I am still relatively new to Twitter but it is clear to me that most of my friends (people who I actually know and hang out with) prefer Facebook. For me, Twitter is way to keep up with celebrities and breaking news stories. Most of the people I follow are from reality TV shows like The Voice, The X Factor, and World Wrestling Entertainment (Monday Night Raw and Friday Night Smackdown). Twitter is mainly for expressing very brief messages or status updates, usually with shortened URLs with links to longer articles and pictures. The layout of Twitter's website is easy to navigate. What confuses me is how to make use of the various features like the hashtags and retweeting. Since I do not really tweet, but only read tweets, I have seen them being used but I have not explored it in my own usage.
Facebook is a much more familiar interface because I have had it for years. I know and have met all the people on my friends list. I feel like Facebook is more personal and it's sometimes okay to vent, complain, or even brag about something. I especially like the "like" and commenting functions. I think a reason why there isn't a "dislike" button is because it might cause more interpersonal conflicts, but that is just my hunch.
Myspace is outdated. Some musicians still use it to get their music out there for free. I never liked Myspace because I never knew who anybody was. The people who added me had nicknames with all types of fonts, uppercase and lowercase letters and numbers that made the whole experience confusing. The only thing I liked about Myspace was the fact that you could have your own layout. The "Top Friends" function was definitely a cause for friendship problems for many people. Why would anyone want to prioritize friends using a list, made in public? What if you thought you were important to someone and that person didn't put you in your Top 4 or Top 10 list? Hmm....
Another social network is the photo-sharing app Instagram. Even though I don't have a smartphone, I have seen many of my Facebook friends use it, posting up pictures with various types of filters. I personally don't like to use filters and prefer regular color pictures. Maybe it seems more artistic or creative. I guess I just like to keep things simple.
you're not alone on the whole tweet experience. i only opened up my account because of this class and have only been paying attention to the few comments placed there so rehashing n retweeting are completely new to me too.honestly i don't care much for tweeter Facebook is enough to deal with as it is.
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