This picture describes the what social media tools we have now. I must say it is very inclusive to include "reddit", "weibo", "qq", "renren" which are popular in China. I feel excited about this picture because it places different social media according to their main function and the popularity. For example, Facebook, Twitter, and Google plus are definitely most popular. They are also featured by all the four functions. Then wechat, what'sapp, and the like follow. It is also clear that people publish their status or knowledge, share knowledge or feelings, discussing with others, and building networking through social network. We can see, at the left top corner, blogger, wordpress, and the like are used to publish content, and post. Then Pinterest, instagram, youtube and the like at the top are mainly used to share pictures, videos wiht others. Again at the top, reddit, skype, Ning, and the like are mainly used to discuss with others regarding a topic. Reddit is a perfect example. Participants on Reddit always talk about some popular topics like MOOCs. The last but not least function is networking. Here, Linkedin, QQ, renren and the likem are most used to building networking. For example, Linkedin is well-recognized tool for building professional networking. Renren has the same function in China.
The last thing I want to talk about this picture is about the understanding of social media. In this picture, it defines social media in terms of media, commerce, services, and technology. According to my understanding of the picture, social media is first media, which is enabled by computer technology and internet. Social media can be used for online commerce, and offer services on different purposes.
So what do you think of the social media landscape in 2014 illustrated in this picture?
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