A literary review of the social media aspects of the media and entertainment industry.

1. Social Media for the Media & Entertainment Industry Shane Archiquette, EM820

2. Social Media for Media & Entertainment Industry Social media integration The media & entertainment industry has been using various forms of social media for some time and has yet to master any vehicle of social media that works well for the industry as a whole. Media thrives on a user base, customer interest, appeal of a story line or characterization, and connecting with consumers in a way that few other industries do.

3. Social Media for Media & Entertainment Industry Movies and the internet Movie studios were the first to leverage the internet for ‘movie websites’ which provide another angle in to the movie and supplementary content to further refine the story. Most forms of media, television, movies, radio, and internet based leverage the blogosphere for different for interacting with their audience by igniting the hype engine for the content benefit of the producer/creator.

4. Social Media for Media & Entertainment Industry Multi-Point content for the end user More content creators are leveraging the internet in form of websites, blogs, games, social networking sites, and in person events as a means to reach the end user in a variety of ways.

5. Social Media for Media & Entertainment Industry Emerging Media use in Media & Entertainment Emerging media is increasingly being used for entertainment connections in ways never done before such as twitter, facebook, and myspace, with many forms of content on each type of site.

6. Social Media for Media & Entertainment Industry Universal Access via ‘Media Cloud’ technologies The new media cloud is fast emerging as the dominant way of content distribution so that a user can retrieve media content on any type of device including mobile phone, laptop, tablet pc, ‘pad’ computers, television, and even high definition theatres