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. 2019 Feb 11;16:4. doi: 10.4103/cytojournal.cytojournal_1_18

Table 1.

Remarkable differences between the two most popular social media websites

Features Facebook Twitter
Special features Friends, fans, wall, news feed, fan pages, groups, apps, live chat, likes, videos, text, polls, status, pokes, gifts, games, messaging Tweet, retweet, direct messaging, follow people and trending topics, videos
Active users (2017) 2.07 billion/month 330 million/month
User expressions for contents Like, share “Retweet” or “Favorite”
Postlength Unlimited 280 characters (since November 7, 2017)
Editing posts Yes No
Adding friends Yes No