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    When we combine the two terms social and network, we get Social networking. It refers to a website
                      or web-based application through which one can create a profile and get acquainted with other users.
                      These sites let us create profiles and maintain personal and professional relationships online.
                      Social Media, on the other hand, is a means to communicate and share information with a vast
                      audience through websites. You can publish images, videos, etc. and attract followers. The purpose of
                      such sites is to create buzz and curiosity among the public directly or indirectly. Some examples are

                      YouTube, television and newspaper.
                      Let us understand the different types of social media with how we post or write messages on the
                      different apps. You are making a sculpture. You want to let people know about it. This is how you will
                      post your message on different apps.
                         Twitter: I am making a sculpture.

                         Facebook: I like sculptures.
                         Quora: Why I am making sculptures?

                         YouTube: This is a video of me making a sculpture.
                         Instagram: This is a photo of my sculpture.
                                                                                                Social networking sites
                         LinkedIn: My skills include sculpture making.

                           Facebook

                      Facebook is an America based online social networking service. It was founded by Mark Zuckerberg

                      on 4 February 2004. It was open for people in 2006. It is the biggest social network worldwide with
                      approx. 2.6 billion monthly active users. You can connect with your family and friends and share
                      your photos, status, interests, videos, links and much more. India leads the tally as the biggest user of
                      Facebook with over 280 million monthly active users. Some important features of Facebook are:
                          You can organise your preferences and list according to your likes. The left pane of the Facebook
                        window displays the different categories of activities, interests, and events.

                          You can create groups. This feature is mainly used for advertising and selling the products online.
                        The seller can directly connect with the members who like your product. It has added some new
                        features such as watch party, search, pages, live, saved, units, scheduled posts, filters, etc.
                          You can send messages through Messenger. Messenger is a handy feature to chat with people. You
                        can do video calling, share files and links and send emojis too.
                          You can check your login location “where you are logged in”. This feature lets you find all your active
                        Facebook logins from any device.

                         You can even restrict some people or friends from seeing your post. This helps to maintain privacy.
                          With the help of “Download your information” you can own a personal copy of everything you have
                        ever shared on Facebook.

                                                                 Tech Fact
                           If you are using Facebook on multiple devices, you can log out of a particular device or all
                                                              the devices at once.

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