Midterm on Purposive Communication

The first social media site to reach one million users was:

• Facebook

• Friendster

• MySpace

• Twitter

TikTok was launched in which year?

• 2014

• 2015

• 2016

• 2017

By mid2020, TikTok had approximately how many active users?

• 500M

• 600M

• 700M

• 800M

One reason Hi5, MySpace, and Friendster declined was due to:

• Loss of legal rights

• Failure to evolve

• Government bans

• Lack of funding

Twitter first introduced photo and video uploads in:

• 2009

• 2011

• 2013

• 2015

Fast, convenient, and interactive communication is enabled by:

• Traditional mail

• New media technologies

• Landline telephones

• Pagers

As of July 2020, the total number of active social media users globally was:

• ~3.5B

• ~3.8B

• ~3.96B

• ~4.5B

Which platform ranked first by active users worldwide in July 2020?

• YouTube

• Instagram

• WhatsApp

• Facebook

Active mobile social media users in July 2020 numbered around:

• 3.2B

• 3.5B

• 3.9B

• 4.2B

A top reason for using social media per 2017 GWI was:

• Buying stocks

• Staying informed on friends

• Scheduling meetings

• Managing finances