Table 3.
Social media platforms in included studies in present rapid review
| Platform | Description of platform | Articles No. | % | Range in data set size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twitter www.twitter.com |
An American online microblogging and social networking service launched in 2006 on which users post and interact with short messages known as ‘tweets’ containing text, video, images and links to the Internet. Registered users can post, like and retweet tweets. | 21 | 62 | 4–80M |
| Instagram www.instagram.com |
An American online social networking photo and video sharing platform launched in 2010 and now owned by Facebook in which users share and interact with ‘followers’. | 7 | 21 | 360–1·9M |
| Facebook www.facebook.com |
An American online social networking service launched in 2004 in which users register and create a profile revealing information about themselves via text, photos and multimedia which is shared with any other users that have agreed to be their ‘friend’, or, with a different privacy setting, with any reader. | 3 | 9 | 12–4250 |
| Foursquare www.foursquare.com |
An American online social networking location platform launched in 2009 in which users register and create a profile to ‘check-in’ to places such as restaurants or attractions and share real-time locations with followers. | 3 | 9 | 194 K-5M |
| YouTube www.youtube.com |
An American online video sharing social media platform launched in 2005 in which registered users upload, view, rate, share, add to playlists, report, comment on videos and subscribe to other users. | 1 | 3 | 200 |
| Tumblr www.tumblr.com |
An American online social networking photo and video sharing platform launched in 2007 in which registered users interact via blogs. | 1 | 3 | 39 |
| Yelp www.yelp.com |
An American company launched in 2004 running the yelp.com online platform in which users publish reviews in the public domain about businesses and services as well as make online reservations. | 1 | 3 | 500 000 |
| Amazon.com www.amazon.com |
An American company running a major e-commerce site (and subsequent IOT platforms) launched in 1994 in which users purchase goods and provide user-generated ratings and reviews in the public domain. | 1 | 3 | 40 000 |
| Weibo www.weibo.com |
A major Chinese online social networking platform launched in 2009 with similar features to Twitter. | 1 | 3 | 4M |
| Koubei www.koubei.com |
A major Chinese social media platform launched in 2004 with location features for shopping, entertainment and restaurants. | 1 | 3 | 10 000 |
IOT, Internet of Things.