Social Networking Sites

My impressions when it comes to these social media sites is how easily navigable they have become while at the same time there are tons of new features that have been added since they were first launched. Facebook and Twitter both have the news feed at the center of attention with all other features on the sideline. It is apparent that their top priority is for you to see what your friends are up to. LinkedIn has also adopted a similar approach with its feed at the center and all of the buttons to navigate at the top. Youtube, a video sharing site also took the a similar approach with a few variations. Youtube has their feed taking up almost the entire homepage with a ribbon to the left that shows all of your subscriptions and activity. I think Youtube has the upper hand when it comes to advertisements because their ads play during videos so they aren't in your face when you first open their home page. Facebook appears to have the most ads while LinkedIn and Twitter incorporate their ads into posts; companies can post their ads as a regular post but it will be placed at the top of everyone's feed.

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