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# Beginners Guide to Social Media
- URL: https://ivn.us/beginners-guide-to-social-media/
- Published: 2012-07-18T21:48:33.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-22T19:27:51.000Z
- Author: Jane Susskind
- Tags: News

Putting social media networks in terms we can all understand. Donuts.

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dc/be/dcbe1ac4-146f-43be-92a6-ea84728d86a6/content/images/2026/02/social_media_donut.jpg "social_media_donut")](https://ivn.us/social-ballot/2012/07/18/beginners-guide-to-social-media/social%5Fmedia%5Fdonut/)

So what's your favorite social media network?