Twitter VS Facebook

1.What features are common between Twitter and Facebook?
      Twitter and facebook are social networking Portal.

2.How are they different in term of features?
      Twitter: Twitter is simple, it is  harder to get your arms around at first.

• Limited functionality; find people, send brief messages, direct replies
• Limited to 140 characters per update
• Not all people find it immediately useful
• Over-emphasis on follower counts
• Easily abused for spam and increasing the noise level
• Relatively smaller installed user base
• As yet no readily apparent monetization strategy

    Facebook:Facebook offers a portal-like interface somewhat reminiscent of Yahoo.Facebook appeals to people looking to reconnect with old friends and family members .

• Application mashup; find people, make connections, email, instant messaging, image/video sharing, etc.
• Most people can quickly grasp the value of connecting with friends, family and established contacts; some people report they use Facebook instead of email and IM
• More emphasis on deep connections with others vs. who has the most connections
• “True Friends” feature increases your transparency to selected connections; almost like having private and public profiles
• Huge
• “gift giving” and personal data collection make Facebook a powerful advertising platform

3.Besides the web. how else can we access Twitter and Facebook?
wi-fi, iphone,itouch.etc.

4.Why do you think twitter and facebook are popular? what are the main selling points?how are they exploited by businesses?
because you can get more immediate responses and it seems to live somewhere between the worlds of email, instant messaging and blogging , it is can use another way to find people and content all over the Net.
Facebook is a great social networking site where people can connect easily with their friends and families. So one main selling point is the great number of users. Businesses exploit facebook to create brand awareness of their products, drive traffic to their website, generate viral effect through word-of-mouth marketing etc


5.What do you personally like about them?
- Ability to connect with lost lost friends
- keep in touch with friends
- share images and videos with friends
- share my updates with friends and family
- play games and quizzes
- be updated about my friends' life












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