Now there are a various number of social platforms where you can share your personal thoughts, opinions and a part of your personal life through Facebook status messages, tweets via Twitter and the oh so popular Tumblr which is a platform where you share photos, videos and music to your followers.
Now there are a number of other improved upcoming Social media platforms with improved features that make social networking more interesting and more convenient then ever before.
No.5 of the Upcoming social platforms I have got you Instagram it is platform where users are enabled to share their pictures and videos to their followers. This platform is mainly used to share pictures of themselves, family, art, food and a whole lot of things. Businesses also use them to sell their products (bucket hats, beanies) and their services (hair salons). Instagram also has have features that enhance pictures and videos.
No.4 of the upcoming social media platforms is Pheed which allows its users to share texts, voice notes, pictures and videos. This platform can be mostly used by artists, musicians who want gain for sharing their videos and pictures. So viewer pay for everything that they view.
No.3 is Pinterest which is basically a virtual scrapbook and planner develop projects and organise events. They can collect Pins (images) and collect Pinboards (images and videos). Viewers can get ideas from here and use their for their own personal use. Pinterest basically allows users to share new and old ideas about a variety of interest including fashion, events, DIY and cooking.
No.2 is Google+ which enables its users to connect with friends and family. Google+ special features include a User profile which gives information about the user, Circles which is a separation of the users a person has on Google+ which may include colleagues, family and friends, Streams which is a Google+ Timeline that shows the users text, images ad videos then there is the best feature in Google+ which called Hangouts & Hangouts on air which is video conferencing with a maximum of 10 people it also includes sharing documents and scratchboards.
No.1 of the Upcoming Social Networks is Vine. It is a video sharing platform. Users can share videos on their vine pages. It is available on IOS, Android and on windows. It is has special features that include tags, channels, TV mode and playlists. Tags link you to certain hash tags, channels link you to specialised videos that may include music, dance, animals, comedy science, places and a lot more. Playlists allows viewers to make collect videos that they want to see. TV mode which is the best feature that allows viwers to watch videos in sequence.
In your opinion do you think these social media platforms are upcoming?
Please do share your thoughts.
social media are platforms that public relations practitioners should use more of especially in the digital era and the ones you mentioned above are the most popular by far.
ReplyDeleteThat is so true. And by using these social networks may assist in making a great image for various organisations.
Deletewow they are two new social mediums that I had no clue about pheed and the vine loving their features and I cant wait o download them and just give them a try.
ReplyDeleteDo that. There is a number of specialised videos that may interest you too.
DeleteIt is so interesting to read about these upcoming social networks especially that I am a social freak this really fascinates me. from your list intagram is my best because I love pictures. Nice blog Kuhle
ReplyDeleteThank you Howard
Deletethese ever growing social networks are confusing me now, how important is it as a pr student to follow all of them, isn't that a mad scrumble for my personal brand?, I mean to follow every network that comes to place.
ReplyDeleteIt is important to keep up with the latest social media has to be able to keep up with all your stakeholders who are always changing the social media platforms.
ReplyDeleteSocial media is a great platform ,it makes existence to be way fun ,I value how you managed to bring about new knowledge about social media.
ReplyDeleteYeah it does and it also makes it easier to keep in touch with people and keep up with the latest trends.
DeleteThese social media platforms are upcoming and are necessary in the practice and context of PR.
ReplyDeleteyeah, especially considering that a number of public relations target audience keep up with latest social media platforms.
DeleteI love how you have added Vine which is going to become big in South Africa in the coming years just like how popular it has become in the United States. Social media has moved away from the private days and has become more open meaning you can't hide things anymore.
ReplyDeleteYeah, and the best part of it is that you do not have to be on Vine to watch videos on it.
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