Social Media: Our Connected World Unit 2 Facebook and Twitter

The newsfeed didn't exist when Facebook was first launched.

True

Founder Mark Zuckerberg announced the new Facebook Timeline as

"the story of your life"

When it was first launched, Facebook was called

The Facebook

A Boston University study revealed that mass Facebook use stemmed from which two human needs?

The need to belong and the need for self-presentation

How many "friends" does the average Facebook user have?

338

Approximately how many tweets are posted on Twitter each day?

500 million

What percentage of Fortune 500 companies have an active Facebook page?

73%

What symbol is included in a Twitter handle?

@

Who can join Facebook Groups for Schools?

Anyone with a school or university email address

Business owners can have both a Facebook profile and Facebook page.

True

How can one create an online professional network using Facebook?

By friending others in a particular industry

What's the best way to find information about a certain topic on Twitter?

By searching hashtags

How do you share someone else's tweet with your own Twitter followers?

Retweet it

One of the key distinctions between Facebook and Twitter is its

Speed

Most tweets are not _______; anyone can see them.

private