After picking 10 friends outside of journalism, I have identified that they use Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, Tumblr, LinkedIn, and VSCO. People I know use twitter to keep up with the news and what is trending right at the moment, while also looking for funny tweets or tweeting funny things that happen to them. People use Instagram to post pictures about their lives and channel more of an artistic vibe. People use Facebook less and less now, usually only for uploading pictures and watching videos. People use snapchat to post live updates about their lives and chat with their friends who don’t have other social media handles. Only some people use Tumblr now but those who do use it for photography and getting inspiration from art. A majority of my friends use LinkedIn to keep up a professional profile. Finally, some of my friends use the picture app VSCO in order to post pictures that they usually wouldn’t on Instagram by using cool filters the app features. Out of these, people usually tend to avoid Facebook because it is becoming outdated and there has been a shift to the other social media platforms.
