I feel that Facebook has become old
news to our generation and has captured more of the attention of our parents as
was mentioned in the article from FoxNews.com. As quoted in the article, Facebook has more
drama than other social networking sites (FoxNews.com). Also, Facebook tends to
have very long detailed posts that people today no longer have the time or the
intention span to look at and read. Facebook is a good way to communicate with
friends and family from different countries and keep in touch or for people who
do not get to see each other often and could keep up with what is new going on
in their lives.
I have recently come to realize that
Twitter is more than just a quick way for friends to update each other on what
they are doing. Twitter can be a way to inform people in the event of an
emergency. An example of this was seen back in 2013 when the Boston Marathon
bombing took place. Twitter was the quickest and easiest way for the Boston
Police Department to keep the public updated with the newest information on the
terrorist attack and helped to get some of the chaos under control (Bindley).
It is a way to get instant news updates on multiple topics.
Snapchat is a social networking site
that is beneficial because of its time limits just how Twitter has its
character limits on their posts to keep them short and concise. You could
follow news channels and other accounts of your choice that give you a quick
synopsis of what is going on through their stories. One great thing about Snapchat
is that you could choose who you want to send your snaps to. Sometimes you just
see something funny and only want to show certain friends for a few seconds
without posting it on other social media sites where it will stay unless you
take it down.
Pinterest is a social networking
site that is different from most of the others in the fact that you “pin” posts
on your board instead of posting them. This site allows you to capture people’s
attention through the picture you pin up and if they want to see what it is
about they could click on it and go to the website. You have the ability to
categorize your pins into different folders so you could easily find them. I
love Pinterest because I love to cook and bake and Pinterest is a great way for
me to find new ideas and recipes and save them to my board where I can easily
re-access them when I need them.
Citations:
Bindley, Katherine. "Boston
Police Twitter: How Cop Team Tweets Led City From Terror To Joy." The
Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 26 Apr. 2013. Web. 12 Mar. 2017.
FoxNews.com. "Twitter
Winning Teens As Parents Flood Facebook." Fox News. FOX News
Network, 23 May 2013. Web. 12 Mar. 2017.
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/05/23/twitter-winning-teens-as-parents-flood-facebook.html#ixzz2U8uzovRG
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