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Blog: Social Networking Sites

There are many types of social medias out there such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Tumblr. Each one has their own different purpose and they are all similar to a sense. What these social media websites have in common is that they are all meant to be used as a form of communication and human interaction. What differs them from each other is that they each have their own specialty or their own purpose. Twitter is for a short and concise way of getting information out to the public. Facebook is more versatile and has many things to offer such as images, video, messaging, games, etc. Instagram specialized in pictures and image posts. Tumblr is more so of a blogging type of social media.

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