SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES

Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Pinterest  

Today’s society depends on more and more on technology, social networks. Some of the platforms are Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Pinterest. Day by day they are becoming a part of our daily lives. These platforms offer us many services such as communicating with others and reading about current events.

Facebook is one of the popular platforms, not only to connect with others but also use for business purposes as well. It is a socially oriented website where users can talk about almost anything. Facebook offers the most features out of the four network services. It provides features like you can share photos, instant message, share posts, fan pages, applications, and much more. Facebook also gives users the option of more privacy settings, from a visible profile to who can view what. You can set particular posts and pictures as private, or share it to particular groups.

On the other hand, LinkedIn is more likely designed specifically for formal networks. In other words, in this platform, you do not talk about where you went last weekend or go on live video. LinkedIn does not allows to have a photo sharing option and is only focused on company profiles, individual, and professional connections. LinkedIn is mainly emphasis on job seekers and recruitment since it is a professional social network.

Twitter is also social networking somewhat related to Facebook. But unlike Facebook, it is a micro-blogging service that allows users to post messages within 280 characters also known as "tweets." Twitter is a platform that allows short, simple posts and comments. Twitter is more for users to follow people and topics that are important to them. The 280-character might not be a good thing, it can even cause frustration because not every important point can be posted in a limit of 280 characters. On the bright side, Twitter has recently announced features such as form group chats and even posting videos.

Pinterest is a little different from other social networking sites that are mention above.  Pinterest is a like online pinboard which is mostly for collecting photographic pieces of multimedia. Often mages are shared on Pinterest, where users can create as many pinboards as they want, and that’s great for organization. For instance, if a user likes collecting pictures of birds, they can create a board and name it “Birds.” On the other hand, if they also like collecting flowers, one can also create another board and label it “flowers.” Somewhat like other social networks Pinterest also allows users to interact with other users through liking, commenting, and repining each other’s posts.

Social networking changed our lives so much. Our life became more convenient and easy because social networking is a very useful tool for us in the 21st century, it could help us to improve our lives.