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Facebook Vs Snapchat Persuasive Essay

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Have you ever tried to download a new game on your phone but got a message saying "not enough storage available"? Now you're going through your photos deleting every other picture and that’s still not enough. Check your apps. Do you have any apps that are unnecessary or worse, just alike? Deleting apps that are common to each other will give you that space you need to download the game you want. Most people have Facebook and Snapchat downloaded on their phones, not knowing they are basically the same. Both of the apps cause for a big amount of storage because of the data collected. Features that are on both Facebook and Snapchat include: adding friends, taking pictures, posting statuses, private messaging, and seeing what others are up to in …show more content…

As previously stated, the age group 12-21 are more prone to download Snapchat first. This is because it's a newer social thing. Younger people get tired of things quickly and want new things. For example, Myspace was a very popular social media site but the users rating started going down because Facebook came along. Older people use Facebook more because they find it easier to manage and somehow Snapchat is too difficult for them. Also, younger people download Snapchat because they don’t want their parents or other adults seeing what they're doing. They feel as if Facebook is for "old people" and that it is out of date. When new social apps come out younger people are the first to use it, then older people. But which app is better? To me, I would say Facebook is better than Snapchat. Yes, they have some of the same features, but on Facebook you can do a little more. You can search global trends, see what is happening in other parts of the world, it may seem weird but you can also check out other people's profiles without them knowing, although I wouldn’t encourage anyone to do that. One can also connect to a bigger audience and see older posts that you may have missed that others have posted a couple days ago. More people use Facebook other than Snapchat because it is an easier app to use. Also, when you post something on Facebook it does not delete itself like it does on Snapchat. On snapchat, when you post a picture, it is gone within the next 24 hours

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