 Facebook- Is the most popular social networking platform which is developed in the country of

the United States. It has more than 2.7 billion users among the world and it is widely considered
as a vulnerable social media application that has been created in internet. It was created by
Mark Zuckerberg, which is now the CEO of this application, by the age of 23 he was able to
launch this website. In the first year of 2005 he was able to grossed out $200,000 as a net worth,
and by this year 2020 the total net worth of Zuckerberg is reaching as close as $101.7 billion US
dollars.

1. Homepage or newsfeed- It shows the current events that has been happening in our
environment, newsfeed shows the trends that is popular among individuals.

2. Friends- is a Facebook feature where you can find friends and search them, it also shows the
friend requests that has been sent to your account.

3. Watch- refers to the video which is popular as of today. Watch feature lets you save, search and
stream to the videos that you want, also it can let you follow the content creators to the video
that you like.

4. Groups- shows the group pages or group that you joined in, you can discover more groups by
typing the kind of group you want according in your preference in the search bar.

5. Gaming- feature that lets you get amusement by the games featured, some games can be
shared to others so that you have other players to play with.

6. Create- lets you to make posts, pages, advertisement, fundraiser and etc. that can be seen and
shared among all your friends.

7. Search - is a feature of facebook that let users find the groups they want to join, people they
want to follow and etc.

8. Notification bar- reminds and shows the status of your newsfeed and your account.

9. Messenger- is an application under facebook that lets you message your contacts and friends
personally through chat, call or video call. People can be reached individually or by means of
group chat.

10. Account- features that let you customize your account.

11. Under the Accounts there are three other important options that helps you to explore facebook:

*Settings and Privacy- allows personal users to take check and customize their account
preferences, it also helps to tighten the security features of every account.

* Help and Support- Guides users to solve the problems during the application use.

* Display preferences- is a feature in which users can choose the application display and theme
according to their want. It can be dark or light.
 • Qzone- is another social network service created by Tencent and it is a website based on China.
Just like facebook it allows users to create contents such as blogs, diaries and etc. It was
originally named as Little Home Zone in Tencent company. The first objective of this website is
to blog products and not for social network. In the year 2008, it was taken by Zhu Liang. The
users as of today reaches 490 million users and 200 million active users.

Since Facebook has been banned by China, Qzone has been the major website that has been used by
Chinese nationalities. More than half of the percentage of Qzone users are Chinese.

• Qzone Features:

as said it is used to create blogs, diaries and send photos, listen to music and watch videos just like
Facebook. The Qzone background and select accessories are based on their own preferences however,
most of the Qzone accessories are not given for free. It offers a special feature that allows each user to
customize their own profiles but sometimes with value or price. Background music options that can be
used download their favorite songs as long as the page is open and function.

 Youtube

- is an American online video-sharing platform service where users can watch, like, share, comment, add
videos to playlists, report, and subscribe to other users and upload their own videos. The video service
can be accessed on PCs, laptops, tablets and via mobile phones.

- YouTube was founded by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim.

- it was officially launched on December 15, 2005, it was serving more than two million video views each
day.

- The domain name "YouTube.com" was activated on February 14, 2005 with video upload options being
integrated on April 23, 2005 after being named "Tune In, Hook Up" the original idea of Chad Hurley,
Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim. The concept was an online dating service that ultimately failed but had an
exceptional video and uploading platform.

- The idea of the new company was for noncomputer experts to be able to use a simple interface that
allowed the user to publish, upload and view streaming videos through standard web browsers and
modern internet speeds. Ultimately, creating an easy to use video streaming platform that wouldn't
stress out the new internet users of the early 2000s.

- On October 9, 2006, it was announced that the company would be purchased by Google for US$1.65
billion in stock, which was completed on November 13. - The agreement between Google and YouTube
came after YouTube presented three agreements with media companies in an attempt to avoid
copyrightinfringement lawsuits. YouTube planned to continue operating independently, with its co-
founders and 68 employees working within Google. - The creation of YouTube has allowed for a brand
new job archetype to emerge from the media platform, being a YouTuber. The role has evolved from its
early days and has become something totally different than it originally was. In the beginnings of
YouTube, the creators did not do everything for the money, because generally there was none, today
wealth is directly associated with the title.
- Before everything on YouTube was overrun with ads, monetization and loud teenagers the content
creators did it for the publicity and love of creating videos. In the early days of the video platform
popularity and payment was determined by the amount of subscribers a channel had, today things are
judged by the average views a video gets and that determines the amount of money a person can make.

 Sina Weibo

- is a social networking and microblogging service based in China with more than 368 million registered
users. Sina Weibo was launched in 2009 and is owned by SINA Corporation, the largest Internet portal in
China. In Chinese, Weibo means microblog. - Weibo used to be the one-and-only social platform in China
– it has since been overshadowed by WeChat and newer entrants such as Toutiao or Douyin.

- commonly referred to as “Chinese Twitter ” , is a micro-blogging site and one of the largest social
media platforms in China. Weibo can be better compared to a Chinese Facebook, as it’s more open and
newsfeed based than WeChat. Launched by the Sina Corporation in 2009, it has reached a total of 462
million monthly active users, with USD $481.9 million net revenues in 2018. Over the past 10 years,
Weibo has transformed from a simple blogging site to a comprehensive social media platform, which has
become an indispensable part of Chinese people’s everyday life.

- Sina Weibo is a Chinese microblogging website. Launched by Sina Corporation on 14 August 2009, it is
one of the biggest social media platforms in China, with over 445 million monthly active users as of Q3
2018. -Sina Weibo is a platform based on fostering user relationships to share, disseminate and receive
information. Through either the website or the mobile app, users can upload pictures and videos
publicly for instant sharing, with other users being able to comment with text, pictures and videos, or
use a multimedia instant messaging service.

- After the July 2009 Ürümqi riots, China shut down most domestic microblogging services, including
Fanfou, the very first weibo service. Many popular non-China-based microblogging services like Twitter,
Facebook, and Plurk have since been blocked. Sina Corporation CEO Charles Chao considered this to be
an opportunity,[19][20] and on 14 August 2009, Sina launched the tested version of Sina Weibo. [21]
Basic functions including message, private message, comment and reposting were made available that
September. A Sina Weibo– compatible API platform for developing thirdparty applications was launched
on 28 July 2010.

Features

-People can post images (but are limited to only 9 per post) -You are able to send personal messages
between followers (chat function) -You can follow people and people can follow you -You are also able
to post stories much like Instagram -You are able to like post using different emojis -The writers can also
receive rewards in forms of money that you can use in a Sina Weibo store linked to the social media
platform -You can also view post that are considered hot or popular -It can also track your movements
and see where you post from
  Messenger

-Facebook Messenger is an American messaging app and platform developed by Facebook, Inc.

-is a FREE mobile messaging app used for instant messaging, sharing photos, videos, audio recordings
and for group chats. The app, which is free to download, can be used to communicate with your friends
on Facebook and with your phone contacts.

-Originally developed as Facebook Chat in 2008

-The company revamped its messaging service in 2010

-Subsequently released standalone iOS and Android apps in August 2011

-In April 2020, Facebook officially released Messenger for Desktop, which is supported on Windows 10
and macOS and distributed on Microsoft Store and App Store respectively.

-Some useful features included in Messenger is its typing indicator to see when a person is typing,
delivered receipts, read receipts, and a timestamp for when the message was sent, with another for
when the recipient read the most recent one.

-Users can send messages and exchange photos, videos, stickers, audio, and files, as well as react to
other users' messages and interact with bots. The service also supports voice and video calling.

-Messenger has over 1 billion downloads from all over the globe and is available in 111 languages
including Filipino.

-People send more than 21 billion photos to friends through Messenger every month Messenger already
accounts for more than 10% of all mobile VoIP calls globally

-On average, more than 5 million GIFs are sent every day via Messenger

-Just two days after launching video calling in Messenger, 1 million calls had been made More than 1
billion people use Messenger each month

-Over 1 billion messages are sent between people and businesses on Messenger each month

-Since the launch of Messenger Platform, a number of Messenger apps have gotten more than 1 million
installs, including Talking Tom, GIPHY and Sound Clips

 Tiktok

-TikTok, known in China as Douyin, is a Chinese video-sharing social networking service owned by
ByteDance.

-Tiktok means "vibrating sound"

-ByteDance Ltd. is a multinational internet technology company headquartered in Beijing and legally
domiciled in the Cayman Islands. It was founded by Zhang Yiming in 2012. ByteDance is reportedly
worth over US$100 billion as of May 2020.

-The social media platform is used to make a variety of short-form videos, from genres like dance,
comedy, and education, that have a duration from 3 to 60 seconds.
-It is an international version of Douyin, which was originally released in the Chinese market in
September 2016. Later, TikTok was launched in 2017 for iOS and Android in most markets outside of
mainland China; however, it only became available worldwide, including the United States, after
merging with another Chinese social media service Musical.ly on 2 August 2018.

-TikTok has almost 800 million users worldwide

-It is available in 154 countries and is available in 40 languages including Filipino

-41% of TikTok users are aged 16-24

-TikTok users spend an average of 52 minutes per day on the app.

-More than 1 billion TikTok videos were viewed last year.

-India has about 25% of the app downloads outside China until they banned TikTok along with other
apps from China just this year because they were considered a threat in the users’ privacy and security.
 WhatsApp

 Number of users ( 2 000 million)

 United States (country of origin)

 WhatsApp Messenger, or simply WhatsApp, is an American freeware, cross-platform messaging

 Launched in 2009, WhatsApp is one of the most popular text and voice messaging apps. It’s free
to use, and you can send messages, make voice calls, and host video chats on both desktop and
mobile devices.

 Part of what makes this app appealing is that it works on various phone and computer operating
systems, helping with messaging. It can also take advantage of Wi-Fi and cellular data to make
one-on-one or group calls.

 In January 2018, WhatsApp released a standalone business app targeted at small business
owners, called WhatsApp Business, to allow companies to communicate with customers who
use the standard WhatsApp client.

 WhatsApp has a number of advanced security features. It has end-to-end encryption, just like
Apple’s iMessage and Signal. All messages flowing through the platform are secured so that only
the sender and the recipient can view them.

 The app doesn’t store your personal information, and only people you approve as contacts can
message you. As with an increasing number of internet services like Google and Facebook,
WhatsApp uses two-factor authentication, which has you type in a second passcode sent to your
phone via text message to access your account.

 WhatsApp says it serves more than 2 billion people in over 180 countries, with over 1 billion
daily active users. WhatsApp Messenger is now the leading mobile messaging app in 169
countries. The app dominates in India, Germany, Russia, and the U.K. Despite its considerable
virtues and impressive stats.
  WhatsApp generally takes a broad approach to reach as many people as possible around the
world. According to a Market Intelligence Insights report, WhatsApp is gaining in popularity
compared with its competitors, even edging out its own Facebook sibling, Messenger.

WhatsApp Core Features:

 Voice and video calls: In addition to voice calls, WhatsApp also offers video calls, including a
group function, which allows up to eight participants on one call.

 Voice messaging: You can record and send voice messages to individual chats or group chats.

 Secure messaging: WhatsApp uses end-to-end encryption, a secure communication standard

 Photos and video sharing: You can send videos, photos, and GIFs without worrying that your
images will be pixelated or not downloadable, which can sometimes happen across SMS
messages between different mobile platforms and wireless carriers.

 Document sharing: WhatsApp lets you send all kinds of documents, such as PDFs, spreadsheets,
and slideshows without the hassle of email or separate document-sharing apps.

 Desktop access: WhatsApp offers a desktop version for Mac and for PC.

 WhatsApp Business: WhatsApp's dedicated business account is designed so entrepreneurs can

 QQ

 694 million (number of users)

 China (country of origin)

 Tencent QQ, also known as QQ, is an instant messaging software service and web portal
developed by the Chinese tech giant Tencent. QQ offers services that provide online social
games, music, shopping, microblogging, movies, and group and voice chat software.

 QQ is Tencent’s instant messaging platform developed in 1999 that’s said to be an imitation of

 21 years ago the developer of this apps are Shenzhen Tencent Computer System and originally
from China. QQ was first released as a "network paging" real-time communications service.
Other features were later added, such as chatrooms, games, personal avatars (similar to
"Meego" in MSN), online storage, and Internet dating services.

 QQ is one of the biggest social media platforms in the world. QQ is so huge, it set a Guinness
world record for having the largest number of users online at the same time.

 QQ was the first product released by the company Tencent, which is now one of the largest
internet companies in the world. Tencent’s founder, Ma Huateng, known as “Pony Ma”,
 received startup capital from powerful billionaire Li Ka-shing through a hometown connection
between the men.

 The original 1999 logo for QQ, then known as OICQ (or Open ICQ). 18 years on, QQ’s redesigned
logo still sports the familiar penguin, now wearing a red scarf and winking.

 At launch, QQ (then known as OICQ) was just a simple instant messenger and a blatant copy of
an Israeli app called ICQ. However, improvements quickly followed. Today, you can play online
games, customize your avatar, send and receive emails and large files, share Snapchat-style
disappearing videos and animations, and join online groups of like-minded individuals.

 You can also stream music, find a partner via QQ’s dating service, and use the Facebook-like
Qzone for sharing with friends and reading their posts in your news feed. No longer just a
desktop app, QQ and Qzone are also available on your smartphone.

 QQ hit one million users in its first year and 50 million in its second. By its tenth year, in 2008,
the startup had 856 million total users, a record of 45.3 million simultaneous online users, and
more quarterly income than the next two largest Chinese internet companies (Alibaba and Baidu
– you may have heard of them) put together.

 As China’s first hugely popular messaging service, QQ shaped the development of both China’s
web and mobile web. Despite being launched all the way back in 1999 (5 years before
Facebook), QQ has survived the trials of time. It has also survived a sustained effort by its own
founders to destroy it.