Blog: Social networking sites

The 4 social networking sites that I want to compare are Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. In my opinion compared to the other 3 websites Facebook is a bit more family-oriented and private in a way. A lot of people have their close family members added as friends (there is even a section where you can list people that are apart of your family) and a lot of people use it to connect with distant relatives or even close members from high school. Twitter is a lot more opinion-based, where you can send out short posts (tweets) that can be seen by millions of people and it's also a lot easier to get into contact with strangers or even celebrities. Instagram is more tailored towards expressing yourself and showing off your everyday life through the use of photos. YouTube is video-based and there is a lot more anonymity when it comes to it's members with people tending to go the route of creating their own personal usernames as opposed to their real names.