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Social Media? Get Serious! Understanding the Functional Building Blocks of Social Media

Jan H. Kietzmann,Kristopher Hermkens,Ian Paul McCarthy,Bruno Silvestre

2011 · DOI: 10.1016/J.BUSHOR.2011.01.005
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TLDR

A framework that defines social media by using seven functional building blocks: identity, conversations, sharing, presence, relationships, reputation, and groups is presented, which explains the implications that each block can have for how firms should engage with social media.