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In a social networking site or app, users create their profile by uploading certain basic information about
themselves. It may be possible that the people connected with each other on social media may not know
each other personally.
Because of the impact of Social Network people can easily connect with their friends, acquaintances etc.
who stay at distant places. It allows people to share informative content and also allows businesses and
employees to connect to customers and employers.
Besides its positives it has also become a means of spreading negatives such as fake news, inaccurate
information, defaming an individual etc.
As social media users we should properly see through the information before sharing and believing.
l Post: To put up pictures, messages, status updates for others to view.
l Trend: Most popular topics on a social media are referred as ‘Trends’; especially on Twitter.
l Comments: It means to express one’s opinion on a picture or message that has been posted by
someone.
l Share: To rebroadcast a post, already being broadcasted by someone, to your contacts.
l Like: To ‘Like’ something means that one is appreciating, agreeing with or finding something
interesting, which has been uploaded by some other person on the same social media group.
l Follow: It means to keep track of all latest posts of someone which is in knowledge of the person
who is being followed.
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