Social media just got a whole lot clearer

Graham Jones
Social
22nd July 2010
Last edited: 22nd July 2010

One of the main difficulties with the online social world is the dazzling array of different services and websites you can use. Just how do they all fit together? Which ones do what kinds of jobs? Whenever I meet people and talk to them about social media they are often confused by the mass of sites and services on offer.

Well, worry no more…!

Here is a map of the social media world. If you click on the image you can download a PDF version in which all the links are “active” enabling you to click on each link and get to precisely what you need.

Thanks to Overdrive Interactive for this map.

Graham Jones

Graham Jones is an Internet Psychologist who studies the way people use the online world, in particular how people engage with businesses. He uses this knowledge to help companies improve their online connections to their customers and potential customers and offers consultancy, workshops, masterclasses and webinars. He also speaks regularly at conferences and business events. Graham is an award-winning writer and the author of 32 books, several of which are about various aspects of the Internet. For more information connect with me on Google+

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