Showing posts with label Pinterest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pinterest. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

What are social media platforms?

 FACEBOOK

- Known as a "social networking" website originally created in 2004 to: 

  • connect with family and friends at the same time
  • send messages, photos, post updates and share links
  • can use a single Facebook account to sign in to different services across the Web.
  •  https://www.facebook.com/
YouTube
  • YouTube, originally created in 2005 is a free video sharing website that makes it easy to watch online videos. 
  • You can even create and upload your own videos to share with others. 
  •  YouTube is now one of the most popular sites on the Web, with visitors watching around 6 billion hours of video every month.
  • https://www.youtube.com/

 TWITTER
  • Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co-workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent messages. 
  • People post Tweets, which may contain photos, videos, links, and text. These messages are posted to your profile, sent to your followers, and are searchable on Twitter search.  
  • All you need to use Twitter is an Internet connection or a mobile phone.
  • https://about.twitter.com/

PINTEREST
  • Pinterest is a popular social network for collecting and sharing the things you find online. 
  •  Pinterest can be described as a sort of digital bulletin board or pinboard.   A pin is an image that has been linked from a website or uploaded. 
  • A great platform to advertise products and business ideas.
  • "A visual search engine"
  • https://www.pinterest.com.au/


Instagram
  • Instagram is a popular photo-sharing app for smartphones. 
  • Compared with other social networks, Instagram is relatively simple— focused mainly on sharing photos and videos with your friends.  
  • Filters can be applied to give the photos a unique look.
  • https://www.instagram.com/ 



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