By: Trinity Sossong
Social media has saved many people’s social lives during this time of quarantine. From Instagram to Snapchat, people use many different apps to stay in touch with their friends and family, since they can’t see each other for the time being. Although staying inside can be boring, social media has the advantage of passing time, too. Here is a list of my top five favorite social media apps and why I rate them as I do.
Snapchat, ranking at number five, is one of the most popular apps on the app store. Snapchat includes all aspects of keeping in touch with friends and family, such as being able to send pictures and videos, texting, video chatting and calling, playing games with friends and it even includes Photomath (an app that helps with solving math problems) in the filters section. Although most social media apps allow you to do these things, Snapchat does a good job of compressing everything into one simple software. If you’re looking for a simple app to keep in touch with friends and family, I recommend Snapchat.
Instagram, ranking at number four, is one of the best ways to update people on how your life is going. Simply, Instagram allows you to post pictures to your account, allowing people that follow you to see, like and comment on your picture. Along with this, there is a “safari” side of Instagram that gathers information on posts you like and draws similar posts to one main page. Along with posting pictures, you can contact friends and family through text messaging, video chatting and calling and sharing posts you like.
YouTube, ranking at number three, is popular for one main reason: entertainment. Passing time is easy with YouTube since you’re able to watch videos based on your interests and likings. Along with this, it is also easy to start an online life and make a YouTube account, allowing you to post videos you make and share your interests with the world. YouTube is one of the most popular videos-watching apps. Passing time is simply easy with YouTube.
Messenger, ranking at number two, is one of the most popular communication apps. Messenger is made purely for communication, although it is technically part of Facebook. With Messenger, you can call, video chat, message, play games with friends and post to your story. If you have WiFi, Messenger is one of the best forms of communication out there.
TikTok, ranking at number one, is my favorite social media app. With TikTok, you can view short, creative videos made by the TikTik population. Along with this, you can create your own account and make short videos to post to the public or keep private. You can gain followers and likes and save certain videos. Passing time with TikTok is easy.
Social media is one of the most popular things out there, and it makes communicating much easier than it used to be. With the apps I stated above, communicating with friends and passing time is made easy.
*Photo by Haili Luevano
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