{"id":487,"date":"2008-07-31T06:00:33","date_gmt":"2008-07-31T10:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/socialmediaexp.wpengine.com\/?p=487"},"modified":"2016-06-10T12:43:16","modified_gmt":"2016-06-10T16:43:16","slug":"social-media-in-two-words-or-less","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socialmediaexplorer.com\/content-sections\/tools-and-tips\/social-media-in-two-words-or-less\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media In Two Words Or Less"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday afternoon <a title=\"Jason Falls's Tweet on defining social media\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/JasonFalls\/statuses\/872934071\" target=\"_blank\">I posted an entry on Twitter<\/a> asking the crowd to define social media in two words or less. The responses were fascinating. Several people responded optimistically with words like &#8220;community&#8221; and &#8220;humans connecting.&#8221; But more than a few folks were surprisingly &#8212; at least to me &#8212; pessimistic in their viewpoints, hinting that social media participants are collectively egotistical, superficial or that it&#8217;s just a false world overrun with marketers.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve pasted some of the responses below so you can see the assortment. I respect each of these folks a lot. You should follow them on Twitter if you don&#8217;t already. Please note that I&#8217;ve rearranged a couple of the tweets to show clarification and more than one response for flow and uniformity of thought.<\/p>\n<p>What I&#8217;d like to know, however, is what one or two words would you use to describe social media and why? Please jump in the comments. We use Discus now, so throw in a video post to explain your answer if you have that capability. And while you&#8217;re at it, tell us if you think the frequency of the pessimism in the responses may indicate there is something holistically wrong with social media, its users or our inside-the-bubble collective thought.<\/p>\n<p>The comments are yours. Here are some of the responses:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/CathleenRitt\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/socialmediaexp.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/073108-0035-socialmedia1.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Cathleen Rittereiser\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/CathleenRitt\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Times New Roman; color: blue;\"><strong>CathleenRitt<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman;\"> Overrated<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 36pt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/CathleenRitt\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/socialmediaexp.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/073108-0035-socialmedia2.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Cathleen Rittereiser\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/CathleenRitt\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Times New Roman; color: blue;\"><strong>CathleenRitt<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman;\"> 1. 1st thing that came to mind 2. Thought it was kind of funny 3. Seems to be more fun than useful or productive &#8211; which is fine <span style=\"color: blue;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman;\"><strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/tiddlytwinks\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/socialmediaexp.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/073108-0035-socialmedia3.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Lin Burress\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/tiddlytwinks\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: blue;\">tiddlytwinks<\/span><\/a><\/strong> Relationship building.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/MyCreativeTeam\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/socialmediaexp.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/073108-0035-socialmedia4.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/MyCreativeTeam\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Times New Roman; color: blue;\"><strong>MyCreativeTeam<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman;\"> Social Media = Humans Connected<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/tomob\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/socialmediaexp.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/073108-0035-socialmedia5.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a title=\"tomob\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/tomob\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Times New Roman; color: blue;\"><strong>tomob<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman;\"> people talking<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/brianherbert\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/socialmediaexp.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/073108-0035-socialmedia6.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Brian Herbert\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/brianherbert\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Times New Roman; color: blue;\"><strong>brianherbert<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman;\"> Communal Interaction<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 36pt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/brianherbert\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/socialmediaexp.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/073108-0035-socialmedia7.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Brian Herbert\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/brianherbert\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Times New Roman; color: blue;\"><strong>brianherbert<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman;\"> &#8230; which feels like an obvious answer.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Genevangelist\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/socialmediaexp.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/073108-0035-socialmedia8.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Leslie Fishlock\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Genevangelist\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Times New Roman; color: blue;\"><strong>Genevangelist<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman;\"> Hmm I like Audacious or Intrepidly Daring with a little Verve thrown in<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/JamieTimm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/socialmediaexp.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/073108-0035-socialmedia9.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Jamie Timm\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/JamieTimm\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Times New Roman; color: blue;\"><strong>JamieTimm<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman;\"> community building<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 36pt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/LaraK\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/socialmediaexp.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/073108-0035-socialmedia10.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Lara K\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/LaraK\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Times New Roman; color: blue;\"><strong>LaraK<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman;\"> I&#8217;ll second @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/JamieTimm\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: blue;\">JamieTimm<\/span><\/a> &#8211; definitely Community Building<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/MattJMcD\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/socialmediaexp.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/073108-0035-socialmedia11.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Matt J McDonald\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/MattJMcD\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Times New Roman; color: blue;\"><strong>MattJMcD<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman;\"> potential, over-hyped (that&#8217;s technically two words right?)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/thebouv\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/socialmediaexp.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/073108-0035-socialmedia12.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a title=\"thebouv\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/thebouv\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Times New Roman; color: blue;\"><strong>thebouv<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman;\"> Shared Narcissism<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 36pt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/thebouv\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/socialmediaexp.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/073108-0035-socialmedia13.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a title=\"thebouv\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/thebouv\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Times New Roman; color: blue;\"><strong>thebouv<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman;\"> BTW, I had more earlier, but didn&#8217;t want to be too negative: Mostly Banal. Productivity Killer. Pretend Relations (PR, hah!).<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/marcthollander\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/socialmediaexp.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/073108-0035-socialmedia14.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a title=\"marcthollander\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/marcthollander\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Times New Roman; color: blue;\"><strong>marcthollander<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman;\"> supercalifragilisticonnectivity<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/leeodden\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/socialmediaexp.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/073108-0035-socialmedia15.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Lee Odden\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/leeodden\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Times New Roman; color: blue;\"><strong>leeodden<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman;\"> um, &#8220;social media&#8221;? LOL How about, &#8220;community&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mediadarlingkm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/socialmediaexp.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/073108-0035-socialmedia16.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a title=\"mediadarlingkm\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mediadarlingkm\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Times New Roman; color: blue;\"><strong>mediadarlingkm<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman;\"> 1. Client Confounding 2. Time Killer 3. Ridiculously Fun.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/jaybaer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/socialmediaexp.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/073108-0035-socialmedia17.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Jason Baer\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/jaybaer\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Times New Roman; color: blue;\"><strong>jaybaer<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman;\"> My 2 word social media description = Citizen Journalism<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Jillfoster\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/socialmediaexp.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/073108-0035-socialmedia18.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Jill M. Foster\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Jillfoster\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Times New Roman; color: blue;\"><strong>Jillfoster<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman;\"> &#8220;1 or 2 word description for social media&#8221;: participant media &#8230;or 5 words: creative, participant media &amp; community<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/swoodruff\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/socialmediaexp.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/073108-0035-socialmedia19.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Steve Woodruff\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/swoodruff\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Times New Roman; color: blue;\"><strong>swoodruff<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman;\"> Promisingly immature. Kept it under 2 words.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mhames\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/socialmediaexp.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/073108-0035-socialmedia20.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Matt Hames\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mhames\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Times New Roman; color: blue;\"><strong>mhames<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman;\"> respond accordingly.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/jmdickinson\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/socialmediaexp.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/073108-0035-socialmedia21.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Justin Dickinson\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/jmdickinson\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Times New Roman; color: blue;\"><strong>jmdickinson<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman;\"> authentic minutia<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ryanthogmartin\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/socialmediaexp.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/073108-0035-socialmedia22.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Ryan Thogmartin\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ryanthogmartin\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Times New Roman; color: blue;\"><strong>ryanthogmartin<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman;\"> &#8220;Getting Connected&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/MelWebster\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/socialmediaexp.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/073108-0035-socialmedia23.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a title=\"mel webster\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/MelWebster\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Times New Roman; color: blue;\"><strong>MelWebster<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman;\"> overhyped<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Mark_McGee\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/socialmediaexp.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/073108-0035-socialmedia24.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Mark_McGee\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Mark_McGee\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Times New Roman; color: blue;\"><strong>Mark_McGee<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman;\"> Confusing<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/bitpakkit\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/socialmediaexp.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/073108-0035-socialmedia25.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Ben Watson\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/bitpakkit\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Times New Roman; color: blue;\"><strong>bitpakkit<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman;\"> @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/JasonFalls\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: blue;\">JasonFalls<\/span><\/a> exploited<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 36pt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/bitpakkit\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/socialmediaexp.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/073108-0035-socialmedia26.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Ben Watson\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/bitpakkit\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Times New Roman; color: blue;\"><strong>bitpakkit<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman;\"> Well I only had one word, and I think too often the &#8216;crowd&#8217; is being descended on by a gang of hawking schmexperts\/direct mktrs.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 36pt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/bitpakkit\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/socialmediaexp.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/073108-0035-socialmedia27.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Ben Watson\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/bitpakkit\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Times New Roman; color: blue;\"><strong>bitpakkit<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman;\"> I could also say pop media &#8211; cliquey, funky, popular, social, video, photo, bloggy, ego-centric, viral replacement of old media<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/gurnage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/socialmediaexp.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/073108-0035-socialmedia28.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Jenni H\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/gurnage\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Times New Roman; color: blue;\"><strong>gurnage<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman;\"> @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/JasonFalls\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: blue;\">JasonFalls<\/span><\/a> I would say community. It&#8217;s a conversation and a connection, but I think community is best. A little allitteration!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/miketrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/socialmediaexp.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/073108-0035-socialmedia29.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Michael Troiano\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/miketrap\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Times New Roman; color: blue;\"><strong>miketrap<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman;\"> Scaled intimacy.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/csalomonlee\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/socialmediaexp.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/073108-0035-socialmedia30.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a title=\"csalomonlee\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/csalomonlee\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Times New Roman; color: blue;\"><strong>csalomonlee<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman;\"> respond to your questions. snarky response &#8211; &#8220;white noise&#8221;. in reality &#8211; &#8220;connecting everyone&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/jackbr4\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/socialmediaexp.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/073108-0035-socialmedia31.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a title=\"brendan\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/jackbr4\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Times New Roman; color: blue;\"><strong>jackbr4<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman;\"> apathetically hostile<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday afternoon I posted an entry on Twitter asking the crowd to define social media&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6764],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tools-and-tips"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Social Media In Two Words Or Less - Social Media Explorer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/socialmediaexplorer.com\/content-sections\/tools-and-tips\/social-media-in-two-words-or-less\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Social Media In Two Words Or Less - Social Media Explorer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Yesterday afternoon I posted an entry on Twitter asking the crowd to define social media...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/socialmediaexplorer.com\/content-sections\/tools-and-tips\/social-media-in-two-words-or-less\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Social Media Explorer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/socialmediaexplorer\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/jasonfalls\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2008-07-31T10:00:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2016-06-10T16:43:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/socialmediaexp.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/073108-0035-socialmedia1.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jason Falls\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@http:\/\/twitter.com\/jasonfalls\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@smxplorer\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jason Falls\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/socialmediaexplorer.com\/content-sections\/tools-and-tips\/social-media-in-two-words-or-less\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/socialmediaexplorer.com\/content-sections\/tools-and-tips\/social-media-in-two-words-or-less\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Jason Falls\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sx6ast5b42.wpdns.site\/#\/schema\/person\/ceb8c31b69c64f6fcbfbd6938be7266f\"},\"headline\":\"Social Media In Two Words Or Less\",\"datePublished\":\"2008-07-31T10:00:33+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-06-10T16:43:16+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/socialmediaexplorer.com\/content-sections\/tools-and-tips\/social-media-in-two-words-or-less\/\"},\"wordCount\":484,\"commentCount\":48,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sx6ast5b42.wpdns.site\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/socialmediaexplorer.com\/content-sections\/tools-and-tips\/social-media-in-two-words-or-less\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/socialmediaexp.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/073108-0035-socialmedia1.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Tools &amp; 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