ABSTRACT
The twenty-first century has witnessed a wide variety of digitally connected platforms for mutual communication, collaboration, and creative expression. The digitally connected devices increase the exposure to untrusted users. This chapter describes several types of social media and throws light on the latest trend of digitally stored Big Social Data (BSD). Platforms like Instagram, Snapchat, Pinterest, and Imgur are some of the social media in this category. Social Blogging sites like Word Press, Medium, and Tumblr have engaged users by their written content. The main purpose of a blogging site is not to create social networks, but the dissemination of information. Social media is regulated by trends and popularity. Over the years, apart from pop up ads, several sites and mobile applications solely related to gaming and gambling have been developed.
