Facebook and Twitter are two social networking sites that most teens use every day. These sites allow for the same things: to update friends and acquaintances on the activities that you’ve done all day. On both sites, you can post pictures and videos. You can “tag” someone and “check-in,” letting your Facebook friends or your Twitter followers know exactly where you are and who you’re with. So why do people prefer one site over the other? They basically do the same things, so why is one more well-liked than the other?

Facebook was created first and that was the only social networking site available to teens for quite a few years. Facebook allows you to have a profile, where you can post pictures and videos, “like” other status updates from your “friends,” and create events that you can invite your friends to through the site.

Twitter is different from Facebook, but also somewhat the same. Twitter allows you to have “followers” instead of “friends.” A Tweet is limited to 140 characters, but a Tweet is just like a status update on Facebook. You can tweet about anything, from what you’re doing, to why you’re having a bad day. Nothing is off limits, just like Facebook.

Even though these sites are virtually the same, teens prefer one over the other for different reasons:

The general consensus seems pretty even, with students liking Twitter and Facebook almost equally. Both sites allow you to communicate with friends, so using one over the other doesn’t have much of a difference.

Twitter and Facebook will be around for quite some time, until a new social networking site pops up. So whether you prefer to tweet or just want to update your status, do not be worried. Facebook and Twitter aren’t going anywhere anytime soon.

“[I prefer Twitter] because people don’t care what you say.”-Senior Ceres Campos

“[I prefer Facebook] because you can look at pictures.”- Sophomore Alex Mullins

“[I prefer Twitter] because I like more people that use Twitter.”- Senior Juliana Johnson

“It depends on the day.”- Senior Emily Denison

“[I prefer Facebook] because it’s more personal.”- Junior Dolly Nguyen

“[I prefer Twitter] because it’s simpler. Facebook is my photo album.”- Junior Katie Istas

“[I prefer Facebook] because I just don’t get Twitter.”- Sophomore Alexis Black