Social media refers to an interconnected network of online platforms, websites, and applications designed for people to create and share user-generated content such as videos, images, and messages, online. This technology allows for accelerated communication, increased access to information and opportunity, and real-time engagement between individuals, organizations, and communities in a new and unprecedented way. Ultimately, social media empowers its users to amplify their voice, express themselves, and participate in their own knowledge-sharing networks.

See also: climate model, ecological economics, renewable energy, design principles