Social Networking Sites

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr are among the top 20 most popular social networking sites. I have the beauty of being a member of each of these communities. These sites have made it convenient staying on top of social media and remaining connected with friends. Beginning, Facebook is generally used to stay in touch with friends, especially since privacy regulations require friends to be "added" in order to view their page. Similarly, Twitter controls what you view via the "follow" button, which adjusts what appears on your news feed. Both Facebook and Twitter share the idea of updating a status/tweet, but also having the option of messaging for direct and private uses. Instagram, on the other hand, is used less to speak to others but instead communicate via photos. Twitter and Instagram users can not only add their personally friends but follow celebrities and media outlets. This is true for Facebook as well but in my opinion, I find that social media is updated more on Twitter and Instagram than Facebook. Lastly, Tumblr is a mix between a blog, Instagram and Twitter. Through Tumblr one posts photos or memes, like Instagram, which can be "reblogged," like Twitter, and commented on by other users, like blogs. Out of all these sites I use Twitter and Instagram the most with Facebook falling into third place and Tumblr almost never. Facebook has drastically changed since it was first started and now it doesn't necessarily fulfill its original goal. There is much competition for my attention between Twitter and Instagram because with both sites if they are not checked frequently, I'm left out of the loop. Finally, because Tumblr is so much alike other sites that I already have I don’t really find the need to log on as often.