ocial media was never created to be an online sales tool. It was intended to connect people with a common interest. Social bookmarking sites allowed users to share bookmarks with their friends, while social networking tools lets people connect with their friends’ friends. Real time networking tools such as Twitter are also known as micro-blogging - people share links to interesting stuff they read online.

Today, social media sites are also used to make money online, although indirectly. Here are some ideas on how you can also capitalize on social media for profits: