Glossary of Social Media terms according United Nations Office Drugs and Crimes (UNODC)

• A networking site where users post information and pictures of themselves, communicate with each other, create events, and can create pages for their businesses. • Users communicate with each other by posting on each other’s “walls,” commenting on each other’s photographs or posts, and sending private messages. • Privacy settings: Users can select what type of users (friends, friends of friends, public) can view individual items on their profiles. Users become connected when they accept invitations from each other to connect.

A photo sharing site, where users create albums of their photographs.

• Social media sites often have the option of connecting with users (LinkedIn, Facebook) by adding them as “friends” or “connections.” Friends can often see more of the content you post and can message you directly. • Sites that are more content-focused (such as Twitter or Instagram) have the option to “follow” other users to see the content that they post.

• Social media sites often have the option of connecting with users (LinkedIn, Facebook) by adding them as “friends” or “connections.” Friends can often see more of the content you post and can message you directly. • Sites that are more content-focused (such as Twitter or Instagram) have the option to “follow” other users to see the content that they post.