This number one social network goes head-to-head with Google on a daily basis for top referrer to many major sites, and for top most-visited site on the web.
Known for its disappearing pictures
SNAPCHAT
A way to shout out to other users of a social network in a post, comment or tweet.
mentions (@)
What is the minimum age requirement for Facebook?
13
An option for businesses that must be integrated into a marketing plan to expect sales to increase.
social networking
The second largest search platform, this video-based social media is second largest social network by some measures.
YOUTUBE
A blog site platform made unique by its “reblog this” feature similar to a retweet but for entire posts, media included.
Tumblr
A button placed on Web sites and blogs that Facebook members click to approve of the latest posts from those venues on their personal news feed
a like
What the social site is known for its 140 character limit?
There are more than 35 million of these posted on Instagram.
#selfies
On the border between big and b-list, this smaller top platform focuses on careers and business connections.
This social networking site gained traction with teenagers and young adults; in 2003 had one million users sign up in the first month
Myspace
Attaching short, searchable phrases as labels to posts, images, etc. allowing for easy linking and navigation.
tagging
Which president has the most followers on Twitter?
Barack Obama
In 2008 this site was launched to post daily deals to leverage the collective power of large groups.
groupon
As opposed to “profiles” this type of Facebook content is geared toward business uses.
PAGE/ FANPAGE
Quickly becoming one of the top social networks, this photo sharing service has a ton of features for sharing and exploring.
Flickr
A live, real-time stream of all friends' posts that is available to select customers.
timeline
This celebrity has the most followers on Instagram
CR7
The #1 reason people get blocked or hidden from news feeds on social media sites?
over-posting
71 percent of the world’s largest brands have adopted this site, which now rivals the brand adoption of Google+ and Pinterest, making it the fastest growing social network worldwide. The report included brand hashtag monitoring, multi-account monitoring, competitive monitoring and a complete social media snapshot.
The first social networking site of its kind to attain one million users.
Friendster
Google’s answer to the “Like” button on Facebook, this feature allows you to add your vote to search results.
Google +
This was the most Instagrammed place in the world.
London
Google offered to buy what app for up to $4 million along with Facebook, but was declined.
snapchat