Social Media Review

What is an example of content?

• Username

• Number of followers

• Profile photo

• Privacy settings

Most social media platforms make money by:

• Charging people to sign up

• Charging users in exchange for more followers

• Selling users’ contact information to advertisers

• Selling space to advertisers

What's one main difference between social media and traditional media, such as television?

• There aren't any ads in traditional media

• Social media's content is created by its users

• Traditional media doesn't have content

• Social media reaches fewer people than traditional media

How do social media platforms target users with ads?

• Ads are placed on the most prominent parts of your screen

• Content you post is used to match you to relevant ads

• The more money you spend in online stores, the more ads you see

• Ads you see in real life relate to content you post

Which of these is valuable data for a social media platform to share with advertisers?

• The photos and comments you post

• Any users the platforms suggests you follow

• The ads that appear in your feed

• Your password

What might motivate people to post on social media sites?

• The more you post, the more content you're allowed to see

• The more you post, the fewer ads you see

• Posts get feedback, which people naturally crave

• Posting a lot discourages the attention of trolls

A curated identity is likely to be:

• Accurate

• Misleading

• Unflattering

• Provocative

Posting which of the following is most likely an example of oversharing?

• A. A review of a movie you just saw

• B. A links to news articles

• C. A picture of your report card

• D. A selfie from your birthday party

What is true about a post after you delete it?

• It can still appear in other people's feeds.

• It gets automatically saved in a screenshot.

• It appears in your feed, but no one else's.

• It's erased from the Internet.

Privacy settings allow you to control (a)   your posts.

• Feedback to

• Ads next to

• Demand for

• Access to