Social media are media for social
interaction, using highly accessible and scalable communication
techniques. Social media is the use of web-based and mobile technologies
to turn communication into interactive dialogue ( Wikipedia ).
Unconsciously, by joining the social media services like Facebook,
Twitter, Foursquare, etc, We will have a lot of new friends (from
virtual), meet again with old friends thus create a more easily
rendezvous or reunion. Different with celebrities, with social media,
they are more easily met with their fans. The other side, the fans more
closer to her idol.
Awesome!
Some Experts say, that social media is just kind of word of mouth information through the Internet, that supported by web 2.0.
Conversations of Internet users in the world took place in a real time,
non-stop, 24 hours with very diverse and various topics. At present, We
will miss a lot of information if we don’t follow that conversation in
social media. Following this conversation can divided into 3 step :
- “Present” (sign up and has an account of social media services )
- “Listening” ( passive but take hold )
- ” Learning” ( start active and learn of it )
Dissemination news and information
trough social media more faster and more up to date than mainstream
media such as newspaper, radio or television. This causes many people as
citizen journalism.
Maybe, there are still many person or
peer group think that a conversation in social media is just a
lifestyle. But, on another side, such as business, technology, education
and community department there are a golden opportunity. For example
for business department with social media conversation can view market
review or market analysis, for corporate or community there are ease of
cooperation, ease of communication, ease of sharing knowledge in
education purposes and many others.
In my country, Indonesia there have been
two times mass-raising through social media sites, especially social
networking. First, please be remembered about “Coin for Prita” movement
and one million Facebook User supporting Bibit and Candra movement.
Last but not least.
With the various of social media sites, please wise while online, don’t
forget to be authentic, keep your data safely and think before your
post. Please, distinguish which can be shared and should not be shared.
Where public area and where private area, even in Social media.
