I did not know that we need to have social media toolkit in first place. This is first news and biog novelty to me to own one. I know it comes like surprise to many people that I don’t have many social accounts but my Facebook, lately Twitter and I think I make Google Plus but not sure. I hear I need to confirm my account there and no security if no phone number. More social accounts you own and make, more possibility they are insecure and end up stolen. I have head ache when reading all social network list, or how many they are true, and which I have safely to use. One page after another they change rules.

Sorry you feel that way. I don’t have a phone and have had social media accounts for years. My experiences with social media have not been unpleasant with the exception of my Twitter account at one time being bombarded by distasteful comments. However when the matter was reported Twitter management handled it promptly. Most of my bad experiences I have written off as my own ignorance of not knowing how to use the tool and accepted as “lessons learned”. There are a lot of security and privacy issues with social media. But there are security and privacy issues just being on the Internet!

Social media marketing refers to the process of gaining traffic or attention through social media sites. Social media itself is a catch-all term for sites that may provide radically different social actions. For instance, Twitter is a social site designed to let people share short messages or “updates” with others.

Social media itself is a catch-all term for sites that may provide radically different social actions. For instance, Twitter is a social site designed to let people share short messages or “updates” with others. Facebook, in contrast is a full-blown social networking site that allows for sharing updates, photos, joining events and a variety of other activities.

Why would a search marketer — or a site about search engines — care about social media? The two are very closely related.

Social media often feeds into the discovery of new content such as news stories, and “discovery” is a search activity. Social media can also help build links that in turn support into SEO efforts. Many people also perform searches at social media sites to find social media content. Social connections may also impact the relevancy of some search results, either within a social media network or at a ‘mainstream’ search engine.

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