The internet is the most diverse, powerful and influential tool known to man. No one truly knows how many sites there are on the internet, how many people use the internet or how big the internet truly is, but it can be said that social media sites are among the most versatile and widely used sites on the internet.

Social media allows people to share posts, share food pictures, share conference information and post anything you want to share with your friends. There are a variety of different social media sites, but the most widely used are arguably twitter, facebook, myspace and instagram. All social media sites have different purposes; instagram, for example, is used only to post pictures and videos. Facebook, on the other hand, has a number of different uses.

To go to a social media site, people generally hit the social media button on their phones. You can add a social media button on your phone to make shortcuts to different social media sites, or create a social media button on your home page of your internet browser.

Ultimately, social media sites have many different uses, and millions upon millions of people use them routinely. Social media is used as a communication tool and a marketing vessel primarily, and almost every social media site is free to create an account. At the end of the day, social media provides an opportunity for people to stay in touch and post things for one another to see on the internet, the world’s largest international gathering place.