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8. How long has social media been around? When did social media become popular?
- Social media has been around for the best part of 40 years – Usenet appeared in 1979 and is the first
recorded network that enabled users to post news to newsgroups.
Although these Usenets and similar bulletin boards heralded the launch of the first, albeit very
rudimentary, social networks, social media never really took off until almost 30 years later, following the
roll out of Facebook in 2006.
9. What types of social media exist today? What are examples of social media?
a. Sociel Networking Sites - Most of us are familiar with social networking sites like Facebook,
Twitter, and LinkedIn. These platforms help us connect with friends, family, and brands.
They encourage knowledge-sharing and are all about personal, human-to-human
interaction.
b. Social Review Sites - Review sites like Yelp and TripAdvisor display reviews from community
members for all sorts of locations and experiences. This eliminates a lot of the guesswork
that goes into booking a restaurant or hotel. Not sure it’s the right thing for you? Check out
the reviews and you’ll know.
c. Image Sharing Sites - Visual content like images, infographics, and illustrations capture our
hearts, eyes and imaginations. Social media platforms like Instagram, Imgur, and Snapchat
are designed to amplify the power of image sharing.
d. Video Hosting Sites - Video hosting platforms like YouTube and Vimeo help creators put
together content and share it to a platform optimized for streaming. This accessibility makes
video a super important medium.
e. Community Blogs - Shared blogging platforms like Medium and Tumblr give people a space
to express their thoughts and help connect them with readers.These community blog sites
provide an audience while allowing plenty of room for customization and self expression.
f. Discussion Sites - Sites like Reddit and Quora are specifically designed to spark a
conversation. Anyone is free to ask a question or make a statement, and this attracts people
with shared interests and curiosities. However, unlike Facebook and Instagram, users tend
to give out less identifiable information.
g. Sharing Economy Networks - Sites like AirBnB and Rover aren’t just a cool place to find
cheap holiday rentals or a pet sitter. Sharing economy networks bring people who’ve got
something they want to share together with the people who need it.
10. What age group use the social media the most?
11. What is the most popular social media today?
- In today’s social networking era, Facebook dominates the industry by boasting an account of 85% of
the internet user’s worldwide (excluding China). This shows Facebook’s ability to retain members in
spite of the growing competition and facing stock downfall of 38% since July.
YouTube follows second, with Facebook Messenger on the third tier. WhatsApp, Instagram, and Twitter
are also decent contenders and fall just behind the top three.
12. What are the types of social media? What is the most used social media in the Philippines? (First Q
can be answered by Q#9)
- Apart from a healthy obsession with Instagram, the country also leads in social media penetration
particularly on Facebook with over 94% of its Internet users using the popular social network, 40%
MORE than users the United States. The Philippines also records the highest figure – with an astounding
42% – of total screen time spent in social networking.
13. What country is the social media capital of the world?
- The Philippines has been called the social media capital of the world, as millions of Filipinos spend an
average of almost four hours a day on social media sites, particularly Facebook, the highest social media
use in the world.
Filipinos usually spend over 4 hours on social media daily, followed by Brazillians (3 hours, 34 minutes)
and Colombians (3 hours, 31 minutes). The worldwide average for social media use is at 2 hours, 16
minutes.
14. What year did facebook did facebook start? What year did facebook start in the Philippines?
- It all began in 2003, when Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg created an online programme
called “Facemash”, which allowed users to objectify fellow students by comparing photos of their faces
and selecting who they deemed as “hotter”. While Zuckerberg faced punishment from the Harvard
administration and narrowly escaped expulsion from the college altogether for his actions, “Facemash”
provided the framework for what was to become Facebook.
- On February 4 2004, the first iteration of Facebook was born, then known as thefacebook.com and
made available exclusively to Harvard students.
15. How many people use facebook in the Philippines?
- There were 74 850 000 Facebook users in Philippines in January 2019, which accounted for 68.6% of its
entire population.
16. Which country has the highest facebook users?
- Philippines
17. What is the texting capital od the world?
- The Philippines has been called the "TEXT" capital of the world due to the large volume of Short
Messaging System (SMS) traffic exchange in the country. It has been estimated that the number of
cellular phone subscribers in the Philippines reached over 23 million and is still growing at a rapid rate.
18. How many smartphone users are there in the Philippines?

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