Social media platforms have like it or not taken over our
life. Well taken over seems a tad drastic, they have at least become an extra
limb to our existence. Social media has done wonders in keeping people
connected and continues to revolutionize the way the world stays informed. Out
of all the social media platforms out there a few stand as the juggernauts:
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and 
come to mine (I have all on my phone)
Each one of the platforms were designed to do specific things. However I have
recently noticed that they are all meshing into one, and what you should be
doing on one youre doing on another. Facebook is the worst culprit, Facebooks
main function is to have an online profile where u can share what you’re doing
via pictures status updates etc. and keeping connected with others. Yet
instagram is designed for users to share their own pictures or photography?
Doesn’t facebook do the exact same thing? Let’s also not get into why facebook
bought instagram for 1 billion dollars. Tumblr is essentially a blog where
people feel they can express their individuality artistically via content they
find on the internet. Yes tumblr can open your net surfing experience to many Easter
eggs about things you too enjoy, but once again can’t Facebook do the same
thing?
You share things you find online with your friends. Tumblr also had a boom with
photographers sharing their work; doesn’t instagram do that? And finally the
most irrelevant yet most world influencing: Twitter. Twitter is pretty odd when
you think about it: You share status updates: Facebook, share current pictures,
all previously mentioned platforms. The only thing that twitter has going for
it is the huge celebrity following and the fact that somehow twitter has
managed to become a viable news source for everyday events. Though I’m being a
hypocrite ranting as I previously said, use all these platforms. Why is our
society so obsessed with joining so many different forms of social media when
they all almost do the same thing. They are all linked now with a click of one
button. Has our society really come to a point where we are so obsessed with
exploiting every aspect of our individualism?
, 
,
and 
come to mine (I have all on my phone)
Each one of the platforms were designed to do specific things. However I have
recently noticed that they are all meshing into one, and what you should be
doing on one youre doing on another. Facebook is the worst culprit, Facebooks
main function is to have an online profile where u can share what you’re doing
via pictures status updates etc. and keeping connected with others. Yet
instagram is designed for users to share their own pictures or photography?
Doesn’t facebook do the exact same thing? Let’s also not get into why facebook
bought instagram for 1 billion dollars. Tumblr is essentially a blog where
people feel they can express their individuality artistically via content they
find on the internet. Yes tumblr can open your net surfing experience to many Easter
eggs about things you too enjoy, but once again can’t Facebook do the same
thing?
You share things you find online with your friends. Tumblr also had a boom with
photographers sharing their work; doesn’t instagram do that? And finally the
most irrelevant yet most world influencing: Twitter. Twitter is pretty odd when
you think about it: You share status updates: Facebook, share current pictures,
all previously mentioned platforms. The only thing that twitter has going for
it is the huge celebrity following and the fact that somehow twitter has
managed to become a viable news source for everyday events. Though I’m being a
hypocrite ranting as I previously said, use all these platforms. Why is our
society so obsessed with joining so many different forms of social media when
they all almost do the same thing. They are all linked now with a click of one
button. Has our society really come to a point where we are so obsessed with
exploiting every aspect of our individualism?
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