Social media is referred to as the information content created by people using highly accessible and scalable publishing technologies. it is the platform where people discover, read, and share news easily. Social media has become very popular because it allows people to connect, very quickly and efficiently, on the Internet and form personal or business relationships.

You can pretty much think of your blog as a little social media network. Your readers / audience can communicate with each other on your blog and form relationships. Now if you scale this into something bigger, where blogs join up and form a much larger network. That, is the power of social media networks.



Types of social media sites

• Social networking communities - These kind of communities allow people to create personal profiles and network with other members of the same community. Examples: Facebook, MySpace
• Social bookmarking sites - These kind of sites allow people to share their favorite URLs with others on the Internet. So if one person finds your blog and bookmarks it onto his social bookmarking community, your blog will potentially gain exposure to that specific social bookmarking community. Examples: Digg, Del.icio.us, StumbleUpon
• Video, audio, and photo sharing sites - These kind of sites allow people to share videos, music, and photos online. Examples: YouTube, Flickr
• Micro-Blogging sites - Simplified version of social networking communities. These kind of sites deliver what you want to say more efficently, more quickly, and more user-friendly. Examples: Twitter
• Blog networks - These kind of networks connect blogs together and the members of the network benefit from the traffic they receive from the network. Examples: entrepreneurs-connect">Entrepreneurs Connect

Networking is very important for your blog's online exposure. If you are running a business in a mall, you will probably consider leveraging networks such as newspaper, TV, magazines, and radios to obtain more business exposure to the real world. Same thing applies to Internet business. Participating in various social media networks can be very beneficial to your online exposure and success.

Your task:

• Apply for Entrepreneurs Connect Network if your blog meets the requirements