GEC 003 Living in the IT Era

Facebook is the largest social networking site, with nearly 2 billion people using it monthly.

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It is not just a social networking platform but also a job search engine.

It focuses on photos and short videos (known as snaps) shared between friends and 69% of U.S. teens use it.

WhatsApp was released in 2011 by Tencent, one of China’s biggest tech companies.

If "you wish to become popular" in China, you may consider using Sina Weibo as a social media platform.

It is a live-streaming platform for gamers. It offers video game content and other forms of entertainment.

Instagram is a visual social media for showcasing your products or services with photos or videos.

Twitter strongly emphasizes real-time information — things happening and trending right now.

It is a popular microblogging social media site with 135 million monthly active users.

A free messaging app and the top 9 social media as of 2023 that works on many devices with no limits on media sizes.

Mastodon users can shop online, pay bills, buy groceries, transfer money, make reservations, book taxis, and more.

Do not transmit an online message that you would not be willing to communicate in a face-to-face environment.

A program that allows Internet users to search for content via the World Wide Web (WWW).

It is a social news website and forum where content is socially curated and promoted by site members through voting.

TikTok is a video-sharing app launched in 2015 and recently became the most visited internet site.​

Here, you will discover new ideas and might "pin" photos that link to websites and other content across the internet.

Roughly 37% of the world’s population are Facebook users.

It is a community-based Q&A website and app where people can find information on a wide variety of topics.

Duyan is the popular name of Tiktok in China.

WeChat is the most popular social media platform in China and other parts of Asia.

It is a communication platform designed for gamers. It allows users to create servers, join communities, and other more.

It is often called the second largest search engine after Google, its parent company.

It refers to the digital technology that allows people to create, share, and/or exchange information and ideas online.

Youtube is a video-sharing platform where users watch a billion hours of videos daily.

WeChat is a messaging app used by people in over 180 countries.

It is the top 8 social networking site with millions of most active users every month.

It is like Facebook where users can also connect with friends, react to posts, and update profile or cover photos.

Mastodon exploded in popularity in late 2022, taking it from 300,000 to over over 2 million monthly active users.

It is a Chinese rival to TikTok and is more popular with an older audience.