Theodore Ebello A.

De Leon
BSA-II

COMPARATIVE TABLE OF TOP PERSONAL SOCIAL NETWORKS

CATEGORY FACEBOOK YOUTUBE INSTAGRAM ASK.FM TWITTER
NUMBER OF 2,300,000,000 1,900,000,000 1,000,000,000 160,000,000 563,000,000
ACTIVE
USERS PER
MONTH
YEARS 15 14 9 9 13
THEY
EXISTED
TOP 10 Events, Video, Video Editing, Ask, Tweet, Direct
POPULAR Timeline, Comments, Filters, Anonymous Message, Bio,
FEATURES Social Plugins, Livestream, Location Account, Photo Retweet,
Embed-in- Channel, Tagging, Poll, Discover, Trends,
Post, Wall, Subscription, Private Share Profile, Quote Tweet,
Relationship Subs Feed, Messaging, Shoutout, Privacy,
Status, Cards, 360- Group Answer, Lists, Pin,
Messenger, degree Videos, Messaging, Reward, Mention
Like Button, Community, Push Follow, Heart Account
News Feed, Creator Notification, Answer, Invite
Photos Academy Emojis, Friend
Hashtags,
Mention,
Privacy
NUMBER OF Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Limited Unlimited
CONTENTS

Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Ask.fm and Twitter are top of the top social

networks that are being utilized on a daily basis worldwide. The target market of Facebook

are the older ones while Twitter, Instagram, and Ask.fm have younger users. YouTube both

aims the older and younger users since it offers a variety. The top social network sites

advertises a lot of known national and international companies and institutions, and their

new and old products or services however, Ask.fm has a setting that it can be Ad-free. In

Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, advertisements are showcased in the newsfeed, In

YouTube, it is shown in segments of the video being watched or before the video starts

while In Twitter, it is shown in the Recent Tweets but they are very limited. Advertisements

in Ask.fm are shown between the answered questions of the account profiles or in the
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inbox. The most different among the five is Ask.fm because it is a social network that is

has question-answer based interaction and people can interact even without revealing their

personal information.

Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter are also social networking sites used for the

purpose of business. Utilizing these sites as an avenue for business makes it more personal,

effective, and accessible. These sites differ with each other based on their features.

Facebook is utilized in business by using is as a platform for contacting people or posting

product in profiles or groups. Companies, institutions, and establishments can create their

own page so their market can be updated and access or communicate with them. In

Instagram or Twitter, they can post their products or events so people could available them

and they do this so it could reach a lot of people and it is tax-free. Nowadays, social

networks are now considered a virtual community, what people do in their profession or

business they can also do it in social media like recruiting people or showcasing their

products. Based on studies, Companies and professionals use social networking sites as a

professional platform. They are just extending their influence and capabilities by using

these sites to maximize their publicity and profit. In terms of universality, social networks

offer a lot of languages to be used as default. They offer major languages used all over the

world making them user-friendly.