Impressions on Social Networking Sites
I took a look at Wikipedia and found a list of social networking
sites, limited to the notable,
well-known sites. To my surprise there
were about 200, and I’m sure there are hundreds more! Here are my impressions
on the ones I feel, are or were the most popular
Facebook:
I love logging into Facebook, I do it at least 10 times a
day. Logging in is quite simple, and I see
what my friends and family post, as well as advertisements.
You can connect with family and friends, as well as keep up
to date with what’s going on in the world.
Facebook is my primary source of what’s happening in the news.
Myspace:
I deleted my Myspace page about 8 years ago when Facebook
became my go to place for social networking.
So imagine my surprise when I created a Myspace page specifically for
this assignment and it has changed completely!!
I feel like it is now geared towards the music world. It looks like a good place to network if you
are interested in the arts, mainly music (an artist, performer, deejay…etc.) I was
very very surprised to see that you can set up your Myspace account by logging
in with Facebook or Twitter.
Twitter:
Out of all the social networking sites, I find twitter to be
my least favorite. Logging in is easy,
but the screen is just too busy for me and I can’t communicate in less than 140
characters! I do however log in from
time to time to see what’s trending.
Maybe I will try to see the better side of Twitter but as for now, it
remains at the bottom of my Social Networking list. I know millions of people use it…but it just doesn’t
impress me much. The hashtag originated
on here but the only place I really use it is on Instagram.
Instagram:
After Facebook, Instagram my other favorite Social
Networking site. I log in using my Facebook
account, and what I post on Instagram can automatically be uploaded to Facebook
as well if I choose to do. I like to
click on the hashtags to see other pictures people around the world have posted
using the same hashtag. I find it very
easy to navigate and the filters can enhance the features of almost anything!
Hi Renee! I agree that Myspace seems very much music-oriented now. The new layout looks a lot like Spotify. It seems like you prefer the new media platforms that allow you to socialize quickly and idly. Instagram requires only a quick scroll-through to absorb everything and Facebook is actually programmed now to only show you things that you have shown interest in before, so there's nothing to waste your time filtering through. Twitter is more real-time, which takes more time to filter through to find what you like, so it makes sense that you might prefer other sites to it, unless you spend a great amount of time picking and choosing who to follow on Twitter very selectively, to guarantee that you will enjoy everything that shows up in your timeline.
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