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 ðŸ“± Social Media Platforms – Overview

  • Social media platforms are online services that allow people to create, share, and interact with content and communities.

  • The first recognizable social media sites appeared in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

  • Today, billions use platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

  • Social media shapes communication, marketing, news, entertainment, and social activism.

  • Platforms vary by purpose—some focus on networking, others on sharing photos, videos, or microblogging.



📜 Popular Social Media Platforms

PlatformLaunch YearPurpose/Focus
Facebook2004Social networking
Twitter2006Microblogging, news
Instagram2010Photo & video sharing
LinkedIn2003Professional networking
TikTok2016Short videos, entertainment
YouTube2005Video sharing
Snapchat2011Multimedia messaging
Pinterest2010Visual discovery & bookmarking

❓ GK Questions on Social Media Platforms

🟢 Easy Level:

  1. Q: When was Facebook launched?
    A: 2004

  2. Q: Which platform is famous for short videos and was launched in 2016?
    A: TikTok

  3. Q: What is LinkedIn mainly used for?
    A: Professional networking

  4. Q: Which platform is known for “tweets”?
    A: Twitter

  5. Q: Who founded Facebook?
    A: Mark Zuckerberg

🟡 Moderate Level:

  1. Q: Which platform was launched in 2010 and focuses on photo and video sharing?
    A: Instagram

  2. Q: What year was YouTube launched?
    A: 2005

  3. Q: What unique feature is Snapchat known for?
    A: Disappearing messages and stories

  4. Q: Which platform is popular for pinning ideas and images?
    A: Pinterest

  5. Q: What is the character limit of a standard tweet on Twitter (as of 2023)?
    A: 280 characters

🔴 Challenging Level:

  1. Q: What was the original name of Twitter before it was rebranded?
    A: Twttr

  2. Q: Which social media platform introduced the “Stories” feature?
    A: Snapchat (later adopted by Instagram and others)

  3. Q: Which company owns Instagram and WhatsApp?
    A: Meta (formerly Facebook, Inc.)

  4. Q: Who founded TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance?
    A: Zhang Yiming

  5. Q: What year did Facebook acquire Instagram?
    A: 2012