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About This Quiz
Do you find yourself spending hours on a variety of platforms, updating your friends and family on your life, showing off photos and sharing entertaining content? When there’s something new introduced to a site, are you generally the first to know about it? If you find yourself using Instagram, Facebook and Twitter in a single day, then this quiz was made for you! Social media is what keeps us connected to the world around us, but there are those who casually use it, while others utilize it to its maximum ability. Where do you fall?
Can you define what a hashtag is? When someone refers to a “meme” they saw, do you know what they’re talking about? If your friend tweets instead of posting a status update, do you know what the difference is? If you answered “Yes” to any of these questions, you might just be a social media expert! The only way to know for sure is through the 40 questions within this quiz. Who knows, perhaps you’ll even want to show off your savvy by sharing your results when you’re done! It’s time to prove to yourself that you know everything there is to know about social media!
They are going to send someone a friend request.
They are going to use Direct Marketing tactics.
They are going to send someone a message.
When someone "slides into their DMs," it means that they are contacting someone through the direct messaging function of the given site they are on. This phrase is typically used when a user finds the person they are sending a message to attractive.
They are going to share someone's content.
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The first video on YouTube
The first video posted to YouTube was called "Me at the Zoo." It was a simple, 19-second clip of YouTube's co-founder, Jawed Karim, near an elephant exhibit at a zoo. It was posted on April 23, 2005.
The first Snapchat taken
The first photo posted to Instagram
The last Vine ever posted
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LinkedIn
Facebook
The term "friending" came from Facebook. Friending is the act of seeking out someone's Facebook profile and requesting that they be your friend on the social media giant. This allows people to message each other, share things to the other's page and see what that person is posting.
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A new messaging app
A measure of popularity
Klout is a measure of popularity on social media. A Klout score is determined by the number of followers a person has across all of their social media accounts and it's scored out of 100. The higher the score, the more popularity a person is said to have.
When a person loses followers
The original name for Instagram
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Flickr
Instagram
In October 2010, Instagram was released by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger. It was originally only available on iOS devices. The Instagram website was not released until November of 2012.
Shutterstock
Unsplash
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Twitter
Instagram
Facebook
Snapchat
Snapchat is able to share a user's location with others, so long as the user has given the app permission to do so. When accessing SnapMaps, anyone who has their location shared with you will show up on the map.
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Selena Gomez
Ariana Grande
Megan Rapinoe
Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo comes in the lead with the most followers as of July 2019. The famous soccer player has over 275 million followers on Instagram. He is currently captain of Portugal's national soccer team.
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"Inception"
"The Matrix"
"Contact"
"The Social Network"
Based on the book, "The Accidental Billionaire"s by Ben Mizrich, "The Social Network" is a movie based on Facebook's creation. With Mark Zuckerberg as the protagonist, the film depicts the friendship, betrayal and excitement that goes into making a multibillion-dollar company.
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Twitter
Youtube
Snapchat
Snapchat uses an easily recognizable ghost as its icon. Did you know the ghost had a name? Someone at Snapchat must really like the Wu-Tang Clan, as the ghost is named Ghostface Chillah.
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Blogger
Periscope
Snapchat
Twitter
Twitter is known for its use of tweets and retweets. Tweets are when a person posts something on their own account. Retweets are when a person sees another tweet that they want to share on their profile and they "retweet" it.
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Instagram
Twitter
Tumblr
Vine
Cameron Dallas gained notoriety through his entertaining videos that he posted to Vine. When the app shut down, he had over 9 million followers. He has since expanded into acting and can be seen in some TV shows.
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Photo sharing
Micro blogging
Tumblr's main use is micro blogging. Micro blogging is when users post short, succinct posts in higher frequency. Instead of writing a whole blog post, users put bits and pieces onto their profile, rather than a fleshed-out story.
Video sharing
Connecting with friends
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A puppy
An egg
Kylie was taken out by an egg! Her popular photo announced her daughter's birth, and had over 18 million likes. As of mid-Jul 2019, the egg now has over 53 million likes, making it the most-liked photo on Instagram.
A famous actress
Another Kardashian
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Myspace
Signing up for Myspace meant being friends with the CEO, Tim Vanderhook. Even if you didn't have any friends on the site, each profile was automatically linked to Tom's through friendship.
Tumblr
Flickr
Snapchat
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Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Bebo
Originating in Europe, Bebo is a popular social network in the United Kingdom. It is not as popular as Facebook, but is still used by a large number of young people in the country.
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Pizza
The most popular food on Instagram is pizza. Coming in second as the most photographed food on the site is sushi! Instead of diving right in next time, perhaps you should post your own food photo.
Doughnuts
Cake
Sushi
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Facebook
Instagram
LinkedIn
Popular among professionals, LinkedIn is a great resource for making business connections. Instead of "friending" people, LinkedIn has you "connect" with other users. There are more than 575 million people on LinkedIn.
BusinessBuddy
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Vine
Twitter bought Vine in October 2012. The popular video platform was used to create short seven-second videos. Vine was popular until Twitter shut it down only three years later.
Filmora
Magisto
Camtasia
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Taiwan
The United States
Mexico
China
Sina Weibo is popular in China. It takes a combination of ideas from other social media sites to create something unique. It's a micro blogging site like Tumblr, but incorporates pieces of Twitter and Facebook into its functionality.
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An outrageous advertisement aimed at getting people to click
Clickbait is a word used to describe an advertisement with an unbelievable headline. The idea behind clickbait is that if a headline is bizarre enough, users will click on the link to get more information.
A photo that welcomes users to click the "Like" button
A fake account used to gather people's personal information
A popular online game on Facebook
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"Like, Love, Haha, Wow, Sad, Angry"
Released on Feb. 24, 2016, Facebook went beyond the normal "like" and expanded the possible content reactions to Like, Love, Haha, Wow, Sad and Angry. They were originally tested in Ireland and Spain.
"Like, Love, Laugh, Wow, Sad, Angry"
"Like, Love, Haha, Wow, Sad, Bored"
"Like, Love, Haha, Amazing, Sad, Angry"
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Instagram
Pinterest
Pinterest is a well-known social media platform that allows people to keep track of links in a visual way. It is most popular among people planning their weddings and do-it-yourself types.
Flickr
VSCO
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Facebook
Tumblr
Reddit
Reddit is a social media site that allows users to post content that can then be voted on by other users. An upvote gives the post a +1, while a downvote gives it a -1. This algorithm determines how popular a post or response is.
Yelp
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Classmates
Facebook
Tumblr
MeetMe
MeetMe was originally introduced under the name myYearbook. The site is most popular with younger internet users and students, as it encourages people to engage with other users and make new friends.
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Connects you with strangers
Shows you places you haven't visited
Helps determine your ancestral lineage
Guides you to random websites
StumbleUpon is unique because it is a social networking site that shows you random websites. Users will "stumble" upon such sites by indicating what their interests are, and StumbleUpon takes care of the rest.
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Kanye West
Shane Dawson
Pewdiepie
Pewdiepie is the individual with the most subscribers on YouTube. He held the top spot for most subscribed channel overall, until a Bollywood music channel knocked him down to the #2 spot.
Justin Bieber
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DeviantArt
DeviantArt is a popular networking site among artists. First introduced in 2000, the website encourages users to share their artwork, photography and videography for others to see.
Art.me
Sketch
PaintAndPencils
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Manny MUA
Kandee Johnson
Bretman Rock
James Charles
James Charles lost almost 3 million YouTube subscribers after his long-time mentor, Tati Westbrook, came out with a video outlining James' toxic behavior and explaining why she wasn't going to be friends with him anymore.
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A photo of her and her wife
A tweet about having Billie Eilish on her show
A video of her scaring a guest
A selfie from the Oscars
The tweet that earned Ellen the top spot of most retweeted tweet in 2014 was a group selfie of her and some other famous Oscar attendees. It has been retweeted over 3 million times.
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Showcasing pictures of clocks
Creating videos that are less than 60 seconds
TikTok is a popular video creation platform. It is similar to Vine, but its videos can last up to 15 seconds for normal videos or 60 seconds for looping videos. It is mostly used by teenagers.
Kesha fans
Time-based video game challenges
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A popular social media star gets sick.
Content that is posted becomes extremely popular.
When something "goes viral," it means that it is seen by a massive amount of people across a variety of platforms, typically in a short amount of time. The actual point in time when something has "gone viral" or not cannot be explicitly defined.
An account is blocked.
A post receives formal recognition and is certified as viral.
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Jenna Marbles
Trisha Paytas
Fred Figglehorn
The channel known as FRED was the first channel to reach 1 million subscribers. The channel was known for its videos centering around Fred Figglehorn, a fictional 6-year-old boy with an unnaturally high voice.
Shane Dawson
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Pic Send
Snapshot
Picaboo
Snapchat was originally going to be called Picaboo. When it was originally designed, it was believed that the target audience was going to be college girls. App developers thought it would be used to take pictures of shoes and social events.
Face Snap
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Yelp
Foursquare
Foursquare allows its users to become mayors of various locations. A person will become the mayor of a place if they have visited that place more than any other user. This is determined by how many times a person has checked in.
LinkedIn
Instagram
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Belle Delphine
Belle Delphine recently sold her used bath water to eager fans who doled out $30 for a small amount of the gamer's bath to keep for their very own. She has since tried selling an "Extreme" version of her bath water which comes in a much larger size than its lesser-priced counterpart.
Trisha Paytas
Kylie Jenner
Tiffany Garcia
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"hi twitter"
"testing, testing, 1, 2, 3"
"just setting up my twttr"
The first tweet ever was "just setting up my twttr." It was sent by co-founder Jack Dorsey. The site was originally set to be called "Twttr," which is why the popular site as it's named today seems to be lacking a few vowels in his tweet.
"is anybody out there?"
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Instagram
Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg is the most notable creator of Facebook. In addition to him, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes aided in the birth of the popular social media platform. They created the site while they were in college.
Twitter
Omegle
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A social media icon's biggest fan
An up-and-coming social media star
The algorithm that determines how many people will see your content.
A visual representation of yourself to use online.
Avatar is the name given to the visual icon that a user chooses to represent them online. This may be a picture of themselves, a character they like or any number of things that they use to be unique.
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Graphics Interchange Format
GIF stands for Graphics Interchange Format. GIFs are a fun way to communicate with others, because they can often grasp how a person feels about a situation through a short animation or series of photos.
Growing In Followers
Gaining Instant Friends
Global Industry Forum
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North Korea and China
The site is currently blocked in China and North Korea. Both countries are very limiting as to what their citizens are allowed to see from beyond their borders. Facebook was seen as a threat because it can bring like-minded people together, like it did for China in 2009. People who sought independence used the site to plan and coordinate riots against the government.
Vietnam and Indonesia
Bosnia and Iraq
France and Portugal
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