With the development of technology, the ways human connect with each other have been improved a lot. The arrival of information age emphasizes the importance of the new interactive and social media. Use social networking software not only expands our circle of friends but also affect the way we entertainment, education, and communication. The social networking applications such as RenRen, Instagram, QQ, and Twitter, all of them have some similarities and differences. In general, users appreciate the convenience, flexibility, and context that on social networking applications.
There are many similar social networking applications appear on the market, people may prefer the one that has innovative design and the practicality of the application. But I’m from China, due to the growing environment and cultures are different from the United States, the social networking applications that I like to play are also quite different from American. Weibo is a famous Chinese microblogging website, which is very similar to Twitter. In contrast, I liked Weibo more than Twitter. At first, all my friends are using Weibo. This is the biggest reason that I prefer Weibo. Secondly, Twitter is full of text and links, which is very different from the habit of Chinese. Weibo embedded multimedia, added the function of reply and repost. And users can directly see the photos and videos that others uploaded on the their interface. Thirdly, Twitter was invented earlier than Weibo, the business model have been very developed. Weibo can use it for reference and improve the techniques on the basis of the original.
In a user’s viewpoint, the most simple and novel design can attract more people. Compare to Instagram and Twitter, both applications is often used on a mobile phone, Instagram is more attractive to me. Nowadays, people prefer to look at pictures rather than words. Instagram is not only a photo sharing application but also a social network. In addition, Instagram