Social Media Day: Know the History, Importance and its objective

Social Media Day is observed every year on June 30th. It is aimed to notify its impact and role in the global communication pattern. Let's have a look at the importance and History of this day.

History :

1. For the first time in the world, 30 June 2010 was observed as World Social Media Day.

2. Sixdegree, the world's first social media platform, was launched by Andrew Weinrich in 1997. But It soon became inactive in the year 2001 after garnering more than one million users.

3. According to a report, the number of Internet users has increased by 7.6 % in the last year and has reached 4.72 billion.

4. At present, many social media platforms like Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Facebook, Sharechat, Ku, Moz, Telegram, YouTube, Pinterest, Tumblr, Blog, Quora etc. are widely used as sources of information. 

Objective:

1. World Social Media Day is celebrated to emphasize the impact of social media in the world and its role in global communication.

2. Social Media Day is celebrated worldwide to highlight the importance of social media platforms.

3. In today's rapidly changing era, social media is also adapting and becoming popular among people like wildfire. Through social media, the distance between the people is minimized and they gel well with better mutual understanding.

4. Easy exchange of information and understanding the importance of information. However, this media platform has spread many fake news and rumours. Due to a section of people, this media has also become notorious.

Importance :

1. Social media has given the power to the common people and freedom of expression has expanded.

2. Through this democratic values ??have been strengthened.

3. Through social media, we can connect with a person sitting thousands of miles away on the messaging service app. You can watch him live and talk to him. It could not have been imagined 25 years ago today.

4. You can also promote your brand on social media. Doing so can help you grow your business and connect with customers.

5. Through social media, people have developed their hidden talent and gained popularity to present themselves before the world in a creative way.

6. While social media has improved the lives of people, lakhs of people have also learned to earn money via different social media platforms.

7.  Social Media helped disseminate knowledge and information to the last man standing and It has helped people to benefit them in research.

8. Online classes and meetings have become possible nowadays only through social media.

9. The mainstream media has been strengthened in the presence of social media. Now journalism can be done better than before.

10. Social media has made every field powerful by its influence, be it business, film, media, education or any other field.