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    Social networks allow people to interact by sharing news, personal information, photos, and videos as well as communicating through chatting or messaging. Popular social networking sites include Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Pinterest, and YouTube. As internet connections became faster and computers more powerful, social media became more popular with the launch of sites like Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter which allowed people to connect and share content with others. The debut of the iPhone in 2007 further increased social media usage as people could now access their favorite social networking sites on their smartphones through apps. Newer social media sites like Instagram, Pinterest, Snapchat, and WeChat emerged that were designed to take advantage of smartphones' multimedia capabilities.

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    Social networks allow people to interact by sharing news, personal information, photos, and videos as well as communicating through chatting or messaging. Popular social networking sites include Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Pinterest, and YouTube. As internet connections became faster and computers more powerful, social media became more popular with the launch of sites like Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter which allowed people to connect and share content with others. The debut of the iPhone in 2007 further increased social media usage as people could now access their favorite social networking sites on their smartphones through apps. Newer social media sites like Instagram, Pinterest, Snapchat, and WeChat emerged that were designed to take advantage of smartphones' multimedia capabilities.

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    Social networks allow people to interact by sharing news, personal information, photos, and videos as well as communicating through chatting or messaging. Popular social networking sites include Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Pinterest, and YouTube. As internet connections became faster and computers more powerful, social media became more popular with the launch of sites like Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter which allowed people to connect and share content with others. The debut of the iPhone in 2007 further increased social media usage as people could now access their favorite social networking sites on their smartphones through apps. Newer social media sites like Instagram, Pinterest, Snapchat, and WeChat emerged that were designed to take advantage of smartphones' multimedia capabilities.

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    Social Networks

    Do the names Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter ring a bell? They probably do because they are some of the
    most popular sites on the internet today. They're called social networking sites because they allow people to
    interact by sharing news and personal information, photos, videos, as well as communicate through chatting
    or messaging one another.

    There are hundreds, if not thousands of social networking sites on the internet. Facebook is the most popular,
    with about a billion people using it every day. Twitter, a microblogging site that limits "tweets" (short text
    posts) to 280 characters, is also very popular (President Donald Trump is especially fond of Twitter and tweets
    multiple times daily). Other popular sites include Instagram, where people share photos and videos they've
    taken; Snapchat, a mobile-only messaging app; Pinterest, which is like a giant online scrapbook; and YouTube,
    the mega-video site.

    The common thread between all of these social networks is that they provide a place for people to interact,
    share content and ideas, and stay in touch with one another.

    YouTube, Facebook, and Beyond

    As internet connections became faster and computers more powerful, social media became more popular.
    Facebook was launched in 2004, first as a social networking site for college students. YouTube launched the
    following year, allowing people to post videos they made or found online. Twitter launched in 2006. The
    appeal wasn't just being able to connect and share with others; there was also a chance you could become
    famous. (Justin Bieber, who began posting videos of his performances in 2007 when he was 12, was one of
    YouTube's first stars). 

    The debut of Apple's iPhone in 2007 ushered in the era of the smartphone. Now, people could take their social
    networking with them wherever they went, accessing their favorite sites at the tap of an app.

    Over the next decade, a whole new generation of social networking sites designed to take advantage of the
    smartphone's multimedia capabilities emerged. Instagram and Pinterest began in 2010, Snapchat and WeChat
    in 2011, Telegram in 2013. All of these companies rely on the desire of users to communicate with each other,
    thereby creating the content that others want to consume. 

    Key Vocabulary

    Now that you know a little about the history of social media, it's time to test your knowledge. Look at this list
    of words used in the essay and define each of them. When you're finished, use a dictionary to check your
    answers.

    social network
    to ring a bell
    site
    to interact
    content
    internet
    multimedia
    smartphone
    app
    web
    to contribute
    to browse a site
    to create
    code / coding
    blog
    to post
    to comment on
    to take by storm
    the rest was history
    platform
    to consume

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