While social media can provide a wealth of benefits, it also has its drawbacks. It can lead to cyberbullying, social anxiety and depression. It can also spread misinformation and cause hacking.
Periscope
Periscope is a live streaming video app that allows people to broadcast live videos from anywhere in the world. It’s a great tool for connecting with people and building relationships.
The app was created by Kayvon Beykpour and Joseph Bernstein, two friends who had previously worked at EdTech company Blackboard and were inspired by YouTube v-log channels. The company was bought by Twitter for $100 million in March this year, and it has a large following.
A user can create a broadcast with the help of a smartphone camera and a microphone. The video can be saved, replayed and shared via email or social media.
Users can also interact with the video in real time through comments or chat functions. They can also “heart” a stream, which will give viewers the option to tap on the screen to show their love.
The app also includes a map view, which lets you explore videos that are being broadcast in different parts of the world through an interactive map. It also has a broadcast search tab, which can be used to discover or search specific broadcasts by tags, location, and username.
MySpace
MySpace is an online social networking site that allows users to create web pages, share their diaries, photos, music, and movies. It also includes chat rooms, newsgroups, forums, and classified advertisements.
It was created in July 2003 by Tom Anderson and Chris DeWolfe. MySpace began as a place for musicians to share their music with their fans, but it has evolved into a more complicated website that lets people build blogs and share photographs and videos.
Its database is built on a cluster of 20-terabyte servers that store uploaded media files. Each server node communicates via an InfiniBand architecture, which establishes point-to-point, serial connections between each node.
QZone
Qzone is an instant messaging and social networking service created by Tencent, China’s multi-billion dollar technology company. It allows users to write blogs, keep diaries, send photos, watch videos, and listen to music.
It’s a hugely popular platform for Chinese netizens and has over 625 million active users. It also serves as a popular communication channel for business and marketing purposes.
Like most Western social networks, QZone is censored by Chinese authorities. That means it’s not allowed to publish any content that could be considered offensive to Chinese citizens or disrupt social harmony.
When you search for a subject, you will be presented with a list of pins and boards that are related to the topic. These pins and boards include images, links, and other information about the subject.
You can also create your own pins, which are similar to bookmarks or bulletin boards. You can save and share your pins directly from websites or via browser extensions in Chrome and Safari.
You can also use the visual search feature, called Lens, to find pins based on a specific image. This makes it easier to narrow your searches and focus in on specific subjects.
