Everyone these days has at lease one social networking sites, whether it is Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or LinkedIn. Although they may all just be social networking sites, each site has very distinct differences which is the reason why one person would have multiple social networking accounts.
Facebook was one of the first networking sites I started using. It has many different features such as posting a photo or video to posting an entire album or to posting your thoughts for those you would like to share with. It was a great way to connect to friends and family away from you. In addition, you could follow any news or celebrities of your preference and it will come up in your news-feed as soon as you open it.
Twitter is different from Facebook as people generally express their thoughts more in this social platform, whether it is about politics, entertainment news, sports or music. Users can also find what subjects are trending in the moment they are using Twitter with the hashtags. One thing about Twitter is that it could be confusing at first, because the home page looks messy. It took me sometime to get used to the format of Twitter.
Instagram is definitely a platform for more of the younger generation where they posts pictures or videos that they would like to show to friends and family or even to the rest of the world. But usually these pictures are captured in the best moment so that the user can get more likes than the previous posts. It has become almost unhealthy mentally for the user to feel pressured to get more likes.
LinkedIn is distinctively different from the above three social networking sites because LinkedIn are primarily used for recruitment process. Whether it is sending a thank you email to your interviewer, or linking yourself to the people you know in order to meet more people who could potentially be your future colleagues.
All these social networking sites have been widely used by many audiences, but there are some differences between each of these sites which is why one person can have multiple social networking sites and he or she will say that it is all for a different purpose and would not feel as if he or she has way too many accounts.
Hi Angela, indeed the social networking sites you names are probably the most popular in this day and age, as well as Snapchat! You're also right when you say each has their own use and specific differences. Facebook was also the 1st social networking site that I used, and I think that its suffice to say that applies to most people in our generation. As other social networking sites erupted, such as twitter and snapchat, it took away some of the attention from Facebook. I think today, most people use Twitter and Instagram. Twitter has now become a place for memes and talking about ones feelings and thoughts, Instagram is a place to show vacation pictures and traveling, and snapchat has become a quick on the go fun and entertaining way to communicate with one another. I think its actually very interesting to see the data of usage of each of these sites worldwide and by location through the years, to see what interesting trends we can find!
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