There are several social media terms. Not everyone knows all the terms that are used. So, to help you out, I hand picked 10 social media terms for you to help navigate you through social media sites. I included visuals as well to help you understand the terms better. If there is a free service, feel free to click on the image, it will take you to the site that offers it.
Bitly is a free URL shortening service. It will condense a long URL to a short one for use on social media sites like Twitter.
Facebook About Page Info is used on social media sites for you to fill out that describes what your page is about.
Blogs are usually maintained by an individual owner or business of a website. They regularly write topics that are specific to their industry.
Creative Commons is a nonprofit corporation who helps with free licenses and other legal tools to mark creative work.
A handle is the use for Twitter to describe what your account is called. For example: My handle is @smqorg. If you want to write to communicate in Twitter, use @nameofcompany and then the message. Note that when you put @name of company first, only the recipient can see the message. If you want to share someone else content, place via @nameofcompany after the title and then add the link.
A hashtag (“#”) is used to mark keywords and other phrases in Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumbler. It helps a categorize content on a site.
A Meme is used to describe a thought, idea, joke, or concept that’s widely shared online. There is a text above or below it but can also be in a video. They are very popular with kids.
Periscope is a social video app that is popular these days with bloggers. You can share live activities and interact with the views while doing your presentation.
Search engine optimization is the process of improving the volume or quality of unpaid traffic to a website from search engines.
When someone said trending, it means what people are talking about at a particular point in time. You can see trending topics on different areas of social media sites.
I hope this helps you understand some of the terms that are on social media. Let me know what term you want to know or have learned by leaving a comment.
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Kristen Wilson says
January 23, 2016 at 3:59 pmGreat topics to talk about and help other people… they surely could use it. Thanks for sharing this!
Sabrina says
January 25, 2016 at 9:38 amThanks for visiting and commenting, Kristen. I really appreciate it.
Jeannette Paladino says
January 23, 2016 at 1:12 amSabrina – a good primer, especially for those just getting into social media. I think the term meme is one of the most misunderstood. Thanks for clarifying.
Sabrina says
January 25, 2016 at 9:38 amMe too, meme is one that it took me awhile to understand. Thanks for commenting.
Lisa Swanson says
January 21, 2016 at 11:02 amI”m proud of myself knew all except for one: creative commons. Is this something that everyone should be doing?
Sabrina says
January 21, 2016 at 11:46 amThat’s awesome, Lisa! Thanks for visiting and commenting.
Roslyn Tanner Evans says
January 20, 2016 at 8:49 pmLove that I knew all of them and use many. Good idea not only to educate but for others to see that you know what you are talking about.
Sabrina says
January 21, 2016 at 8:34 amGood for you, Roslyn. Thanks for commenting. I started off easy because I didn’t want to frustrate the newer small business owner. =)
Jackie Harder says
January 20, 2016 at 6:07 pmI remember the first time I heard the term SEO. I had no clue what it meant, of course, and I understood even less when it was explained to me! That was long ago, in a galaxy far away, and now I can spout it off like I born knowing it. 😉
Sabrina says
January 20, 2016 at 6:28 pmI know what you mean, Jackie. To goes to show, we all can learn. I love that about us as humans. Thanks for commenting.
Beverley Golden says
January 20, 2016 at 6:04 pmThanks for the great list, Sabrina. I know most of these, although I had a different understanding of the “official” meaning of a meme. I guess I am already doing them based on this. 😉 I will look up the meme generator you show in your graphic. It’s amazing how the more we are in the online world, the more we “learn” and yet often we don’t even know we know it. Enjoyed the post!
Sabrina says
January 20, 2016 at 6:31 pmMost like you are, Beverly. My daughter, the expert of Memes, said the images or videos must be popular images and that people know but modified to make it talk about something else. Still figuring this one out myself. =) Thanks for commenting, Beverely.
Teresa Salhi says
January 20, 2016 at 12:56 pmFor some reason I never got the meme thing..:) Thanks for making me a little smarter today. Also, I am interested to have a look at Creative Commons. Thanks for sharing this list!
Sabrina says
January 20, 2016 at 2:50 pmYou are not the only one. I had to read it a few times myself. =) Thanks for commenting.
Joyce Hansen says
January 20, 2016 at 12:21 pmThanks Sabrina, I really liked the way you incorporated the images with the explanations. It makes everything clear for those who are not certain about a particular terms. Te creative commons caught my attention. I never thought of applying my own work to it.
Sabrina says
January 20, 2016 at 2:54 pmThank you, Joyce. I am visual and hope other visitors will benefit from it as well. Thanks for commenting.
Beth Niebuhr says
January 20, 2016 at 10:33 amNice! This article will be of great help to newbies who are bewildered – drowning in a sea of new words. I like that you added images for each one.
Sabrina says
January 20, 2016 at 2:52 pmThanks Beth, There are so many terms out there and very complicated descriptions. I think I will do this one again with different terms. It is really helpful. Thanks for commenting.