Rise of Social Media

SNS – Social Networking Service (Site), is a platform to build social networks or social relations among people who share their pictures, interests, real life connections, activities and many more on their social accounts.

The very first recognizable Social Media site, Six Degrees, was created in 1997. This enabled users to upload their profile pictures and make friends with other users. In the year 1999, the first blogging sites became popular, creating a Social Media sensation that’s still popular till date.

The power of Social Media is that – it forces the necessary changes…

How many people are using social media?

According to a neweMarketer report, ‘Worldwide Social Network Users: 2013 Forecast and Comparative Estimates,’ nearly one in four people worldwide will use social apps in 2013. The number of social network users around the world will rise from 1.48 million in 2012 to 1.73 billion this year, an 18% increase compared to 2012.

There are over 3 billion active internet users i.e., 45% of the world’s internet users. Nearly 2.2 billion people have social media accounts so far. 3.65 billion Mobile users have access to the internet via smartphones and tablets. Close to 1.7 billion people have active social media accounts.

Face your problems, don’t Facebook your problems…

Had enough of using Facebook and Twitter? It may be time to switch up your social media apps. There are plenty of social media apps popping up. These newer platform of social network tools could be working on the next big thing, check out these top social platforms you should explore.

Top Rising Social Networks you should Travel Around

Snapchat – which is a popular mobile app available for both Android and iOS devices, which lets you to share videos and photos with others. You can set a time limit for how long your viewers can see your snaps before they disappear. You can even create stories, or a series of snaps that form a narrative, and use a variety of features for customization.

WhatsApp – This app is available for both Android and iOS users. It lets you chat with the people you know, share photos, videos, audios and even documents. You can even create group and share images and videos. It shows users you add in your contact list.

Shots – Are you addicted to taking selfies? Then this app was designed especially for you. Shots is a mobile social network through which you can snap and share selfies. You can reply to any given Shot, and you can even send private messages. This app is available only for iOS devices, and very soon launching an Android version.

Secret – This app offers a platform for users to share their feeling and thoughts anonymously. All secret come from Facebook friends or the people in your contacts, without you knowing who they are. Secret app is available for both Androids and iOS devices.

WeChat – It is a mobile text and voice messaging service. In addition which allows you to make free calls, share photos and videos, create groups and find new people nearby. You can get this app on Android, iOS and several other devices.

Tinder – This is not exactly a social network, this is a mobile dating app that pulls you images and basic information from your Facebook account. Users can swipe ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to potential matches who are nearby. If you found the feeling is mutual, people can chat within this app. It is available for Android and iOS devices as well.

We Heart It – This app is a younger and artsier version of Pinterest. Instead of pin boards, this app has ‘canvases’ and ‘collections’. Users can ‘heart’ and tag other users in photos. We Heart It is obtainable for iOS and Android devices.

Whisper – It is another social media app that allows people to anonymously share secrets. With Whisper, you can send anonymous direct messages and ask other for advices, or you can just chat. It exists for Android and iOS devices.

Instagram, Facebook, Bebo, Slideshare, LinkedIn, and many more…

“Social Media is about ‘Sociology’ and ‘Psychology’ more than ‘Technology’”

Today, there is a tremendous variety of social networking sites, and many of them can be linked to allow cross posting. This creates an environment where users can reach the maximum number of people without sacrificing the intimacy of person to person communication. We can only speculate about what the future of social networking may look in the next decade or even in next 100 years from now, but it seems clear that will exist in some form for as long as human beings are alive! 

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