Social Media Vocab

5. Born from mid 1990s to early 2010s, core demographic that are changing social media trends and use
7. A set of rules used by platforms to decide what content users see, important for understanding how social media changes what we consume and think
9. The suppression or removal of writing, artistic work, etc. that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security.
10. Short, easily digestible, and shareable content
11. Obtain, examine, or retrieve (data or a file)/a means of approaching or entering a place.
13. A measure of how actively an audience interacts with digital content

1. A chronological sequence showing how things change over time, helps shape story of early to now
2. Mindless digital content; the fixation on it and harmful mental effects of it
3. The way in which something is shared out among a group or spread over an area/the action of sharing something out among a number of recipients.
4. Interactions (likes, comments, shares), connects users across platforms
6. Content that disappears after a short period of time, shows how platforms adapt to user preferences for temporary sharing
8. Digital platforms that allow the creation and sharing of content, networking, and interaction among users. All other terms relate back to this
12. The act or practice of staying in bed all day