SOCIAL MEDIAc h e a t s h e e t f o r L o v e l a n d P u b l i c L i b r a r y

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SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKST h e B i g F i v e

FACEBOOK

Allows users to “friend” other user‘s profiles and “like” business pages and post messages to friends or followers.

LINKEDIN

Allows users to “connect” with other professionals and extend existing networks of professional contacts.

TWITTER

Allows members to follow user profiles and broadcast short posts called “tweets” to their followers.

PINTEREST

Allows users to add images or “pins” to their collection boards based on themes, browse the content of others, and save pins to their boards.

INSTAGRAM

Allows users to take pictures and videos, and share them on a variety of social networking platforms.

SOCIAL MEDIAc h e a t s h e e t f o r L o v e l a n d P u b l i c L i b r a r y

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SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKSO t h e r P o p u l a r N e t w o r k s

GOOGLE MY BUSINESS

Business search results which appear at the very top of the Google search results, and include contact information, location, and crowd-sourced reviews.

YOUTUBE

Allows users to upload and share videos.

GOOGLE+

Allows users to post updates to their various “circles” or interest-based communities.

YELP

Crowd-sourced reviews about local businesses.

TUMBLR

Allows users to post multimedia and other content to a short-form blog..