The document discusses several popular social media and communication platforms: Facebook, WhatsApp, Imo, YouTube, Twitter, and Skype. For each platform, it provides information on when they were founded or launched, their key features and usage statistics. It also lists pros and cons of using each one. Some general suggestions are given at the end around being careful of what information you share, and choosing social networks carefully.

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2. FaceBook
WhatsApp
imo
Youtube
Twitter
Skype

3. Facebook:-
The Facebook was launched on
February 4, 2004, by Mark
Zuckerberg
 Facebook is a social networking
website.
 More than 300 million active users.
 The fastest growing demographic is
those 35 years old and older.

4. Pros :-
 Find almost anyone
 Keep track of friends
 Keep track of events
 Learn new things about people
 Can finds friends with common interest
 It can be a lot of fun

5. Cons :-
 Any one can find you
 Too much information can be posted
 Friends may not be real friends
 It can be used inappropriately
 It can be addictive

6. WhatsApp:-
Whatsapp was founded in 2009 by Brian
Acton and Jan Koum
Whatsapp is now the leader in social
messaging apps across the 5 markets
covered
Is available for Google Android, BlackBerry
OS, and Apple iOS etc..
In December 2013 blog post, WhatsApp
claimed that 400 million active users use the
service each month

7. Pros :-
 Mobile messaging app accessible on multiple device
 Works across platforms
 Capable of sending multimedia messages, including
images, videos, and sound clips
 Extra features include location sharing and group
messaging
 No international messaging fees

8. Cons :-
 Free trial lasts one year, after that there
is a $0.99/year fee
 Inability to create anonymous or secondary accounts.
Apps uses you phone number, which means anybody
who has it is able to contact you

9. Imo :-
Imo makes communication easier between you and the
people
Imo’s text, voice and video chat make it fast and easy to
share experience with your family and friends – where ever
they are
With imo, you can video call a family member in different
country, upload photos in a chat group to show your
closest friends, and more
Full form of imo is : International Maritime Organization

10. Pros :-
 You can make high end video and voice calls
 The app encrypts all your calls. This would ensure
privacy of your calls
 Hundred and thousands stickers makes it one of the
best options.
 Group chat features

11. Cons :-
 You cannot use it without internet connectivity. In
fact, that is the issue with all instant messengers.
 It uses quite much of battery.

12. Youtube :-
 Youtube is the most frequently used social
media tool
 Students can watch videos, answer
questions, discuss content. Additionally,
students can create videos to share with
others.
 Youtube also improved student’s skills and
provided opportunity for peer learning and
problem solving.

13. Pros :-
 800 million monthly viewers
 Better search results
 Highly customizable accounts
 Quick loading times
 Opportunities for paid promotion of videos
 Universally recognized platform

14. Cons :-
 Huge amount of content to complete
with
 Unable to control content that shows up
adjacent to yours
 Limited video length – 15 minutes
 Ads placed before or after your videos
 Cluttered interface

15. Twitter :-
Twitter introduced Group DMs (Direct
Messaging) on January. 27 , 2015. the
format can accommodate up to 20 people
at a time
Twitter is used intensively in the
Netherlands
 potential source of person information,
opinions, and sentiments

16. Pros :-
Every tweet goes to your followers
Tweets are easy to create
You can get to the point
You can embed links
It’s searchable(by #)

17. Cons :-
 Tweets get buried in your follower’s feeds: “a moment
in time”
 Not the best medium for visual content
 140 character limit
 Has had spam problems
 Lower user base than Facebook
 It can be addictive

18. Skype :-
Skype, which is a member if the Microsoft family,
is a company that specializes in connecting
people over the internet, by letting them video
or voice call with each other.
300 million minutes of video call made every
day
17% of Skype video call users from USA
Over 29% of the million users made video call

19. Pros :-
Economic and easy to keep in touch.
Free video calling is a good feature.
Can be called to phones and mobiles

20. Cons :-
 Difficult to manage time.
 Poor call quality with slow internet connection
 Limited customer service facility

21. Suggestions :-
Be careful about installing extras on your “SNS”
sites.
Assume that everything you put on a social
networking sites is permanent or safe.
Choose your social networking sites carefully
Think twice before you use social networking sites
at work.