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The life which we are living is quite different from the one which was lived by our forefathers. The way we think, talk, interact, plan our day and communicate with others is different from what our ancestors did. Long gone are the days when people used to gather at night in open spaces, around fire to share their experiences from their day. Thanks to social media communication has become more feasible and less time consuming. Now we can share our very own information with anyone at any time within minutes. While social media sites are known for personal information of people regarding, habits, mood swings, the places they visit or the food they eat; the scope of social Media is much more than that. Students and faculty can use it to increase their collaborations in terms of assignments, team projects, content sharing, discussions; brands and businesses can increase their visibility; latest news can be shared; learning opportunities via different tutorials; arrangement of meet

The Special training on "Effective use Of Social Media Outreach; Blogging and Training Session  was organised at sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) Islamabad on 26th July, 2016 for their interns from Summer Internship Program (SIP) . The session started with the opening remarks Mr. Asif Mehmoood, Associate Trainer at Centre For Capacity Building (CCB) in SDPI who described the purpose of the training and introduced the trainer, Mr. Yasir Dil  who works in Digital Campaign and Communication, SDPI. This aim of thisone hour training was  to urge the trainees to use social media in effective manner. Objectives of the training: 1.  To familiarise the trainees with the key concept of content writing and sharing on Social Media. 2. To help the trainees to adapt better to the technological advancements in Social Media and its tools. After formal introductions; the trainer mentioned the five pillars of Social Media i.e.  1. People (which are most abundan