Check Out Social Networking Sites

Social networking sites are much different now then how they were a decade ago. Most notably we would all remember Friendster as being one of the first social networking sites that became popular for reconnecting with friends and family that we have lost contact with in some point of time or just keeping up with them if we saw them often. Friendster today is not focused on the same goals and their mission statement is much different from what it was when they first started out in 2002. Friendster has transformed their focus of being a social networking site based on communication to a gaming community where people can communicate through the use of games. Next there is MySpace which has left Friendster in a shadow since the launch of MySpace in 2003.

Since MySpace was launched in 2003 it has continuously gained popularity from a number of businesses, musicians and the general public. MySpace is another social networking site that has went through a change because of many reasons and mainly because of competition from Facebook. The downfall of MySpace was a surprise for many because of their success in the past and they were known as one of the most popular social networking websites. The success of Facebook now can be comparable to the success of MySpace in the past. Failing to innovate and attract users through certain changes led to their downfall as well as the lack of privacy and other security issues that made MySpace vulnerable to attacks.

Facebook on the other hand is most different when their history is involved. Facebook started out as a small social networking site that was used only for college students when it was launched in 2004. As Facebook started to become more popular their goals and mission had changed and led to their attractions towards younger and older crowds as well as musicians and businesses. Facebook today is the top leading social networking site in terms of revenue, popularity and success. It has surpassed a big competitor such as MySpace and it has claimed ownership of one of the most used social networking sites that uses photographs which is Instagram. Facebook however is very user active which means there are a variety of ways for users in the Facebook community to interact which makes it a fun experience and their design which is based on a layout called TimeLine is very simple once it is learned.

Instagram out of all social networking sites is very different. What makes it different is that there is a limited use of words because photographs is what generates the social interactions. The saying that a picture is worth a thousand words explains it all. What makes this social networking site fun is that users can relate to each other through different types of pictures such as photography of landscapes, modeling pictures, pictures of natural disasters, entertainment and much more. This website motivates people to attract other users to follow their profile and in enable to this easily, this requires the use of hashtags which makes your photo public within the Instagram community but it is a great to gain exposure and to interact with others.