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What aspect(s) of social media platforms do you find most useful in your life?
I feel like there are a small number of features on a social media platform that I consistently use and completely disregard the rest. For example, Twitter came out with a **Lists** product that I have yet to use, despite being very active on their site, simply because I do not have a use case for it. I’m sure the list of *unused* features is much longer than the list of *good*. The purpose of this post is to see if my use cases are subjective to my lifestyle or more generally agreed upon across the board.
Here are a few examples of features I *personally use* across popular social media sites:
|*Social Media Platform*|*Feature*|*Use Case*|
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|Snapchat|Snapchat Maps “SnapMaps”|Casually check where people are in the world out of curiosity.|
|Twitter|List of Liked Tweets|I am curious to see what my peers find interesting|
|LinkedIn|2nd and 3rd Connections|Before meeting someone new, I like to see if we have any mutual connections|
|Instagram|Profile Posts|If I need to put a face to a name|
|Facebook|Posts|Life updates/milestones of people I knew a “lifetime ago”| -
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What is your list of unused features on these sites?
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I use the feauture to send a personal message when I add people on LinkedIn. I’ll tell them a bit about myself and say I’m looking to make new connections.
I’m building an amazing network that way! -
Under ‘Page Transparency’ on a page, you can see their entire ad history. Good for snooping on businesses you like or are competing with.
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I’ve used Twitter lists for years. I have lists around specific cities, business categories, interest categories like Radio/TV, Writers, etc. I find it quite useful when I just am checking to see what’s going on in my local area or a city I’m about to visit.
Overall, I use Twitter for developing news stories, business, and to see trends. I don’t find Twitter as useful for business as I did a few years ago.
Facebook I use for friends and family and business acquaintances that I have a personal relationship with. I also have a Facebook page for business. I also belong to several groups to get things like help with software, biz issues, or hobbies.
LinkedIn I use for researching potential clients.
Instagram I use for posting photos, videos, and for branding.
I use YouTube for business as well as the usual entertainment and research.
I use MarcoPolo for video messaging.
I haven’t used TikTok or Snapchat.
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I only use social media for business research.
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