Social media has a variety of forms, as it is social media and not social medi um . Due to this it can be difficult to describe what social media is considering the differences in user culture and primary form of content posted. What can be done however, is a quick overview of a few starting with: 1. Instagram _ Starting with the land of influencers and pretty people living their "best lives", Instagram is a primarily visual social media app in which users upload images. This can be teasers of upcoming events and projects, things that have occurred in their lives or an expression of art. Users can in turn share these posts and comment. Due to visual arrangement of Instagram, it leans into the superficial. As a primarily mobile application, users can easily scroll through their feed and accounts as images acts as flashpoints of information. The rapid nature of Instagram demands your best foot forward if you want to be of any int...