Social network apps commonly used by Myanmar people
In the current era use of social networks, it has become commonplace. Users are getting more and more every day, and those who cannot use social networks are becoming obsolete. Most of the users of social networks are from smartphones. Here we will introduce popular social network applications in Myanmar.
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Facebook is a social networking application most people know.
It was developed in February 2004, Facebook CEO is Mark Zuckerberg.
He is, of course, one of Facebook founder.
Now it has become possible to use Facebook in various languages.
Facebook has announced that there are 2 billion Facebook users each month and there are 1 billion users each day.
Also, you can exchange messages, information diffuses easily, you can gather various news in a short time.
Now that the number of Facebook users has increased, it became more efficient and began to use Facebook like a single communication network rather than delivering information to each person.
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Good point of Facebook
1.Easy to use
Facebook is an easy-to-use app.
The design is easy to make for the user, and a 14 year old child can also use Facebook easily.
2.Source of information
Because many people are linked with Facebook, we can share information occurring all over the world quickly and can know about the occurrence almost at the same time.
3.Entertainment
You can also play games on Facebook.
You can do it by yourself, and you can play games with your friends as well.
You can also search and watch your favorite songs and videos and easily search and link with your favorite celebrities, writers, celebrities and more.
Comedy is also posted all the time, and there are also Facebook page and Facebook group, so just joining them or putting them in favorites or like them will make you enjoy having fun of jokes when you are tired.
4.Business
Facebook is also an excellent marketing tool for business.
You can use Facebook to inform more people about your business.
Bad point of Facebook
1.Fake news
As we were able to spread information quickly, fake news also got mixed up.
Some people extend fake information with a purpose, and others want to hurt one person and spread it.
There is a high possibility that it will also develop into domestic conflicts due to unnecessary hatred.
So, please be careful about fake information.
2.Risk of fake account
As the number of users increases, bad people come from many different places.
Some bad people make fake accounts and hurt other people or take hurting behavior.
Some bad guys have also been involved in the incident and Facebook users should be careful with using it.
3.Waste of time The young people spend time only on Facebook and they are killing their time. It is an obstacle to your success to spoil the time, though there is no effect. It’s better to use it moderately as the proverb, saying ‘Good is medicine, bad is dangerous (proverb of Myanmar?).
4. Personal Attack
There is a possibility of being embarrassed by malignant people if knowledge is small or security of your account is not proper.
Viber
Viber is an application for sending messages. Viber Media introduced Viber in December 2010. The Viber’s application is also an application that can send sound files, videos or photos between Viber users. In 2014, there are 600 million people who registered with Viber, and the number of users every month is 230 million people.
It is now displayed on the official website of Viber that the total number of users is more than 800 million.
The Viber application can be used from iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Android smartphone and tablet, Windows Phone 8, Windows 10, Mac and other Linux devices as well as Wifi or mobile network.
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Good point for Viber
1. You do not need a user name or password, you can easily create and use your account with your phone number.
2. You can talk and send unlimited calls, video calls, text messages to other Viber users, and send messages to groups as well.
3. You can call cheaply from Viber Out.
4. Follow your favorite official account and you can know this information with time.
Bad point of Viber
1. Messages can be sent only to Viber users.
2. It is slow compared to Skype and Whats App.
3. Security is weak for private communication.
BeeTalk
The Bee Talk mobile application is available for use in Myanmar in January 2015 and is also the first chat application to be fully used in Myanmar.
Bee Talk has become popular as a chat application which can be easily used in various languages in Southeast Asia, including Myanmar, and the number of users has reached hundreds of millions.
Bee Talk application can be downloaded from the official site www.beetalk.com.mm, and you can also download on the Google Play Store.
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Good point of Beetalk
1. You can create groups with application users, you can look for new friends and becoming friends, and you can send messages that disappear mysteriously as your friends finish reading.
2. You can send an infinite number of conversations, messages and voice mails, draw pictures.
3. Send pretty stickers and consult opinions with the group.
4. You can use it with friends near you, you can link with other people you do not know.
Bad point of Beetalk
1. As the number of users has increased, bad people and those who do bad things are getting more.
2. Some people make bogus accounts, say bad things or make bad story.
Zalo
The Zalo app aims at being a simple system that allows users to communicate with friends, family, acquaintances, and people in the workplace.
With Zalo you can send conversations and messages quickly and you can easily use Voice stickers.
Compared to other apps, Zalo gives better service for tens of thousands of users in Myanmar.
Also, ‘Zalo Myanmar’ specially made for Myanmar users for use in Myanmar, which makes Myanmar people better communicate, so that we can use it better and better when calling.
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Good point of Zalo
1. The file size is small
2. Simple and easy user interface.
3. You can send messages in a short time, there is a group speaking function.
4. It supports a cute little different sticker.
5. You can speak voice call with high quality.
6. Clearly audible voice messages can be sent easily without external sound.
7. You can easily find nearby friends from your contacts.
8. Security is good, Internet fee is also cheap.
Bad point of Zalo
1. It is necessary to know the Zalo Phone Number in order to communicate even though it is a social media application, and there may be some problems in talking with friends for first time users.
Writer’s opinion
These above applications are currently popular in Myanmar.
The Facebook app is most famous.The reason why it is famous is that people are easy to communicate and a lot of information is gathered.
When Beetalk was new, it was popular once it was an application that could be used in Myanmar language.
As Beetalk has a lot of information about young people, the general public does not like Beetalk.
Viber gained popularity because it makes it simple and easy for people to send messages, images and voice messages.
Zalo searches for friends who have the same hobbies with a simple and beautiful design, so it gained popularity.
As you can post status and share photos and so on like Facebook , Zalo is also perfect application.
The Facebook application is useful for gathering information and sharing information, and Beetalk is convenient for talking to kill time.
Viber is useful for sending messages and images quickly and easily, and Zalo is useful when you want to talk with someone who has the same hobbies as yourself.
