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Most of the times many celebrities, athletes and politicians choose to post on Twitter directly rather than speaking
through media outlets when they want to share information related to their profession or their personal life with
their fans.
Facebook
It is one of the largest online social networking websites. Originally designed for college students,
Facebook was created in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg while he was enrolled at Harvard University.
It is a website, which allows logged-in users to connect with friends and family members across
the globe. It allows the users to share their thoughts, locations, pictures, music, videos, etc. with
their friends. It provides brand exposure to many potential users and has become a new way of
marketing by entrepreneurs. Facebook
YouTube
YouTube is a simple video sharing platform that allows users to like, share, download, upload
videos, etc. The videos can be accessed on computers and mobiles using the Internet. These
videos can be easily shared on any social media. Now-a-days, making videos and uploading
on YouTube is a new trend. You can find videos for anything and everything. These videos
can also be embedded directly in any software/application. It is also one of the ways to store
YouTube videos online by sharing it with others.
Brainy Fact
The very first video on YouTube was launched at 8:27 pm on Saturday, 23rd April,2005.
WhatsApp Messenger
It is a freeware owned by Facebook that allows the users to share messages, documents,
multimedia data, location, etc. This application is a combination of both messaging and
Voice over IP. It uses your phone/computer’s Internet connection to connect to anyone
through messages or calls. It also provides facilities for group messages or group calls. It’s
a convenient way of communicating in small groups like families/office staff/organisations.
WhatsApp
Digital India
It is a campaign launched by the Government of India to make our
country digitally equipped. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched
the campaign on 1st July 2015. Under this scheme all the government
services are now available electronically for better and faster execution
of services to Indian citizens. Digital India has immensely improved
the online infrastructure of our country. The country now has better
Internet connectivity and progressed in the field of Information
Technology.
The main objectives of this initiative are:
• To provide a high speed network in the rural areas. Digital India
• To provide governance and services on demand.
• Digital empowerment of every citizen of India.
• Restructuring many existing schemes under Digital India Program so that they can be implemented in a
synchronized manner.
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