Week 5

What is social media?
Social media is the collective of online communications channels dedicated to community-based input, interaction, content-sharing and collaboration.

When is social media is most useful for communicating?

Facebook is seen as the most predominant social media platform and it has the numbers to back it up.

Snapchat has led the way in “temporary” social media, allowing users to share content that can only be seen for 24 hours at most.

This Facebook-owned, Instagram, social media platform has doubled its user base to 700 million monthly active users in just two years.

 What is netiquette?

Netiquette is a set of unofficial rules for good behavior and politeness followed by users of online and digital technologies such as the Internet, email, and chatrooms. Netiquette is derived from the word "etiquette," which refers to the general rules or conventions of correct and polite behaviour in social settings and situations. It is thus the practice of exercising polite and considerate behaviour in online contexts, such as Internet discussion boards and personal email.

For example firstly, composing email by include a subject line, a proper opening and a closing line.

• Second, know your audience - for formal emails to colleagues or prospective employers, use polite and professional language. Third, be concise and proofread the text to make sure there are no grammatical or spelling mistakes.