Instagram Vs Twitter in Singapore.

One of the many questions that my friends like to ask me cause I am the "Social Media Guru" to them. They like to ask me question about different platforms like what is Path, what is Weibo, what is Plurk and so on and so on and what is the major difference. If everything is about Social and sharing and showing and telling, why do we need so many platforms?

My answer is simple, it's like language, it's like showing love, everyone has to find their own poison.

And the next question that very commonly raises from the rest will be what makes a platform better than the other? Or a more direct question will be "Is Twitter dying? I don't see a lot active users locally on this platform as compared to Instagram right? Isn't it the same?"

Well, it's same but different. Both Instagram and Twitter allows you share both text and pictures but what is the major differences?

To help layman out of this, I have this mantra

"Twitter's primary function allows mainly 140 characters while Instagram is to tell a thousand words." 

And now with Instavideo function you simply tell people almost a million words with one upload. (Depending on the frame per seconds but you get the drift.

So there you go, I've told you the difference between the two functions but what makes the main difference in attracting crowd? Why are there more active users on Instagram locally > Twitter?

Simply because

"Everyone has something to show but not everyone has something smart to say."

Fact-ed.

Some examples of stupid Tweets I got off the internet which is not local. We know what our mum always tell us, when you have nothing smart or nice to say - don't say. Same advise to these people.

And you know what they say about "If you don't sound good, at least look good." (Actually I just came out with that.) #AsSeenOnInstagram

So why am I not surprised there are more active users on Instagram? You can show your nails, your tits, your shoes, your food, the sky, the sea, the sun and the whole instant gratification with the like function as compared to Twitter where people go "I don't know what to say." "I don't sound interesting." and no likes!

Agree?

Mr.Smith, spending too much time lurking at hot girls pictures on Instagram.