User:Eticaplayer/Social networks on the internet

Illustration showing various icons of some of the most popular social networks.

Social networks are a term originated by communication, being a limited set of individuals, groups, communities and organizations linked to each other through social relationships. This was the result of the convergence of the media, their political economy and the development of technologies; having as objective the interaction of two or more channels. Freeman defines them as "the more or less precise collection of analytical and methodological concepts and procedures that facilitate the collection of data and the systematic study of patterns and social relations among people.¨ ^[1]

History

In the first part of the 2000s, many websites began to appear dedicated to providing the possibility of communication within what was called social networks, which at that time were known as Circles of Friends. It was with the rise of social networks that the Internet began to be a massive tool that is really useful but also dangerous.

In 2003, some of the most popular sites that managed to exponentially grow the use of the service appeared, such as MySpace, Friendster, Tribe and Xing, among others. ^[2]^[3]

In July 2006, the definitive version of Twitter was launched.

Between 2007 and 2008, Facebook was launched in Spanish, extending to the countries of Latin America and Spain. ^[4]

Google+ was launched in June 2011. Users must be over 13 years of age to create their own accounts. Google+ is already the third social network with more users in the world, not for its popularity but for linking with YouTube, obtaining approximately 343 million active users.

Classification

Generalists or horizontals They are not aimed at a specific type of user or a specific topic, but allow free participation, focusing on contacts. The motivation of users to access them is the general interrelation, without a specific purpose. Its main function is to relate people through the tools they offer, and all share the same characteristics: create a profile, share content and generate contact lists. Some of them are: Facebook, Twitter and Google+, Myspace, Tuenti or Badoo.^[5]

Thematic or vertical They are directed to a specific audience, that is, they are specialized. The users go to them due to a common interest.

Professionals: its objective is to establish a link between different professionals. Through them you can share information about a specific specialty, originating labor relations, for example LinkedIn or thematic blogs.

Leisure: its purpose is to bring together users interested in leisure activities such as sports, music or video games, for example Wipley (video games) or Dogster (dogs).

Mixed: they are a fusion between the two previous ones, providing the user with a specific place where to develop professional and personal activities, for example Unience (social network of stock market and markets).

By type of connection

.Symmetric: for two users to be friends, both must accept each other, that is, actions must be taken from both sides to establish this connection, for example Facebook^[6]

Asymmetric: one user can follow another, which can choose to follow or not follow their follower, for example Twitter and Google+.^[7]

Depending on the subject

Human: they are oriented to the interaction between people according to their tastes, interests, and activities in general, for example Dopplr and Tuenti

Of content: the center of interest is in the content of what is published, that is, it will depend on the type of files to which users have access. For example Flickr, Instagram Youtube and Vimeo.

Depending on the geographical location

Sedentaries: are those that are modified according to content, relationships, events, etc, for example Blogger and Wordpress.

Nomads: similar to sedentary social networks, a new element is added based on the geographical location of the user, they change according to the existing proximity between the members or the places visited, for example Google Latitude and Fire Eagle.^[8]

Main social networks

The data in the ranking of the following table correspond to the year 2015 and / or 2017 ^[9]^[10]

SOCIAL NETWORK	KIND	Nº USUARIOS (millones)
Facebook	General	1900
YouTube	Vídeos	1800
Whatsapp	Messenger service	1200
Instagram	Photo / Video / Messaging	1001
Google+	General	343
Twitter	Messenger service	328
Line	Messenger service	300
Tagged	General	300
Habbo	General	250
hi5	General	200
Tumblr	General	200
SoundCloud	Music	200
Badoo	Contacts	200
Snapchat	Messenger service	100
NetlogTWOO	General	115
Daily Motion	Photo / Video	115
Soundhound	Music	100
Telegram	Messenger service	100
VK	General	100
Pinterest	Photo / Video	100
Spotify	Music	90
Match	Contacts	90
Flickr	Photo / Video	90
Slideshare	Photo / Video	85
Reddit	Aggregator	70

Most popular

The statistics correspond to the year 2017

First place

Facebook^[11] is the most used social network in the world, more than 2000 million users.

Twitter is the most used in Japan, being the only country in the world where it occupies the first place^[12].

yZone, similar to Facebook in which texts, photos and videos can be published, has 645 million users and is the favorite in China.

Vkontakte is imposed in Russia with 410 million users, which allows to share publications of all kinds and is available in 83 languages.

Second place

Instagram leads the second place of preferences worldwide.

Odnoklassniki in the preferences of Russia and Germany and has 16.5 million users worldwide.

Reddit in New Zealand, Australia, Norway and Canada.

In most of Europe and the United States, the second place corresponds to Twitter in Japan, Facebook and in India, LinkedIn.
^[13]

Demographics of users

Statistics corresponding to adult users, year 2015 ^[14]^[15]

*Users in general that connect

SOCIAL NETWORK	%WHO USES THE SOCIAL NETWORK	% WHAT IS DAILY CONNECTED
FACEBOOK	58 %	70 %
LINKEDIN	23 %	13 %
PINTEREST	21 %	17 %
INSTAGRAM	23 %	49 %
TWITTER	19 %	36 %

*Internet users classified by gender

SOCIAL NETWORK	% OF USERS	% OF MEN !%OF WOMEN
FACEBOOK	72 %	66 %	77 %
PINTEREST	31 %	13 %	42 %
INSTAGRAM	28 %	22 %	29 %
LINKEDIN	25 %	28 %	27 %
TWITTER	23 %	24 %	21 %
SNAPCHAT	70 %	30 %	70 %

*Internet users classified by age

SOCIAL NETWORK	18 to 29 YEARS	30 to 49 YEARS	60 to 64 YEARS	65 YEARS or more
FACEBOOK	87 %	73 %	63 %	56 %
PINTEREST	34 %	28 %	27 %	17 %
INSTAGRAM	53 %	25 %	11 %	6 %
LINKEDIN	23 %	31 %	30 %	21 %
TWITTER	37 %	25 %	12 %	10 %

No. OF NETWORKS	PERCENTAGE
2 SOCIAL NETWORKS	24 %
3 SOCIAL NETWORKS	16 %
4 SOCIAL NETWORKS	8 %
5 SOCIAL NETWORKS	4 %

COUNTRY	PERCENTAGE
U.S	14 %
INDIA	9 %
BRAZIL	7 %
INDONESIA	5 %
MÉXICO	4 %

According to its use

Professionals

Professional use in general

Linkedin
About.me
Xing
Viadeo

Doctors

Sermo
Esanum
Doximity
ResearchGate ^[16]

Programmers

The Web of the programmer
NotasWeb
Domestika
CoderWall
Codepad

Science and education

^[17]Scientific

Education

Docsity^[18]
The Capsuled^[19]
educaNetwork
Edmodo^[20]
Brainly ^[21]
Eduredes
Eduskopia
Comunidad todoele
Otra Educación
RedAlumnos
Schoology

Amateurs

Photography

Music

Soundcloud
Last.fm
Myspace
Spotify
Flowd
ReverbNation
InternetDJ^[22]

Videos

Readers

Wattpad
Entrelectors
Beek
I want to read
Lecturalia
BiblioEteca
Share Books
What do you read?
Soup of Books
Leoteca
Quelibroleo.com^[23]
Goodreads

Artists

Dribbble
Kompoz
Falsaria
Olemiarte
Pure Volume
Afactys^[24]

Gourmets

Petitchef
What is in the fridge?
SocialFood^[25]^[26]

Video game

Wipley
Nosplay
Playfire
Raptr
Uberchar
Player.me
Twitch^[27]

Collectors

Colnect

Travellers

TripAdvisor
Tourist Link
Trivago
Los Viajeros^[28]

Search couple

Tinder
Grinder
Loventine
Badoo
Match
Zonacitas
Amigos.com
Oasis Active
Be2

Blogs

Children

Despite the age restrictions of many social networks (where the minimum access age is 13 years), 33% of European children between 9-12 years old and 77% of adolescents between 13-16 years of age have a profile in a social network^[29]. So, given that age restrictions are not very effective, a new sector dedicated to children is booming: Social networks suitable for children.

Lego Life
Gaturro's World

Instant messaging

According to the country

Russia

China

Qzone
PengYouWan
RenRenWan
KaiXinWan
Tencent Weibo
Sina Weibo
Weixin
UshiWan^[31]

Japan

Hatena
Line ^[32]

Social networks that lasted little

Buzz (2010-2011)
Itunes Ping (2010-2012)
Gowalla (2009-2012)
Friendster (2002-2009)^[33]

Censorship

Pakistan: the country blocked access to YouTube in September 2012, given the refusal of the video platform to remove content considered by the authorities to be offensive to Islam.

North Korea: The Internet is completely censored in that country.

Eritrea: it is impossible to access Facebook, Twitter or YouTube and, only 4% of the population can connect to the Internet.

Other countries: Arab Emirates, Libya, Afghanistan and Syria have blocked the Internet and social networks on different occasions and selectively.^[34]

Ethics and social networks

Today we are living a different world, a globalized world which is totally connected to the network, where in the new society in which we live, people now prefer to communicate, leaving aside the protection of their private life; living continuously connected to the internet and social networks. They are so hypnotized with the things that these networks offer you, that they do not give importance to the risks that they have when giving personal information, causing little by little problems in the security.

If social networks are going to be used daily, at least they should know their risks. To begin, you have to define privacy, this being the level of protection that all data and information have, that a person introduces to one of these social networks and also covers the degree of accessibility that person or other users may have. And is that people do not know that their personal data; how your searches, online purchases or the links you visit are stored to provide information about them without your consent or knowledge; arising relationships between people without knowing the boundaries that exist in between. The most popular social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or SnapChat are used by millions of people, being subject to different risks, because even though these networks have "privacy" systems such as deciding who can see or not photos, this never becomes maximum, so it is better not to share information on the network, because with a simple click on these social networks, you can know the psychological profile of a person, what he does, where he lives, his telephone number, as it is, his tastes, his hobbies that is what he does, among other things that have to do with his person. The ethical problems that social networks can cause are:

The intrusion into private life. Bordering the border between public and private.
The theft of data.
The sale of contacts. Something industries do (such as Google, Facebook, Instagram).
The intromission to the private life of a couple / friend.
The normalization of plagiarism. With the famous Copy Page

Dangers of social networks

Addiction
Cyber bullying
Grooming
Incitement to hatred
Labor refusals
Phishing
Malware
False profiles
Privacy problems
Loss of productivity
^[35]

What is not allowed to publish

Content of a sexual nature
Incitement to hatred Content with excessive violence or self-injury
Threats Other people's
Private information
Sale or promotion of drugs
Violation of copyright
Spam^[36]^[37]^[38]^[39]

What is not advised to publish

Complete date of birth Current
Location Photos of minors
Address and telephone
Emotional situation Photos with automatic georeferences
Date of vacation Embarrassing
Situations About current employment or projects
Photo of the plane ticket
^[40]^[41]

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