There is undoubtedly, a lot of content on the internet, an unfathomably large amount of content in fact. Because of this massive amount of information, it is necessary to have a way to organize it, which is the job of content management systems (CMS’s). Content management systems are used to, as the name suggests, manage content. This can include content such as videos, pictures, text, and more. Websites like YouTube, Facebook, Gmail, and plenty of others are examples of what an online content management system looks like. Content management systems aren’t just online though, hand-made inventory counts, role call in schools, grocery lists are also technically all content management systems.

There is a vast number of CMS sites on the internet and each one is unique in its purpose such as sharing, storing, or manipulating information. One such purpose for some CMS sites is that of web design. There are plenty of content management systems dedicated to providing ease of access to those wanting to make websites and provide accessible templates for people to choose from or drag and drop features and styles into their website. CMS sites are a great way for the average person with no coding experience to make a website that is serviceable to their needs and rather easy to maintain. Although a reasonable choice for website creation, content management systems take away freedom from the creator by only offering so many options, many of which are not what the user truly desires. Coding a website takes and immense amount of knowledge, skills, and time which sometimes simply isn’t available many times when trying to make a website for a business, as an example. CMS web development services are great for those who don’t need a very complex website and are willing to settle for something outside their original idea, where coding a website is a longer process and requires a certain amount of knowledge to achieve a perfect result.

With the advent of CMS services being able to fill the role of web developers, at least to a certain extent, it is easy to understand why web developers may have a more difficult time finding a job. While a spectacular option for website making if you are a small business in need of a quick website, the option to make one’s own website so easily and readily is ultimately quite dangerous to the careers of most web developers.

The top three social media sites in 2019 – 2020, in terms of internet traffic, include Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

People use social media in various ways and each social media site has a specialty in the way that it functions. Facebook for example is more intended for longer articles, blogs, and event planning sort of things. Instagram and Twitter are different from Facebook but similar to each other as they are intended for shorter posts, not long blogposts or articles. They do differ from one another though, as Instagram is typically geared more toward the intent of sharing photos and pictures, where Twitter is used primarily for text posts shorter than 250-300 characters.

Demographics consist of socioeconomic information expressed statistically, including employment, education, income, marriage rates, birth and death rates, race, sexuality and more. Understanding demographics is vital for social media sites so they can effectively advertise to users and use demographic information to tailor the site to the needs of its many diverse users.

There are a few demographics that stand out when talking about specific social media platforms. Facebook for example, started as a college-only site although its current highest usage is from individuals around the 30 – 49 years old age range and those who make $30,000 to $49,999 annually. Instagram however is home to younger users mostly consisting of ages 18 – 29 and particularly popular among Hispanics. Twitter is similarly popular among the 18 – 29 year old demographic while also being more popular among those making more than $75k in a year.

According to digitalmarketing.org, the average person globally spends 144 minutes a day on social media, which extrapolated to weeks and months is 1,008 hours and 4,320 hours respectively. (https://www.digitalmarketing.org/blog/how-much-time-does-the-average-person-spend-on-social-media)

Currently, it seems Instagram is rising in numbers faster than Facebook and Twitter, perhaps due to the platform being geared heavily toward engaging the youth in easy, effective sharing.

The majority of social media users are accessing their choice site through mobile devices, around 78% of people asked in a survey admit to using mobile exclusively.