Social Networking Sites

The four social networking sites I will be discussing are, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and my favorite, Reddit.
Facebook - So I've had Facebook for about 8 years so far. It is definitely one of the most popular social networking sites and relatively easy to use. It gives you the option to share photos, your thoughts, and like things that interest you. You can like groups and pages, along with content that other people post. It also allows you to stay up to date with family and friends, as you can talk to them via Facebook, so it does remove the need to meet with people in person or talk to them on the phone. In general, it is just an easy way to keep friends or family that you do not socialize with close and stay in contact with them.
Twitter - So I'm new to Twitter, I've actually had one before that was just created for free giveaways, but I never actually used it. Twitter is like a blog that is actually limited to 140 words. In a sense it is a place for people to post literally whatever is on their mind. They can follow certain people to get "insider scoops" of updates in their lives, or of people that they share common interests with. Twitter allows you to tweet your views to the world and let others "retweet" them, so that they can it can help spread awareness, or simply share something that they agree with. The one thing I do like about Twitter is their usage of the hastag, or the # sign. The hashtag is pretty much ways for people to "organize" what their tweet is about, and in that sense if many people do use that hashtag, it becomes trending and pretty much becomes top news on Twitter. This is pretty cool and useful because it allows you to find whats happening news without actually looking for news.
Instagram - Instagram has actually become one of the most popular social networking sites in the past couple years. The concept is really simple, it allows you to share pictures and add a caption to them. It allows practically anyone to become a photographer and share their "portfolio" as they can upload whatever pictures they have taken and have people who follow them comment or like their photos. Another cool thing about Instagram is that it actually helps with marketing purposes. Companies will do Instagram promos, where they will give special promo codes, or an individual will promote a company by posting about it.
Reddit - So Reddit is my favorite site, it's actually community that can be thought to be a massive blog. You can find Reddit pages, called subreddits which are pretty much topics, for anything; be it gaming, politics, food, cat videos. It's a massive board that allows people to share their thoughts, content they may have created, or just have discussions. In a sense you can think of Reddit as a larger version of Twitter because they both act as hubs for people to communicate with each other more than Facebook and Instagram do.