Facebook or Twitter: comparison of social media platforms

Facebook or Twitter - both social media websites are more popular than ever. In this practical tip, we compare both portals for you.

Facebook or Twitter: The social media giant Facebook in comparison

Account: For most promotions you need an account on Facebook. You can create this with just a few clicks, but you need a valid e-mail address.
Features: Once you have registered on the platform, you can start to adjust your profile. You can specify where you live, where you work and find your friends on the network. If you like pages, you can follow your interests and in groups you can exchange ideas with other users. You can chat with your friends via the in-house messenger. You can create your favorite photos in albums and show them to your friends.
Apps: You can use the official Android or iOS app to stay up to date on the go.
Members: There are currently around 1.59 billion members registered on the social network. Around 1.04 billion of them are active every day - directly to Facebook.

Account: Unlike Facebook, you can follow most activities on Twitter without an account. However, in order to write your own contribution (tweet), you have to register with a valid email address.
Functions: After successful registration you can edit your profile, upload a new profile picture and write a tweet directly. Use a hashtag (#) to assign a specific topic to the tweet. On the homepage of the short message service you will find the popular tweets and topics listed. There is no chat, but you can exchange messages with other users.
Apps: You can also use the official Twitter app for Android and iOS for on the go.
Members: About 320 million members are registered on Twitter. Around 300 million members are active every month - straight to the short message service.

If you would like to exchange ideas with your friends, be active in groups or follow the favorite page, you should go to Facebook. There you have more customization options and functions.
We recommend Twitter for a quick exchange of information. There you also have the opportunity to find out about your favorite sites. However, the functions are limited to writing tweets.