It’s nothing new that social media has taken over the lives of students. These websites litter our cell phones and make up a good portion of the tabs on our computers. They come in different shapes, sizes and colors, but all have the same purpose: sharing your life with others.

The problem these sites have is that technology is ever changing, meaning if they don’t keep up, they’ll become obsolete. What is a company to do once they’ve reached this breaking point? Facebook seems to be dealing with this problem recently. According to iStrategyLabs the number of Facebook users ages 18-24 has declined 7.5 percent.

“Other social media got more popular,” sophomore Brielle Califano said.

There are other social media forums that allow users to access features unique to that site, which explains why the popularity of these sites vary amongst groups of people.

It all boils down to a person’s interest. Whether it be access to information on their favorite celebrity’s every day life or clips of next week’s season premiere, every site offers the user something new and different.

Twitter allows you to update your life instantaneously through statuses without being a nuisance to the people who follow you, because they expect these updates when you are on this website. Twitter also provides you a harmless way to catch up on the lives of your friends.

“I use it to kill time, I like to see what people are doing,” sophomore Connor O’Rourke said.

Tumblr is the best place to create an interactive blog. This type of social media can be cultivated to anyone’s interest and is especially helpful to those whose lives are heavily invested in TV and movies. This also seems to be where people turn when they want to share more personal thoughts that they would not typically tell their friends and family.

“Mainly I love [Tumblr] because it’s a site where you can basically find anything, and you can talk about your problems to people who, for the most part aren’t very judgmental,” sophomore Caitlin Gilmore said.

Instagram lets you use pictures and videos instead of words to update your friends on what you’re doing. An advantage to this is the access editing features this application offers. Users can crop, filter and rotate their photos once they’ve been taken.

“[I use it] to see what my friends post, memes, videos, [it’s] more intimate in a sense,” sophomore Mario Rodriguez said.

Snapchat is a little different and only works with smartphones. It allows the user to send a photo to as many people in their contacts that own the app so they can view it for seconds.

According to freshman Tara Fornuto, “Snapchat is more private, because you have to confirm who can see and cannot see [your pictures] and they can only see it for a limited amount of time.”

Even if the era of Facebook is coming to an end, another social media site will surely take its place.