Much has changed in 2020 and the internet is no exception. As billions of people have found themselves locked within four walls due to the blockade, the Internet has become practically the only way to communicate, work and play. The popularity of social media, instant messaging, and dating and communication apps has exploded.
But if for certain sites and services, the pandemic was in a way the stimulus that allowed them to “be reborn” after the measures taken against the coronavirus, others were already very popular before. We are talking about social networks like Facebook and Instagram, YouTube video hosting site, and Omegle video chat. Why are these services remarkable and how do you explain their worldwide popularity? We will analyze it here.
Today, Facebook is the most popular social network in the world. Originally, TheFacebook (as the site was first named) was created for students at American universities. Only two years after its launch, any…