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socIal MeDIa ForensIcs
DR. BARBARA L. CIARAMITARO
Introduction to Social Media
With the advent of Web 2.0 and the introduction of user-created content and colla-
boration came a set of Internet-based sites and tools that are collectively known as
social media. Social media refers to Internet-based technology tools that allow indi-
viduals to communicate, collaborate, and establish a community with others. ere
are several categories of social media, each of which provides different information
and functionality to its users. We will review the basic elements of the most common
social media tools and sites.
Social Networking
Social networking sites such as Facebook (www.facebook.com) and Google+ (www
.google+.com) provide users an environment where ...