Social Media Basics
When talking about social media, you will often discuss different platforms (la plataforma) and the followers (el seguidor) you connect with.
| This platform has a million followers. | Esta plataforma tiene un millón de seguidores. |
Users log on to consume and share content (el contenido).
| The followers read the content. | Los seguidores leen el contenido. |
The system that decides what content appears in your feed is the algorithm (el algoritmo).
| The algorithm recommends this funny content. | El algoritmo recomienda este contenido divertido. |
Privacy and Settings
Staying safe online means managing your privacy (la privacidad).
| It is very important to protect privacy here. | Es muy importante proteger la privacidad aquí. |
To adjust what others can see, you will need to look for your account settings (la configuración).
| Where are the privacy settings? | ¿Dónde está la configuración de privacidad? |
Interacting Online
If you love a creator's videos, you might want to subscribe (suscribirse) to their channel. Because this is a reflexive verb, remember to use the matching reflexive pronoun (like me, te, or se).
| Why do you want to subscribe to this channel? | ¿Por qué quieres suscribirte a este canal? |
Social media is all about interacting (interactuar) with others. One of the most common ways to do this is to tag (etiquetar) friends in your posts.
| It is interesting to interact with your followers. | Es interesante interactuar con tus seguidores. |
| Why haven't you tagged me in the photo? | ¿Por qué no me has etiquetado en la foto? |
If you get enough engagement, your post might just go viral (viral).
| My video is viral today. | Mi vídeo es viral hoy. |
