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I think it depends on the purpose. Instagram is great for sharing quick stories of interesting things throughout your day and for photographers who want to sho
by askafriend 7y ago
I think it depends on the purpose.
Instagram is great for sharing quick stories of interesting things throughout your day and for photographers who want to showcase their work to a casual audience. Snap is great if you're younger and want a more contained experience.
If I want to get rid of something that I don't use anymore or get a quick pulse of my neighborhood, I find Nextdoor very useful since everyone is verified.
LinkedIn is still great for getting a quick pulse on a company, team makeup, how they're growing, etc. It's not great, but it's better than nothing.
Pinterest is still a great way to collaborate on creative projects with other people. Especially if you're exploring something very visual.
Reddit/Twitter still have great interest-oriented content though you have to dig a bit to find the signal amongst the noise. Once you tune your subreddits and twitter feeds, they can be productive places.
The point I'm trying to make here is that there's no ONE social network that'll be great for everything. Just like there's no ONE social circle or social structure in real life that you rely on for everything.
Each of these networks have their issues but if you take the time to extract the value out of them, it can be productive. Of course, they can be used in unproductive ways as well. I've experienced both extremely productive and unproductive sides of each.
- macando 7y agoExcellent summary. Almost any social network can be great if you put in some effort in personal curation and filtering. I feel that a lot of people are frustrated because they expect a great experience immediately. It took me a year to get my LinkedIn in good shape.