Social Networking Sites

Facebook , Twitter, Instagram, YouTube. I don't know an individual who has not visited at least one of these sites in the past week, and I am almost confident that most cannot go without visiting these sites. From my memory, Facebook was initially used for college users who wanted to interact with their colleagues/classmates.  Facebook has grown exponentially since then in being thee social networking site. It is used by billions of users, monthly! Facebook can be used for entertainment, for long-distance relationships in families, for those in the military, for dating and for sharing new and exciting discoveries (Food, news, politics, etc).

Twitter has never been my favorite of the social networking sites. It's entertaining and somewhat of a challenge to express my random thoughts in under 140 character count.  Twitter is and never be as reliable in my opinion to Facebook; too may tales of 'hacking' have been publicized. Politicians and other ppublic figures reap the most benefit from Twitter. The simple platform can be a great tool in interacting with a large number of followers.  

YouTube is possibly the most impressive social networking sites of all. Access to video blogs speaking of all topics has turned everyday small town people into celebrities and creating careers for 'vloggers'. Advertising deals, book deals, music careers and much more has happened in recent and years and the popularity continues to grow with billions of users. 

Instagram is possibly my favorite social networking application. Perceptions of 'happy' and busy people have turned my interest into writing my term paper. I have personally heard friends saying the had to detach from Instagram for reasons of not feeling inadequate. It's interesting to see how a simple photo/video influence the mood or behavior of an individual. 'IG' is a simple photo/video uploading platform that is user friendly for most people. Its easy to interact and installing the privacy option is straight-forward.