Social Media What Is It?

Social media facilitates the sharing of ideas and information through virtual networks. From:

• Facebook and 
• Instagram to 
• Twitter and 
• YouTube, 

social media covers a broad universe of apps and platforms that allow users to:

1. share content, 

2. interact online, and 

3. build communities. 

Did You Know?

More than 4.7 billion people use social media, equal to roughly 60% of the world’s population.

People who play video games online are called streamers. Most often they can be found on such popular sites as YouTube and Twitch.

Oxford Dictionary Definition:

me·di·a¹

^{1. the main means of mass communication (broadcasting, publishing, and the internet) regarded collectively.}

^Question:

1. Are you working?!
2. Are you doing anyting to earn an income?
3. What is Earned Income?
4. Are you working for yourself?

Earned income includes all the taxable income and wages you get from working for someone else, yourself or from a business or farm you own.

For the year you are filing, earned income includes all income from employment, but only if it is includable in gross income. Examples of earned income are: wages; salaries; tips; and other taxable employee compensation. Earned income also includes net earnings from self-employment.

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