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East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust Knowledge and Library Services: Social Media

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Social Media

Introduction to Social Media

Facebook and alternatives

LinkedIn

LinkedIn is a social network for professionals.  Useful for careers, jobs, opportunities, learning etc.

Visit the website

Skype

 

Skype 

WhatsApp and other instant messaging alternatives

 

WhatsApp is an "instant messaging and voice-over-IP service owned by Facebook, Inc" Visit the website

 

Telegram is  "free and open source, cross-platform, cloud-based instant messaging software" Visit the website

 

Signal is "a cross-platform centralized encrypted instant messaging service" Visit the website

 

 

Instagram

Pinterest

Pinterest is an "image sharing and social media service designed to enable saving and discovery of information on the internet"

Visit the website 

Tik Tok

The Wikipedia description of TikTok is that it is a "social media platform that is used to make a variety of short-form videos, from genres like dance, comedy, and education, that have a duration from fifteen seconds to three minutes"

Visit the website

Snapchat

Snapchat is a messaging app.  The main feature is that pictures and messages sent on the app are only available for a short time.

Visit the website

YouTube and alternatives

Digg

Digg is a news aggregating site.  

Visit the website

Reddit

 

Reddit - discussion forum- various topics and communities

Tumblr

 

Tumblr - is an American microblogging and social networking site.

Twitter and alterntives

Blogging

Blogger is a blog publishing service that is provided by Google.

Blogs are personal websites where you can post information about your life and interests. The name is derived from Web Log.  Some businesses also publish blogs to inform their customers and drive up sales and business.

Visit the website

 

WordPress

Wordpress.com - website, blogging platform (free or paid versions)

WordPress - open source software for creating websites, blogs and apps