There are 6 basic types of social media

How do you choose which types of social media to get involved in? Most likely you’ll use a mix, but it depends on who you’re trying to reach.

Type 1: Social Networks
Defined: An online community of people that share interests

Examples: Facebook, MySpace

Type 2: Blogging (and Microblogging)
Defined: A journal-style website of frequently updated information (microblogging is publishing brief text messages)

Examples: Wordpress, Twitter

Type 3: Social Bookmarking
Defined: Allows users to save and share web pages they find

Examples: Del.icio.us, Digg

Type 4: Media Sharing
Defined: Enables the sharing of photos and videos

Examples: Flickr, YouTube

Type 5: Social Reviews
Defined: Allows travelers to review hotels (potential guests can use this to make their travel plans)

Examples: Yelp, TripAdvisor

Type 6: User Generated Content (UGC)
Defined: Encyclopedic information written by end users

Examples: WikiTravel, World66