Social Networking Sites

Social Networks are used by everyone as a way of expressing themselves and also communicating with others. I visited Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Flickr. I've had a Facebook for a long time and I am very familiar with the site, however, it is constantly changing. To me, Facebook is a very public site, even if your profile is private. You can share everything on, like what your thoughts are or even photos. It makes it very easy to communicate with anyone. You can comment on people's photos or status. You can also privately messaged people on Facebook. This site is very similar to Twitter to me. I haven't had Twitter long, but you can do very similar things on it as Facebook. Its actual setup is different looking, but you can tweet about whatever you want. You can retweet other people's things or even comment on them. Just like Facebook, Twitter gives you the option of being private or public. You can upload pictures and also like any comments or pictures you want. Both Twitter and Facebook have the same feel when it comes to their websites. Instagram is different then both Facebook and Twitter. It is more focused on pictures and videos. You upload pictures and then your friends can comment or like them. Instagram also has direct message which is its form of privately messaging someone. Instagram is more used as an app though because when using it as a website, you can't do everything. You cannot upload new photos or videos on the website, but you can do all that on the app. You can only comment and like other people's photos on the website. This social network is app based on phones. Flickr is the newest social network for me and I just got one. It seems very similar to Instagram, except it has its differences. With Flickr you can upload any photos you want onto the site, but not everyone will see that. It is called the camera roll, like the ones cellphones have. In order to make photos public, you have to upload them to the photo stream. You can favorite other people's photos or comment on them. All these social networks are very similar and can do pretty much the same things. They allow you to upload photos or videos, comment on other peoples things and overall just communicate with others.