Tumblr

Tumblr is a blogging website that is available worldwide. You can create posts, write a blog, and repost/reblog pictures, videos, and other media. Tumblr is a representation of you and what your interests are. Some use this website to advertise their products and other services. The good old fashioned users use tumblr as a website for blogging.

YouTube

YouTube is a platform that allows any user to post original videos for public consumption. It was developed by 3 people who had originally worked at PayPal, a platform which allows people to distribute funds in a secure way via the internet. A major concern for users of YouTube has been with the copyright owners of the video content. Oftentimes people may be uploading videos that are only partially, or seemingly wholly created by a third party. The question becomes who owns the copyright of the video content and what responsibility, if any, does YouTube have in policing the videos to ensure that rights are not being violated. In 2006, YouTube was acquired by Google for $1.65 billion. This was after Google had made their own attempts at creating an open source of video content and distribution, Google Video.

LinkedIn

LinkedIn is a website whose purpose is for connecting with colleagues in a professional environment. Trends have suggested that sites such as LinkedIn has replaced job search sites such as Monster.com as ways for companies and individuals to post and seek employment. LinkedIn has had a challenge in staying relevant, since most people expect social media to be free, and the platform not being a space where people go for entertainment but rather go for professional connections. With limited viewing, advertising becomes limited in its advertising potential. They have recently tried integrating new features such as "endorsements".