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Similarities and differences between Twitter and Facebook Definition and classification of social media 3 5
other hand, social networking sites are online social contact services where participants can create a visible profile and get connected with their friends and strangers. They are very popular among the young generation, for they are useful to facilitate social communication. Facebook, the largest online social community in the world, is the most typical example of social networking sites. Another example is Twitter, which is a popular microblogging service. Social media is widely used by NUS undergraduates, and therefore it is the responsibility for every NUS undergraduate to ensure proper management of it. This magazine aims to discuss proper information and communication management of social media as well as give readers basic knowledge about social media.
convenience of posting information also leads to the overflow of false information which causes serious problems. Hence, it is important to avoid being cheated by false information. General knowledge from daily life can be used to deal with rumors. Moreover, undergraduates may use academic knowledge from their studying to help themselves with information distinction. Secondly, undergraduates should post reliable information on social media. The information that undergraduates post on social media like Facebook and Twitter may be believed by many people. Therefore, it is the responsibility for undergraduates to guarantee the reliability of information they post. Many undergraduates may forget the responsibility when they strongly desire to present themselves and let their information cause a sensation, so it is suggested that undergraduates should try to keep this responsibility in their minds. Last but not least, undergraduates must obey the rules of online communication. The users of social media come from different backgrounds. It is common to meet someone who has different values and expresses his/her opinions in a rude way. While communicating with those people, undergraduates should not express their disagreement or anger directly, for it may cause conflicts. Instead they should use euphemistic and appropriate words to express their feelings. In summary, distinguishing true information from false information, posting reliable information and obeying Internet etiquettes are three ways to ensure proper information and communication management of social media that should be mastered by every NUS undergraduate.
users can present themselves more clearly and vividly on Facebook than on Twitter. Secondly, users can get information more quickly on Twitter while they can get more details on Facebook. As a microblogging service, the best advantage of Twitter is quick information spreading. However, because of the limit of characters, users cannot get many details. On the other hand, completed articles with many details are often posted on Facebook several hours later so that users can get more information through them. Thirdly, Twitter and Facebook play different roles on the Internet. Farber (2013) states that Facebook is like a pulsing digital city while Twitter is like a town square in the city. To get information, users tend to use Twitter, for it spreads the latest news rapidly. As for communication, Facebook is more popular because it provides more space to express users feelings and more entertainment functions such as music and games. In conclusion, Twitter and Facebook are both useful social networking services with their respective characteristics and it is the responsibility for undergraduates to ensure proper information and communication management of them after learning about their similarities and differences.
free flow of information are obvious as well. Fake and exaggerated information is overflowing. Some of it is easily believed by the public if its owners have great influences on social media, which may cause serious consequences. Moreover, free flow of information may help crimes. Due to quick information spreading on social media, it becomes easier for criminals to get information of the victims. For example, according to the statistics, 78% of burglars admit to using Facebook, Twitter, or Google Street View to select victims homes (Lee, 2013). Thus, criminals are able to plan their crimes carefully and do great harm to the victims and the society. In conclusion, there are two main causes of free flow of information and it has both positive and negative effects. As high-educated adults, undergraduates should try their best to make good use of social media and avoid being affected by those bad effects.
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