Social Networking Sites

When exploring the social networking sites Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram, I noticed there were some distinct similarities and differences within them.  Facebook seems like it's main goal is to connect with people throughout the world.  You can post pictures, customize your bio, and post statuses.  Facebook is somewhat complex to new users, there are many facets to the social network that take some adjusting.  I feel as though Twitter and Instagram are mini subsets of Facebook.  For instance on Facebook you can make a "status" which is basically the same thing as a "tweet" on Twitter.  Both of them are equivalent to saying what's on your mind at that particular moment.  On Facebook you can post pictures for your friends to see and caption those pictures.  Although this is a small portion of Facebook it is entirely what Instagram is.  Instagram's only use is to post pictures with captions.  You can scroll through your feed to see what your friends have "instagrammed" that day.  You also can like and comment on pictures, same as Facebook.  LinkedIn is similar to Facebook in the fact that you can customize your bio with a picture of you and your information.  LinkedIn definitely has a more professional feel to it because you can basically write your resume on it and have employers look at your page.  I feel that all new social networking sites have roots connecting to Facebook in one way or another.