what is the social media used for?

[Marie]

what is social media

[Jake]

A means to socialize with other people.

Some marketers use it in sneaky ways to promote products with a bit more 'trust factor' than regular paid ads, kinda like the paid shills that sometimes show up in bars, seeming like a regular person endorsing some product.

[Jack]

Social Networking Site: an online community that allows you to create a profile, add friends, share ideas and events, and communicate with other members. The most popular social networking site (and the most-visited website in the world), Facebook, allows you to reconnect and stay in touch with friends, family, classmates and colleagues.