Which of the following best explains what social media are?

A) Anything that involves delivering hosted services online.
B) The means to harness the collective knowledge of a crowd to solve problems and complete tasks.
C) The online means of communication,conveyance,collaboration,and cultivation among interconnected and interdependent networks.
D) Sets of labels or tags that individuals choose in a way that makes sense to them,as opposed to using predefined keywords.
E) People who share their views about a product or service,even though they're not affiliated with the company.

Social media refers to the online means of communication, collaboration, and cultivation among interconnected and interdependent networks. It encompasses platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, where individuals can connect with one another and share content. While some social media platforms may also involve delivering hosted services online (option A) or harnessing the collective knowledge of a crowd to solve problems (option B), these are not the defining characteristics of social media. Likewise, while social media may involve the use of tags or labels (option D) and user-generated content (option E), these are not the best explanations of what social media are.