate intrusions.
-Students who are heavy social media users tend to have lower grades.
-Social networking sites can lead to stress and offline relationship