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Facebook started as an online directory of Harvard College students in 2004. As popularity grew, the site expanded to other colleges and Ivy League schools across the US. On September 26, 2006, Facebook allowed anyone to join the social media network. The only requirements were to have a valid email address and be at least 13 years old. Some countries, however, do not allow access to the service. Since the access was open to everyone, Facebook has grown to have 1.86 billion active users each month. It is due to this that Facebook has grown to be the third most popular website in the world, behind YouTube and Google Search. Facebook allows users to post status messages, images, video and links to friends and groups. Each piece of content you publish can be shared with one or more people. You can control who sees your updates The News Feed feature is the main staple of Facebook. This allows you to view content highlights from friends, groups and pages you follow. Algorithms determine what content shows in the feed, much to the frustration of users. Facebook later provided options to allow you to fine tune your personalized feed, by notifying what you want to see more or less of. Another popular element to Facebook is the Like button. It was extended to include several other expressive notions to content. Such options besides Like includes, but is not limited to, Love, Sad, Wow, and Haha (funny). While rumors spread often, Facebook is a free to use service. The rumors were exacerbated further when chain letter posts were shared by thousands of users. The company provides advertising services to businesses to monetize the free service. Effective targeting methods to Facebook users that are interested in the content is one such method. Other services include sending gifts, buying virtual currency for games, or the marketplace.

One of the top games on Android and iOS, Subway Surfers takes you to an endless cat and mouse chase between a teenager who likes graffiti and an inspector and his dog. The game belongs to the endless runner game genre that is common for mobile devices. The first version of Subway Surfers came to the app store on May 2012. Typically, the creators, Kiloo and SYBO games would release thematic updates that are aligned with the season of the year and holidays. Beginning 2013, game developers also released thematic updates featuring nations of the world. Special events are also available which also comes with in-game bonuses and rewards. Critical response to the game varies with positive and negative reviews. Some claim that the intuitive controls make the game exciting while others complain about the monotony of the gameplay. The game is rated 4.5/5 on Google Play, 3.6/5 on iTunes, and 4.4/5 on Microsoft Store. A lot of game enthusiasts post walkthroughs of their Subway Surfers gameplay on the streaming site Youtube. Subway Surfers is available on various mobile platforms including Android, Kindle, iOS, and Windows. The app is free to play, but in-game purchases are available to gain coins and disable advertisements.

The most intense and most thrilling battle royale game is finally here to invade our mobile devices! PlayerUnknown’s Battleground takes you to an action packed adventure where you have to fight for your own survival and be the last man standing! The game will treat you with visually striking graphics and highly realistic combat that guarantees you with a remarkable gaming experience. Embark yourself in an epic battle for survival as you fight against many other online players and engage in a strategic combat to win. If you think you are skillful enough to win, feel free to explore PlayerUnknown’s BattleGround and see how far you can go. 100 real-time online players will be deployed on a remote island with one goal, to fight against each other until only one survives. The challenge, however, is the fact that you’ll start the game with no weapon at all. Players must hunt or scavenge weapons that are randomly scattered on various locations. To top it all, the battle zone dramatically shrinks from time to time and players must keep themselves within the safe area to survive. As the battle zone shrinks, the battle intensifies. You must come up with the most effective strategy to maximize your chances of survival. Do you think you have what it takes? For full gaming experience, PUBG takes you to a visually stunning graphics. Thanks to the powerful Unreal Engine 4, the game gives you a remarkable visual experience with intricate details and highly realistic gameplay effects. This is also complemented with high quality audio and immersive 3D Sound effects for satisfying gaming experience. The game is not just a visual delight as it offers you more engaging features including the ability to customize characters and other multiplayer components that allows you to team up with friends or with a squad. Definitely the best battle royale game today!

Bitmoji is the ultimate app to create a digital version of you called an avatar. The app is a spinoff of the original Bitstrip web and mobile app which let the user make comic strips of themselves and their friends. After the immense popularity of Bitstrip in Facebook, the developer of the app decided to refocus the product to making personalized avatars and that’s how Bitmoji was born. The Bitmoji app has been embraced not only for entertainment purpose but also for academics and branding purposes. Users can use Bitmoji to share personalized emojis in their text communication adding a new layer to the effectiveness of the conversation. The app has received a critical response since it was launched and is currently used by millions of users worldwide. The popularity of the app made Snapchat decide to purchase it from its Toronto-based developer for $100 million in March 2016. Thereafter, the app has been integrated into the Snapchat platform. In recent years, the app has continuously evolved to give users the ability to make their avatars have more resemblance to their real looks. The application has already caught the attention of many world-renowned figures in various industries including John Mayer, Victoria Beckham, and Seth Rogen to name a few. Bitmoji also provides consistent updates to keep up with current events, seasons, and celebrations. The app has helped boost the popularity of Snapchat and is pointed out as one of the leading reasons why the photo-sharing platform continues to edge its competitors. Bitmojis popularity has driven the app to be featured in Forbes, LA Times, Business Insider, and many major media entities.

Snapchat gives us a new and more exciting and fun ways to express ourselves and to connect with our friends. This serves as a camera and as a creative platform for communication. Express yourself by creating short videos and unleash your creativity by using some of its fun filters and effects that you can freely share with everyone. The core feature of Snapchat is to create short videos or simply referred as “snaps” but with all the recent updates, the users can now utilize the app in so many great ways. Be part of its ever growing community and become a certified Snapchatters now! Snapchat offers bunch of colorful and fun video effects and filters. Be creative and fun by personalizing your short videos with tons of cool stickers, text captions and drawings. You can also use filters to change your voice or the effects to animate yourself. To make your Snapchat experience even greater, you can add your friends or find one that is nearby through its interactive “Add Nearby” function. The Geofilters also enable users to create filters for public places that are meaningful to them. Moment Filters, on the other hand allows you to create special free filters to inform your friends what you are up to. Memories saves all your snaps into its built-in storage area which allows you to view all your old and recent Snaps and reshare them with your friends. You can also chat with friends and use tons of colorful stickers and Bitmojis. The Discover page, on the other hand, allows you to explore the world and discover other creative people! You can also follows your favorite content creators or communicate with your own fans as well. The recent updates allows you to take longer videos, the ability to direct users to specific websites and many other photo and video editing tools that you will surely enjoy!