What is Steam Every day people use social media to connect with one another Friends post pictures on Facebook Journalists report news on Twitter And YouTube is home to tons of funny cat videos YouTube a video sharing site was founded in California in 2005 by Chad Hurley Steve Chen and Jawed Karim 4
Social media also creates jobs and has changed many occupations These include marketing journalism software engineering computer technology and book publishing All of this involves STEAM science technology engineering art and math STEAM Spotlight Facebook Creates Jobs While it started just a decade ago Facebook has created 4 5 million jobs around the world That includes people the company employs and millions who use the social website to promote businesses and products The thumbnails or social sharing logos of Twitter Instagram Facebook YouTube LinkedIn and Pinterest are simple and instantly recognizable 5
What is social Media When people think of social media they think of Facebook and Twitter because they are so popular However social media can encompass any kind of electronic communication that allows people to share information These include websites and applications or apps People use social media with their computers tablets and smartphones anywhere they are in the world 6
People also use social media sites to discuss topics that interest them For example the website Reddit allows people around the world to have conversations on everything from television shows and movies to politics and philosophy STEAM Fast Fact Social Media Boom The number of people using social media in the United States grew from just seven percent of the population in 2005 to an amazing 65 percent by 2015 7
