The Difference Between Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest, Explained
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I've recently fallen in love with Twitter and am spending about as much time on it as I do on Facebook. We won't talk about the repercussions to my workload, parenting or household cleanliness at the moment. Those will probably be discussed on an episode of Intervention at some point, anyway.
I didn't really get Twitter for a long time. I was trying to use it like Facebook, and it's not at all the same. Yes, they're both social media, but one is a lot more personal and verbose, while the other is more condensed and heavily networking and information-based. They're both awesome.
And then there's Pinterest, where I go when I don't want to think, and can just stare at pictures of cute animals and things I will never actually craft/bake/grow. I generally feel pretty shitty about myself after a short while, and then I leave until I need another punch to my self-esteem's groin.
People - many of them, on account of me being so popular - are always asking me the difference between the three platforms. After answering the same questions several times, I've decided to simply write a blog post I can refer people to. Maybe you can send your aunt Marjorie here when she asks you for, like, the sixth time.
You are so welcome.
(Also, you should probably get Marjorie to see a doctor about that.)
6 KEY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FACEBOOK, TWITTER AND PINTEREST:
Posting Pictures:
Pinterest: Here is a picture of a cat.
Facebook: Here is a picture of my cat.
Twitter: Here is a picture of MC Hammer's cat.
Sharing information:
Facebook: I like this, so I shall "like" it and press the "share" button.
Pinterest: I like this, so I shall repin it.
Twitter: I like this, so I shall tweet it to Justin Bieber.
Updates:
Facebook: Today was a very bad day. I got splashed while I was waiting at the bus stop, my boss yelled at me, my kids wouldn't do their homework and I had to deal with telemarketers.
Twitter: OMG people suck. #hatethisday #FML #beerNOW #weusealotofuselesshashtags
Pinterest: Here is a picture of a bitter e-card about drinking wine.
Breakups:
Twitter: You are blocked. Buh-bye!
Facebook: You are blocked. Buh-bye! Also, I will post vague statuses about what an asshole you are for all our mutual friends to see.
Pinterest: Here is a picture of a cat.
Pinterest: Here is a picture of a cat.
Connections:
Pinterest: I like your pins, so I will follow your boards.
Twitter: You followed me and are not a Russian porn site, so I will follow you back.
Facebook: We met three times at a school function and I felt we were Facebook ready so I friend requested you. And you haven't replied for two weeks but I know you're on because I'm stalking your posts through the use of mutual friends and the ticker function, and now things are more awkward than if we had slept together. I'm avoiding going to the PTA meetings and the grocery store, and I hate your rejection-filled face, you elitist bitch.
Arguments:
Facebook:
MyName Here really wishes some people would get a clue.
Twitter: My stepsister is a selfish tool. #familysucks #morebeerNOW
Pinterest: Here is a picture of a ham.