What is (SMO) Social Media Optimization? To understand optimizing with social media you first must understand what social media and social media sites are. Social media sites include sites like linkedin, facebook. twitter, and digg just to name a few.

From a business point of view these sites can be used to network with large groups of people that are either interested in the information you have or the products you sell.

Social media is part of  Web 2.0 fundamentals, as it is related to information sharing and collaboration. Now you have some understanding of what social media and networking within that media are all about.

Optimizing with social media is about using these sites to put your message out on the web. Whether you are selling a product or just sharing information social networking sites can help you as a marketing vehicle to get people back to your site..