Alternate to Facebook? I'd have to say Pinterest. It's like an updated Instagram because you can attach business links to your Pin. There is no business opportunity on Instagram besides putting a link in your bio. FB and twitter are like almost non existent to me. All they do is post fights and talk about their baby daddy issues, it's like ugh! I just had enough, Pinterest is a nice mature crowd with nice stuff to look at. Visit and I guarantee if you like fashion you will be hooked.
I personally prefer Tumblr, since it is more personal than Twitter or Instagram. As far as being an alternative to Facebook though, Instagram is your best bet. It is more similar to Facebook than any other form of social media.
Unfortunately, I don't think anyone has come up with anything better than Facebook. I find Google+ to be a little annoying to use. Perhaps it is a matter of getting use to. However, once you open a Google account, it is like they take over your entire life. It automatically connects to everything, even if you don't want to. If you try to close something it will shut everything else down. I don't think that is fair. It is all or nothing with Google.
I use facebook because it has the largest active fanbase of all users. G+ has the second most, but as others have stated, it's something that people are automatically signed up with when using google software, not something people seek out. It's a genius design (I love how well google integrates all their services together seemlessly), and google has created a great social platform- but people just aren't active on their. That having been said, I have accounts on facebook, twitter, instagram, pinterest, Snapchat, Linked-in and G+- those are listed in order of popularity from most popular to least. But you must also keep in mind the difference in the purposes of the SM sites and also the very different audiences that each site appeals to. None of the others have such a vast user base, and none of the others are set up for non-stop use like facebook. People just dont update other sites every hour like they do facebook. Also, some sites, such as linked-in, are for professional networking, while others, like instagram, are more for photo sharing and allow for more visual representation of your work. I've written a series of blogposts on this very topic. Feel free to explore them, and read my in-depth research on the topic. Be sure to come back and share your thoughts with us afterwards! Log InLog InLog InLog InLog In
I agree. Facebook definitely has an advantage due to the size of the user base. It is a household name - hell, a movie about it was even made, as cheesy as I could imagine it must be. I hate that Facebook purchased whatsapp too. I love whatsapp, and I would hate to see it turn into anything like what Facebook is.
Facebook is definitely not going anywhere soon. Even if some users have ceased from using it as much, I think Facebook is here to stay. I get the impression that it is many various social sites (Twitter, Instagram, etc) wrapped up into one.
Google+ is a fantastic idea, in theory. However, there are many problems that have been brought up. The fact that Google is basically the "Internet Powerhouse" means that Google is linked to a variety of other sites out there, like Youtube for example. What is a social networking site if there are hardly any people that use it in the first place? I mostly use Facebook to be part of online groups for educational or research purposes, and it's definitely helpful since so many people already use it, so it's very efficient to track down people and get business done.
There is no "best" social site, this is misleading and false logic because no social site has stopped upgrading nor have the people who administrate it claim their site is the best along with a open public voting event. It's all up to peoples' choices in preferences and amusement. Any social sites are good alternatives to Facebook, simply do a search engine for new and unknown sites. At the moment, I'm ascribed and active on "Tsu" which is a social site that launched during the fall of last year 2014.
I agree. Google+ is a failed attempt by Google to overthrow Facebook as the premier social media site. Twitter is just so full of spam and useless thoughts that I find it extremely boring. Facebook is a lot more interactive and full of users who care. Facebook is not as funny as Reddit or Tumblr but it's a great place to connect with friends and relatives.
Well, it's pretty tough to supplement a social networking site with another unless all the people you are friends with (or all the people you are interested in stalking) have an account with said site. So, I applaud the fact that you would like to find an alternative but that's tough to do with social networking.
I think in the near future when a really great social networking app is created, many Smartphone users will ditch Facebook for it. At the present though I don't think there's any good alternative to Facebook. That's unless you'll want to join one of those social networks that cater to specific groups like Christians for example. I heard that they have their own special social networking websites.
Yeah, you are right. A lot of these other popular social networking websites are based upon one aspect of what Facebook offers. Like, Twitter for instance is a micro-blogging website, and you only get to state what you want to say within a certain number of characters. Facebook has that feature AND more. I am more talking about the energy of the different websites. Tumblr is just a lot more positive, although it definitely does have its faults too, especially when it comes to the tumble staff being ignorant idiots.
I use both of the websites currently. I mainly have the Google+ account because my wife needed help marketing her business. With Google + it is easier for her to market her business. However, I rely mainly on Facebook because I love the interface and it has most of my friends on it compared to Google+
I've kind of stopped using my social media all together, the people whose lives I want to know about call me and text me, and we actually hang out. It's good for keeping in touch for family members that are far away and everything, but I'm not really in that situation at the moment. Also, according to my boyfriend's students, "Facebook isn't cool anymore." (They are middle schoolers.) Apparently now it's all about Instagram, which I do browse sometimes, I've found a couple of really cool Etsy stores from there. But I don't follow any of my personal friends/family.
I always find it hard to answer a question when people ask for an alternative because we all like different sites, we all use them in completely different ways. For me I use Facebook the most, I like the private groups and take part in many for hobbies I have and also some for various sites I use. I like that companies are on there and can be contacted via their walls or PM without you needing to be following each other. Now I am not a twitter fan myself, tweets are open to viewing by anyone, if you lock your twitter then even people you tag can not view them unless they are following you. Posts are so limited and short that you rarely can write a post with good grammar and most people just tweet really boring posts. I do use Google+ but I have not really got into it much, I find it a little harder to get around and not as many of my friends are using it, however it is good for being in contact with professional people I know. I tried Bubblews, which was nice for a while however I found it harder and harder to come up with interesting new topics and not many people were interacting with me so it was not very social. Instagram, I really see more as a photo album extension if I am honest but I do like it.
