Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Social Networking Sites

There are many social networking sites in the world now. Two most popular sites are Facebook and Twitter. Along with them, Instagram and LinkedIn have become very popular as well. Even though they all mainly used for networking among people, they have some differences in their features.

Facebook is undoubtedly the most popular social networking site around the world. Millions, and billions of people have Facebook accounts. On Facebook, you can search for people with their name, phone number, nicknames and other personal information. You can also see if you have any mutual friends with other person on Facebook. Not just for networking, On Facebook, you can create an event, share the news, and chat with others.

Twitter is quite similar to Facebook, but the users only can share information within 140 word limits. Also, Twitter uses hashtags, and if the user clicks the hashtags, he or she can see any posts that have the same tags. Twitter is mostly used for daily, hourly comments (tweets) from the users.

Instagram is usually where people post photos of daily life, fashion, food, and any specific moments they want to share. When you post a picture on Instagram, you can use lighting effects on your picture on filter. This site also uses hashtags as well, and if you follow others, you can see their posts on your page.

Lastly, LinkedIn is more a professional networking site. People post their resume and other information to find the jobs and the recruiters also find potential candidates from this website. Not just for networking, you can also look for jobs.

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