Social Media Terms

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Across
  1. 4. the large photo displayed at the top of your profile on
  2. 6. a person who reads discussions on a message board, newsgroup, social network, or other interactive system, but rarely or never participates in the discussion.
  3. 8. an electronic version of a book
  4. 12. on social media refers to a short bit of explainer text that explains who the user is.
  5. 14. Also known as a message board, it is an online discussion site. It originated as the modern equivalent of a traditional bulletin board, and a technological evolution of the dial-up bulletin board system.
  6. 15. an image or username that represents a person online, most often within forums and social networks.
  7. 16. a popular online commerce site in which users sell a variety of goods and services to other users. The service has been credited for causing the reduction of classified advertising in newspapers across the United States.
  8. 20. popular social media metric used to describe the amount of interaction -- likes, shares, comments -- a piece of content receives.
  9. 21. a series of digital media files, usually audio, that are released episodically and often downloaded through an RSS feed.
  10. 22. tag used on a variety of social networks as a way to annotate a message. Word or phrase used to categorize information and make it easily searchable for users.
  11. 28. The LinkedIn equivalent of a Facebook 'friend'. Because LinkedIn is a social networking site, the people you are connecting with are not necessarily people you are friends with, but rather professional contacts that you've met, heard speak, done business with, or know through another member.
  12. 30. the practice of capitalizing on the popularity of a news story to amplify your sales and marketing success.
  13. 31. marking something you found important, enjoyed, or want to continue reading later. The only difference online is that it's happening through websites using one of the various services available, such as Pocket, or right within your browser.
  14. 33. nickname for the community of users who are active on Twitter.
  15. 35. an online seminar or presentation that is hosted by an individual or a company. Most often, the host requires attendees to fill out a form before granting them access to stream the audio and slides.
  16. 36. Represented by the small star icon on Twitter, the action signals to the creator that you liked their content or post.
  17. 39. a photo sharing application that lets users take photos, apply filters to their images, and share the photos instantly on the Instagram network and other social networks like Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, and Foursquare. The app is targeted toward mobile social sharing, and has gained more than 300 million users.
  18. 41. a free web browser produced by Google that fully integrates with its online search system as well as its other applications.
  19. 43. acronym for pay per click - an online advertising model in which advertisers display ads on various websites or search engines and pay when a visitor clicks through. Bid-based PPC involves an auction in which advertisers compete with other advertisers by setting the max bid -- or highest amount they're willing to pay -- for each click. Each time a visitor triggers the ad spot, the auction process pans out to select which ad will be displayed.
  20. 45. a microblogging platform that allows users to post text, images, video, audio, links, and quotes to their blog. Users can also follow other blogs and repost other users' content to their own blog.
  21. 46. real-time social network that allows users to share 140-character updates with their following.
  22. 47. created from two words: “web log.” Usually maintained by an individual or a business with regular entries of content on a specific topic, descriptions of events, or other resources such as graphics or video. Can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to one.
  23. 49. Feed On Facebook, the homepage of users' accounts where they can see all the latest updates from their friends. Called Timeline on Twitter.
  24. 50. form of real-time, direct text-based communication between two or more people. More advanced instant messaging software clients also allow enhanced modes of communication, such as live voice or video calling.
  25. 51. any kind of communication over the internet but traditionally refers to one-to-one communication through a text-based chat application, commonly referred to as instant messaging (IM) applications.
  26. 53. on Facebook or Instagram, instead of writing a comment or sharing a post, a user can click the button as a quick way to show approval.
  27. 54. the act of soliciting ideas or content from a group of people, typically in an online setting.
  28. 56. marketing or advertising material that employs a sensationalized headline to attract clicks. They rely heavily on the "curiosity gap" by creating just enough interest to provoke engagement.
  29. 57. Google's social network. It serves as a platform for users to connect with friends, family, and professionals while enabling them to share photos, send messages, and engage with content. Google uses the "+1" to serve as the equivalent to a Like on Facebook or Instagram.
  30. 60. the act of delivering content over the internet in real-time. This term was popularized in social media by apps such as Meerkat and Periscope.
  31. 62. social online radio station that allows users to create stations based on their favorite artists and types of music.
  32. 63. social news site that contains specific, topic-oriented communities of users who share and comment on stories.
  33. 64. a business-oriented social networking site with over 380 million members in over 200 countries and territories. Founded in December 2002 and launched in May 2003, it is mainly used for professional networking.
  34. 65. social media platform founded by Mark Zuckerberg in 2004. The site connects people with friends, family, acquaintances, and businesses from all over the world and enables them to post, share, and engage with a variety of content such as photos and status updates.
Down
  1. 1. someone's @username on Twitter.
  2. 2. describes an instance in which a piece of content -- YouTube video, blog article, photo, etc. -- achieves noteworthy awareness. Distribution relies heavily on word of mouth and the frequent sharing of one particular piece of content all over the internet.
  3. 3. self-portrait that is typically taken using the reverse camera screen on a
  4. 5. the term used on Facebook to represent the connections you make and the people you follow. These are individuals you consider to be friendly enough with you to see your Facebook profile and engage with you.
  5. 7. a free web-browser extension that acts as an intelligent browsing tool for discovering and sharing web sites.
  6. 9. a response that is often provided as an answer or reaction to a blog post or message on a social network.
  7. 10. clusters of a user's friends, colleagues, family, or connections on Google+. You get to choose who goes in which, and when you want to share content with only these individuals, you include that specific ____ in your post's sharing options.
  8. 11. private conversations that occur on Twitter. Both parties must be following one another to send a message.
  9. 13. Content that contains multiple types of media drawn from pre-existing sources to create a new work.
  10. 17. a social app that allows users to send and receive time-sensitive photos and videos, which are hidden from the recipients once the time limit expires (images and videos still remain on the Snapchat server). Users can add text and drawings and control the list of recipients in which they send them to.
  11. 18. a type of online advertising in which the ad copy and format adheres to the format of a regular post on the network it's being published on. The purpose is to make ads feel less like ads, and more like part of the conversation.
  12. 19. a thought, idea, joke, or concept that's widely shared online. It is typically an image with text above and below it, but can also come in video and link form.
  13. 23. string of Snapchats that lasts for 24 hours. Users can create them to be shared with all Snapchatters or just a customized group of recipients.
  14. 24. “ask me anything," which originated in a popular subreddit where users will use the term to prompt questions from other users.
  15. 25. a group of web-based office applications that includes tools for word processing, presentations, spreadsheet analysis, etc. All documents are stored and edited online and allow multiple people to collaborate on a document in real-time.
  16. 26. In a social media setting, a person who subscribes to your account in order to receive your updates.
  17. 27. Commons a nonprofit corporation dedicated to making it easier for people to share and build upon the work of others, consistent with the rules of copyright. It provides free licenses and other legal tools to mark creative work with the freedom the creator wants it to carry, so others can share, remix, use commercially, or any combination thereof.
  18. 29. a photo sharing social network that provides users with a platform for uploading, saving, and categorizing "pins" through collections called "boards." Boards are typically organized by theme, such as: Food & Drink, Women's Fashion, Gardening, etc. Users have the ability to "pin" and "repin" content that they like to their respective boards.
  19. 32. video service on Google+ that allows you to video chat with up to 10 Google+ users are a time. You can name these chats, watch YouTube videos during them, open a Google Doc with colleagues, and much more.
  20. 34. a social network for online picture sharing. The service allows users to store photos online and then share them with others through profiles, groups, sets, and other methods.
  21. 37. term used on LinkedIn to describe a written note from another LinkedIn member that aims to reinforce the user's professional credibility or expertise.
  22. 38. Refers to an instance in which another LinkedIn user recognizes you for one of the skills you have listed on your profile.
  23. 40. acronym for Graphics Interchange Format. In social media, small-scale animations and film clips.
  24. 42. Twitter action that allows a user to respond to a tweet through a separate tweet that begins with the other user's @username. This differs from a mention, because tweets that start with an @username only appears in the timelines of users who follow both parties.
  25. 44. the directional coordinates that can be attached to a piece of content online. For example, Instagram users often use it to highlight the location in which their photo was taken.
  26. 46. a person who is known for creating controversy in an online setting. They typically hang out in forums, comment sections, and chat rooms with the intent of disrupting the conversation on a piece of content by providing commentary that aims to evoke a reaction.
  27. 48. a free URL shortening service that provides statistics for the links users share online. Popularly used to condense long URLs to make them easier to share on social networks such as Twitter.
  28. 52. Twitter term used to describe an instance in which a user includes someone else's @username in their tweet to attribute a piece of content or start a discussion.
  29. 55. social video app that allows users to broadcast live video from wherever they are. App users also have the ability to engage with others videos, browse live or recent broadcasts, and follow users to receive notifications.
  30. 58. an address or URL of a particular post within a blog or website that remains indefinitely unchanged.
  31. 59. when someone on Twitter sees your message and decides to re-share it with his or her followers, allowing them to quickly resend the message with attribution to the original sharer's name.
  32. 61. a social media functionality commonly used on Facebook and Instagram that allows users to create a link back to the profile of the person shown in the picture or targeted by the update.