More Social Media - Page 7
![Elon Musk and his X followers](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/009Ezosc9Z1qL7J8TCEBbjZ/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1692378612.jpg)
![Elon Musk and his X followers](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/009Ezosc9Z1qL7J8TCEBbjZ/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1692378612.jpg)
![X iOS app](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/02czn8Wg88dvaeeifDSUoXH/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1692290485.jpg)
![X iOS app](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/02czn8Wg88dvaeeifDSUoXH/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1692290485.jpg)
![Trump's Twitter account](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/03ERDUPab71UlTKpSTKqTdA/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1692219029.jpg)
![Trump's Twitter account](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/03ERDUPab71UlTKpSTKqTdA/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1692219029.jpg)
![A photo illustration of the new Twitter logo.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/02fK4dAiqDxC9yzj0b82KdI/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1692177182.jpg)
![A photo illustration of the new Twitter logo.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/02fK4dAiqDxC9yzj0b82KdI/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1692177182.jpg)
![X mobile app](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00O6yTCkT6Hm0uHsAbmXgig/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1692128869.jpg)
![X mobile app](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00O6yTCkT6Hm0uHsAbmXgig/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1692128869.jpg)
![X logo](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/06fvIYVi5I6PRHBY9aaD9W8/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1692035532.jpg)
![X logo](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/06fvIYVi5I6PRHBY9aaD9W8/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1692035532.jpg)
![X logo](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00abeFZkycHTW7dpIynwbRm/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1691782095.jpg)
![X logo](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00abeFZkycHTW7dpIynwbRm/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1691782095.jpg)
![X logo](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/02Hegw9rSVtiyeuz4ZBKOyH/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1691708376.jpg)
![X logo](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/02Hegw9rSVtiyeuz4ZBKOyH/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1691708376.jpg)
![A person holds an iPhone and records a video of a young man dancing, surrounded by people clapping.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/07EcR3Ruu1qlJckvE2z9PeV/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1690904507.jpg)
![A person holds an iPhone and records a video of a young man dancing, surrounded by people clapping.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/07EcR3Ruu1qlJckvE2z9PeV/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1690904507.jpg)
![Elon Musk and X logo](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/06VoKxAGiMjvxTMKMshhDgn/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1690820055.jpg)
![Elon Musk and X logo](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/06VoKxAGiMjvxTMKMshhDgn/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1690820055.jpg)
![X logo sign](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/03eJA3jwgTHkoR2AT6M2PmW/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1690840271.jpg)
![X logo sign](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/03eJA3jwgTHkoR2AT6M2PmW/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1690840271.jpg)
![A man wearing a hat gestures while talking to a camera.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05Mk9KixZCEgmCg7lkeR20m/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1690792994.jpg)
![A man wearing a hat gestures while talking to a camera.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05Mk9KixZCEgmCg7lkeR20m/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1690792994.jpg)
![X logo on mobile device over Twitter bird logos](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00ShUQCcwe8OONecOYWpL5H/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1690564114.jpg)
![X logo on mobile device over Twitter bird logos](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00ShUQCcwe8OONecOYWpL5H/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1690564114.jpg)
![X logo on mobile device](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/02OwlKthkxAxfIjAQikOXEe/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1690557044.jpg)
![X logo on mobile device](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/02OwlKthkxAxfIjAQikOXEe/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1690557044.jpg)
![xAI and Musk](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/01v62s067EDMy0ImtAJyYUe/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1690467712.jpg)
![xAI and Musk](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/01v62s067EDMy0ImtAJyYUe/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1690467712.jpg)
![X / Twitter logo](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/01pso0b4XFBaKtImjDsaiRg/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1690407515.jpg)
![X / Twitter logo](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/01pso0b4XFBaKtImjDsaiRg/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1690407515.jpg)
![@x handle on Twitter / X](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00GEMPeUuhrCtjl3F1uByTZ/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1690319038.jpg)
![@x handle on Twitter / X](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00GEMPeUuhrCtjl3F1uByTZ/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1690319038.jpg)
![Twitter rebrand to X](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/04m9YFwLbG8zR2AMbK16yML/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1690232666.jpg)
![Twitter rebrand to X](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/04m9YFwLbG8zR2AMbK16yML/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1690232666.jpg)
![TikTok text posts on a smartphone](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/06r2Y9GkjT6zIjAVHRSoE8B/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1690229619.jpg)
![TikTok text posts on a smartphone](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/06r2Y9GkjT6zIjAVHRSoE8B/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1690229619.jpg)
![Giant orange elephant is greeted by colorful group of elephants holding sign saying welcome](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/02loU89DudxIbYGSJJysvQu/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1667664321.png)
![Giant orange elephant is greeted by colorful group of elephants holding sign saying welcome](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/02loU89DudxIbYGSJJysvQu/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1667664321.png)
![A smartphone displaying the Reddit logo](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/07sJztrVZlARbtd7aT9PFP3/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1689964881.jpg)
![A smartphone displaying the Reddit logo](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/07sJztrVZlARbtd7aT9PFP3/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1689964881.jpg)
![A composite of Margot Robbie as Barbie and Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00ulqOJvPvFPdKyimEhlCxI/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1689871434.jpg)
![A composite of Margot Robbie as Barbie and Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00ulqOJvPvFPdKyimEhlCxI/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1689871434.jpg)
![The reddit logo displayed on a smartphone screen.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/01pu37v3qG3W1CL9LrNbjY4/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1689878443.jpg)
![The reddit logo displayed on a smartphone screen.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/01pu37v3qG3W1CL9LrNbjY4/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1689878443.jpg)
If you didn’t post it on social media, did it even happen? Social media is an umbrella term for platforms that enable users to post media (images, text, videos) to the platform and interact with other users. While specific motivations may vary, the general purpose of social media is to publicly share an aspect of your life. On Facebook that may be a misinformed political rant, on Twitter a witty remark about a viral topic, on Instagram a #humblebrag snapshot of your recent vacation, on TikTok a lip-sync video or cringe-y attempt at a new dance trend. Social media is also a major way to get news (accuracy varies wildly) learn about new trends, stay in touch with friends, and read/view apologies by influencers and celebrities who did something stupid on said platform.