Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Social Networking Sites

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Istagram all are commonly known as popular social networking sites.
Facebook allows its users to post whatever is on their mind, upload pictures, videos-both prerecorded and live, like or love a post, add friends, block friends, follow friends, and etc.
Twitter allows people to tweet 140 characters or less and hashtag their tweet to begin a larger conversation-- as well as add followers and follow people.
Instagram allows people to use different filters and effects when uploading their pictures and videos. Followers can click a heart icon to love/ approve the photo or video. Instragram also allows people to direct message for more privacy.
YouTube helps people gain recognition by uploading personal video, tutorials, sharing videos of already famous people, or gaining the most views.

All four social networking sites allows a single person to connect with several individuals at once; especially instagram and YouTube. There is a term called "instagram famous" it is used for people who are regular day-to-day people who have a massive group of followers- sometimes reaching into the millions. These people are instagram famous because of the attention they are gaining through their account.
YouTube helps possible future perspective celebrities gain recognition through video posts. Whether it is discovering the next big musical artist or the next big comedian. In general, many people crave attention and these social networking sites are the perfect platforms to gain the attention desired with the hopes of becoming the next big thing.
These social networking sites are used to exploit common people and can become addictive. For instance, there are some people who are subscribed to all four social networking sites. My impression of these social networking sites can sometimes become overbearing because I often question how private is my privacy? Although there are settings that can control privacy issues on these sites, I believe one or two social networking sites are enough.
However, with the easy access we have today to use one or more of these sites, people of all ages are subscribing and becoming involved with social networking. Mostly everyone has a social networking related app downloaded to his or her apple or android device. It allows us to always feel inclusive and to remain in the loop of things. Simply, social networking is the everyday norm of our society--especially when using the four sites I've mentioned.

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