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Ranking Social Media Apps From Best To Worst

My take on how each of these platforms work and their best features.

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Aug 14, 2020

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Ranking Social Media Apps From Best To Worst

It's no hidden fact that social media, on several platforms, is an essential part of our daily lives. It's also no secret that we all tend to spend more of our time on a certain app more than others. Whether it be Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, Facebook, or TikTok, social media plays a prominent role in the daily lives of pretty much anyone with a mobile phone or computer.

Instagram

Instagram's platform includes a feed consisting of a series of shared photos from people you follow. These photos are captioned with witty, humorous, and informative comments that allow the audience to really soak in the full impact of the post. Instagram also utilizes the use of stories, which allows users to post pictures, videos, or share other public posts to their accounts for 24 hours. If anyone wishes to have these posts on their account for longer than one day, they can add them to highlights.

With so many endless opportunities and different types of posts on this one social media platform, I would have to rank Instagram as the best. Basically, you're outside of the status quo nowadays if you don't participate in Instagram's platform. Businesses, celebrities, bloggers, and personal accounts are just a few of the different types of accounts that can be found all on one app.

Snapchat

This app allows users to send pictures and videos back and forth to each other in a quick fashion. The platform has also expanded to having news stories within the app that are featured on a public page. Snapchat even allows account holders to save their memories to the app and then features them on the anniversary date a year or so later.

While this may seem simple, Snapchat has really kept up to date with the latest trends in social media and was the first app to debut the use of stories. Besides the efficient form of communication that this app provides, it also reformatted the way news is brought to younger generations. Due to this trendy, newsy, efficient app, I would have to rate it as second best on the social media list.

TikTok

This platform is the newest of the others, but has definitely made a fast upcoming. This app allows users to create up to 60-second videos of pretty much anything. The videos are then posted on the For You Page (FYP), the main feed of the app, and then other users are able to like, comment, and share the videos.

TikTok has become an outlet for multiple different types of media in their videos. News, comical relief, informative sketches, and helpful tutorials are just a few of the amazing videos that can be seen just scrolling through the FYP. With so much valuable information so easily accessible at the tips of our fingers, I would definitely rate this young platform number three on my list.

Twitter

Twitter consists of users typing out anything they wish and easily sharing it to the main feed. Pictures and videos can also be shared, but this app is predominantly a word-friendly platform. Just scrolling through the feed, tweets upon tweets gather with so many different types of information.

Twitter is an outlet very prominently used for expressing opinions and news. It's an easy way to quickly put out thoughts and promptly reshare others. This can be a good and a not-so-good aspect about the app. Despite its informative potential, Twitter is a breeding ground for feuds and unkind words. The app does have humorous content, but due to its negative community, that so often seems to be created, I would have to rate it as fourth on my list.

Facebook

Last but not least, Facebook. This old stomping ground seemed to be the pinnacle of social media back in the day, but has since been surpassed. The platform allows users to share posts consisting of just words, photos, or videos. The app also allows the resharing, liking, and commenting on other posts as well. Facebook did recently add the feature of stories to the app as well, in an effort to keep up with the younger, trendier apps.

Despite the platform being a bit outdated and having a reputation with the older generations, Facebook still provides plenty of information through news articles and other shareable posts. But, at the end of the day, it just doesn't have the potential other trendy apps do, but it is a great way to keep in touch with your grandparents or find a roommate for college.

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Who knows where we would be without them.

1. Thank you for laughing at my jokes, even when they really aren’t funny.

2. Thank you for singing unbearably loud with me all the time.

3. Thank you for letting me vent to you for hours about anything and basically being my personal therapist.

4. Thank you for ordering pizza with me at 2 in the morning.

5. Thank you for all the movie days when we don’t feel like moving.

6. Thank you for being my workout buddy everyday.

7. Thank you for sharing your closets with me.

8. Thank you for taking naps with me at random hours during the day.

9. Thank you for cleaning our home with me when we absolutely need to.

10. Thank you for all the rides when it’s late and you don’t want me to walk home alone in the dark.

11. Thank you for studying with me in our kitchen when we didn't want to go the library.

12. Thank you for making dinner with me.

13. Thank you for helping with my hair, makeup and outfit every time we go out.

14. Thank you for taking countless ugly pictures with me.

15. Thank you for not judging me when I go too long without showering.

16. Thank you for making our apartment feel like a second home.

17. Thank you for being there through all of our boy troubles.

18. Thank you for giving me a hug when I feel homesick.

19. Thank you for getting excited with me when one of us gets a good grade on an exam.

20. Thank you for still being my friend and not judging me when I say or do dumb things.

21. Thank you for telling me what I should do when I am sick.

22. Thank you for dancing horribly with me everywhere we go.

23. Thank you for staying up super late with me when we aren’t tired or can’t sleep.

24. Thank you for being super weird with me.

25. Thank you for all the unforgettable college memories.

26. And most of all, thank you for being the best friends a girl could have.

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7. "I’m going to fail. I’m going to fail."

8. "I’m dropping out of school."

9. "What grade do I have to get on the final to pass the class?"

10. "Oh, no, I have to do good."

11. "I shouldn’t have procrastinated all semester."

12. "I wanna go to bed."

13. "We did not learn this!"

14. "I should go get food."

15. "Why do we even have finals?"

16. "I don’t want to be at the library."

17. "Get off your phone."

18. "I can watch Netflix for like 20 minutes and then go back to studying."

19. "I shouldn’t have watched Netflix."

20. "You have to study now!"

The "Happiest Place on Earth" has a lot of characters with some pretty great advice.

Remember you’re the one who can fill the world with sunshine. — Snow White

The past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it. — Rafiki

You don't have time to be timid. You must be bold and daring. — Lumière

If watching is all you're gonna do, then you're gonna watch your life go by without ya. — Laverne

Sometimes the right path is not the easiest one. — Grandmother Willow

Always let your conscience be your guide. — Jiminy Cricket

To infinity and beyond. — Buzz Lightyear

Life is a journey to be experienced, not a problem to be solved. — Pooh

Let it go. — Elsa

If you can't say something nice, don't say nothin' at all. — Thumper

Today's special moments are tomorrow's memories. — Genie

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