We call it Media, it’s really a Medium
The definition of media is:
Faasalalauga: the means of communication, as radio and television, newspapers, and magazines, that reach or influence people lautele
I placed emphasis on lautele. It’s about as true that Facebook or Twitter or any other Social Network is Social Media as is the telephone. A telephone is a tool. Facebook ma Twitter are tools. They provide a gateway through a medium.
Medium: an intervening agency, means, or instrument by which something is conveyed or accomplished: Words are a medium of expression.
We don’t all sit around and watch Facebook on our computers, we interact with it and utilize it to communicate with others. As a medium, it’s important for Marketers to recognize it as such… this means they can’t simply post something out there and expect something to happen, they need to participate to
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