Source: http://www.nickkellet.com/2012/10/do-you-question-social-media-culture-you-should/
a means for people within the system to communicate back and forth.
a way for people to establish a relationship, such as friends, family, and coworkers.
a means for people to engage in games with each other or the system.
a means for people to know who is present or for people to allow their presence to be known, either online or physically.
a means for people to give to one another, either very small tokens of status or recognition.
a means of allowing individuals to identify themselves and see the identities of others. On most platforms, these are profiles
a means for people to aggregate into affinity groups
the ability for people to share and assemble, regroup and organize content.
devices for the establishment of status. This does not mean Klout!
