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Tuesday, 21 October 2014

Popular Social APPS for socialistics.

Hey fellas!

Today the world is dominated by technology and being in touch with people always plays a major role.It not only gives you strength but also make you feel that they are sitting right beside you and talking to you,that's the power technology has in embracing your lives.So in short getting connected is "FUN".
There are plenty of mediums to get connected,either by a video call through skype(we have other apps too) or through the heavily popular Facebook.All these services are managed by tech giants and they are working hard to bring the best services possible.

We gonna list some of the popular social apps to get things right for you:

1.FACEBOOK:
It is the most popular of all the social networks,with staggering 943 million Facebook users across 211 nations, as of September 30, 2012. A year ago today, the total was 710.3 million. That means, Facebook population has been growing by 33% in the past 12 months.

Screenshots:
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Since the initial launch of the Official FB app for android,it's been critisized for having so many bugs,infact a lot of bugs.Ever since then Facebook have been successful in minimizing the bugs and now it's kinda stable.With some bugs here and there.As it is an official FB app people have no choice,must download.
Here are some of the features:
Get notified when friends like and comment on your posts
Text,chat and have group conversations.
Share updates,photos and videos.
See what friends are up to...etc.

2.What's app:
Developed by Jan Koum and Brian Acton, the two former employees of yahoo!
Whose idea was to develop a revolutionary IM platform,which should be minimal yet functional,and they have been successful in doing so.Whats app uses your saved contacts list for messaging people with whats app installed.
It's free for one year and later on it charges $1 dollar/year and other plans also included for subscription.


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How it works
WhatsApp Messenger is a cross-platform mobile messaging app which allows you to exchange messages without having to pay for SMS. WhatsApp Messenger is available for iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, Windows Phone and Nokia and yes, those phones can all message each other! Because WhatsApp Messenger uses the same internet data plan that you use for email and web browsing, there is no cost to message and stay in touch with your friends.
In addition to basic messaging WhatsApp users can create groups, send each other unlimited images, video and audio media messages.

3.WE CHAT
Developed by Tencent technologies China,We chat is a popular IM app in asia esp., China.
It functions similar to it's rivals and bit open.You can start messaging people who are already on We chat and can make new friends all over the world with its shake feature.
It boasts games too to get rid of the boredom.

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WHY USE WECHAT:
• ALWAYS FREE
• FREE VOICE & VIDEO CALLS
• GROUP CHAT
• MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING
• STICKER GALLERY
• BETTER PRIVACY
• MEET NEW FRIENDS
• ADDICTIVE GAMES
• REALTIME LOCATION
• LANGUAGE SUPPORT



4.INSTAGRAM


Instagram is a popular Photo sharing social network with over 200 million users.

It's a simple way to capture and share the world's moments on your Android. Customize your photos and videos with one of several gorgeous and custom built filter effects. Transform everyday moments into works of art you'll want to share with friends and family.
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Features

• Linear and Radial Tilt-Shift blur effects for extra depth of field
• Instant sharing to Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Tumblr and Foursquare
• Unlimited uploads
• Send photos and videos directly to friends
• Interact with friends through giving & receiving likes and comments
• And much much more...

5.VIBER
Viber is yet another social IM app with free calling feature to the Viber users over 3G or wifi,you can share images,videos for free.
It has more than 400 million users and growing.
One of the distinct feature of viber is that it offers HD sound quality with dedicated servers for handling the data.
Rest of the things are pretty much the same as what's app and Wechat.
Recently the company rolled out new update called Viber Out,which enables outgoing calls to non viber members and landline numbers at very rates.
The viber app has been optimized to use with tablets as well,and it is available on many popular platforms including desktop.

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Why Viber?
·         Free text, calling, photo messages and location-sharing with Viber users
·         No registration, alias or invitations required
·         Instantly integrates with your own contact list
          Best-quality mobile calls using 3G or Wi-Fi



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We thank Sharikha for the App suggestions.