Compare and Contrast Facebook vs Twitter
The development of social networking has become more and more prevalent in society today. Before the 20th century the only way to communicate was by telephone, but as time passed, improvements in technology allowed us to stay connected with friends and family easier. As of 2012 Facebook stands as the largest Social Networking Site(SNS) in the world. Although there are many Social Networking Sites on the internet there is only one other that follows close behind the footsteps of Facebook. Twitter, which was founded two years after Facebook in 2006 has over 500 million active users today while Facebook has 955 million. You could consider both sites as important social and economic characteristics of certain peoples everyday life. When I want to look someone up and know more about them I turn to Facebook where I can find pictures, bios, and different information about that person. Now Twitter is a lot different than Facebook it only gives you one picture of that person and very little information regarding that person. However it is a very good tool to keep up with that person. Although I am a active user on both sites I think Facebook will ultimately dominate all SNS and come out on top always. Twitter is a Social Networking Site that delivers short 140 characters or less news updates on your close friends, sports, celebrities, businesses, or news channels.Each status update is called a "tweet". Based on the graph published by DigitalSurgeons in 2010, more than half of the users on twitter are either in college or just graduated college, which to me means it is aimed more at a young adult audience.Known for its ability to keep users information private it rather than Facebook's reputation for exposing peoples private information, Twitter will always be better at keeping users privacy. Twitter is also a great place to get news fast. In fact following such news channels as CNN, Fox, BBC, and The New York Times is a quicker way to see the news rather than turning on