1. Social Media Terminologies Cheat Sheet
October 09, 2009
Social Media
Social media is content created by people (users) inspiring conversation
delivered via
specific web publishing tools.
Social Network
You know this one...Facebook, MySpace, and about a million other smaller
ones. This is where people are connected to one-another by commonalities,
ties, and the strength of those ties.
Blog
Type of website with regular entries centered on a topic, conversation,
description of event, or audio/video content. Blogs heavily utilize RSS
syndication.
RSS Feed
“Really Simple Syndication” or “Rich Site Summary” - either way, means a
quick and easy way for users to “subscribe” to content on a webpage, blog,
or podcast, and have that content delivered to them regularly.
Podcast
Series of digital media files (audio and/or video) released regularly and
delivered to subscribers using syndication tools and feed readers and
podcatchers (like iTunes).
MicroBlog
Form of multimedia blogging where individuals publish short bursts of text
updates or micromedia such as images, audio clips, video clips/links. These are
submitted by text message, web, web app, instant message, and email.
Twitter
The largest and most popular free microblogging website/tool.
Hashtag
Represents the prefixed use of the # sign to tag key words when ʻtweetingʼ -
these
words can then be searched and referenced. i.e. #ministry2
@replies
Represents the prefixed use of the @ sign to indicate that a ʻtweetʼ is directed
to or referencing an individual or contact. i.e. @ministry2
Wiki
Website maintained by a community of contributors where content (or
documents) is completely created and edited by the collective user
group.
Different wikis have varying levels of restrictions and permissions.
i.e.
wikipedia vs/ open source.
Widget
Best described as mini-applications that live away from their parents. i.e. a
weather widget on your desktop pulls the weather in your area for easy viewing
without having to go online.

2. Social Media Terminologies Cheat Sheet
October 09, 2009
del.icio.us
A better way to save your bookmarks. Like a site? Now you can access it
through your del.icio.us favorites on any computer. Users can also follow
bookmarks of other users.
Mash-ups
Take two pieces of content that are great, put them together, and you have a
mash-up. For instance, google maps + pictures taken around town = “street
view.”