Social Networking Sites

Social networking sites are very beneficial in sharing information. Twitter for example, is very satisfactory in sharing thoughts with the friends and stay up-to-date with the latest breaking news with ‘tweets’ from every corner of the world. Twitter amazes me with how a news can travel across the globe with a click of ‘retweet’ in a split second. Instagram, famous for its extensive use of hashtags, is also very much like Twitter in basing an account with followers and following. It is entirely photo and video based so we cannot upload a status without a photo or a video. The perks of using instagram, however, are its awesome filters and sharing the world through one’s eyes. Facebook, on the other hand, is complicated compared to Twitter and Instagram. Facebook has a lot of features. We can chat via Messengers, send money, advertise via a Facebook page or a link on the status, and playing games which all uplift an enormous interaction with the world. Facebook may have some privacy issues with people sharing their real information, but we can always change the privacy to ‘only me’. LinkedIn, unlike the other social networking sites, is intended for sharing one’s professional life. It is a professional network with a communication circle limited to co-workers, classmates, and anyone of professional relationship. It is a great website for jobs and internships seeker as well as employers who are looking for suitable candidates. All of these websites can have privacy issues, but they can be very beneficial if used properly. Among these sites, I use Facebook the most because not only can I share posts with intended audience and privately chat with my friends from all across the country, I can meet new friends via social gaming as well.