Social networking sites

Social Media Impressions

Facebook

Twitter

Instagram

Snapchat

     These are the top four social media sites that have leveled the playing field when it comes to features, accessibility, and popularity. Facebook has it all; pictures, live video, status, groups, and events. My impression is that they are a hub for all types of content sharing when it comes to media and text. Facebook seems to be more centered towards status updates. The format invites others in for conversation through a comment thread. On the other hand, some social media users prefer a simpler version of content sharing. Perhaps participating in comment threads and discussion isn't your forte. A watered down version of Facebook in my point of view would be Instagram. On this platform, users can only share pics and videos with a small string of text to leave a description. Users can tag their followers to share content with each other. There isn't much room for discussion on this site and the downside is you cant hyperlink in your posts. A similar platform that is right behind Instagram is Twitter. This site is all about the status updates with the occasional picture and nothing but that. Great tool for business's in my opinion. Finally, we have Snapchat. The app that lets users record and snap anything they desire and send it to their friends for a one time viewing. The newer updates actually allow replays now. I prefer Snapchat's features over the rest because of its simplicity. I can record a whole days worth of snaps and have it posted to my story, which is a neat little timeline of the snaps I take.