5 Most Popular Social Media and Easy Ways to Create an Account

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HOLIDAY NEWS - In this sophisticated digital era, social media has become a medium for people to share activities and interesting moments in their lives. 

Reported by Antara, (14/10/2024), various types of social media that exist today such as Instagram, TikTok, and even X are here to fulfill the social needs of many people outside of real life social activities. 

This article will discuss several types of social media that are popularly used and how to create these accounts. 

Social media is an internet-based platform that allows users to communicate, share information and build networks digitally. 

Social media also includes various forms of communication, both verbal and non-verbal, such as text, images, video and audio. 

Its main function is to facilitate social interaction between individuals or groups who may be separated by distance or geography. 

In its development, social media has not only become a communication tool, but also a means for sharing information, entertainment, and marketing media for businesses. 

Creating a social media account is also not difficult, you will only be asked to register your email or contact, and create a password for the account. 

Below are the steps you can take to create a popular social media account. 

1. How to create an Instagram account

Instagram is a social media application that is very popular and has many users. This platform is used to share moments in the form of photos and videos posted by a person or brand for marketing needs. 

How to create an Instagram account is fairly easy, you only need to download the application via the App Store for iOS and Play Store for Android. 

Following are the steps you can take to create an Instagram account. 

• Download the Instagram app on the App Store (iOs) or Play Store (Android). 
• Open the application once installed. 
• Tap register or Sign Up. 
• Select the registration option via e-mail or telephone number. 
• Create a password that is secure and easy to remember. 
• If you have registered, complete your profile such as your username, bio and profile photo. 
• The registration process is complete, your account is ready to use. 

2. How to create a TikTok account

TikTok is a social media platform that allows users to create, edit, and share short videos between 15 seconds and 10 minutes long. 

This application is popular among various ages, especially teenagers and young people, because of its creative features such as filters, visual effects, background music, as well as challenges or "challenges" which often become viral trends. 

Here are the steps to create a TikTok account:

• Download the TikTok application which is available on the App Store (iOS) or Google Play Store (Android). Search for the “TikTok” app and download it to your device. 
• Once the application is installed, open the application and select the "Sign Up" option (register). 
• Select the registration method, you can create an account using one of several options (Phone number, Email address, Google Account, Facebook Account, Twitter Account, and Apple Account for iOS users). 
• Enter the required information, if you choose to register with email or telephone number, you will be asked to enter an email address or telephone number and create a password, TikTok will send a verification code via SMS (if registering with a telephone number) or email to verifyyour account. 
• Create a username and profile. 
• The account is complete and ready to use. 

3. Cara membuat akun X (Twitter)

Media sosial besutan Elon Musk ini adalah platform mikroblog yang memungkinkan penggunanya untuk memposting pesan singkat, atau “tweet,” hingga 280 karakter. Pengguna dapat mengikuti akun lain dan berinteraksi melalui retweet/repost, like, atau reply. X dikenal sebagai platform yang cepat untuk berbagi informasi dan berita terkini dalam bentuk pesan singkat.

Tidak hanya pesan singkat, dalam X seringkali seseorang atau akun resmi sebuah media berita menyampaikan tulisan atau informasi dalam bentuk yang lebih panjang seperti artikel, hal ini kerap disebut "threads" dalam platform X.

Membuat akun X juga cukup mudah dengan cara di bawah ini.

• Buka situs X atau unduh aplikasi di App Store/Google Play Store.
• Klik "Daftar" atau “Sign up.”
• Masukkan informasi: Nama, nomor telepon/email, dan tanggal lahir.
• Verifikasi nomor telepon/email melalui kode yang dikirim.
• Buat kata sandi yang kuat.
• Atur username (nama pengguna) unik.
• Tambahkan foto profil, bio, dan preferensi akun.
• Ikuti akun yang direkomendasikan (opsional).
• Mulai tweet dan jelajahi platform!

 

4. Cara membuat akun Facebook

Facebook adalah salah satu platform media sosial terbesar dan paling awal di dunia. Di Facebook pengguna dapat berbagi berbagai jenis konten, termasuk teks, gambar, dan video. Facebook juga memiliki fitur grup, halaman, dan market place yang digunakan untuk komunitas dan bisnis.

Membuat akun media sosial ini juga cukup mudah, Anda bisa mengikuti langkah-langkah berikut ini.

• Buka situs Facebook atau unduh aplikasi di App Store/Google Play Store.
• Klik "Daftar" atau “Create New Account.”
• Masukkan informasi: Nama depan, nama belakang, nomor telepon/email, kata sandi, tanggal lahir, dan jenis kelamin.
• Klik "Daftar" atau “Sign Up.”
• Verifikasi nomor telepon/email melalui kode yang dikirim.
• Tambahkan foto profil (opsional).
• Cari dan tambahkan teman (opsional).
• Lengkapi profil dengan informasi tambahan (opsional).
• Akun selesai, Anda sudah bisa mulai menggunakan Facebook.

5. How to create a WhatsApp account

This application or social media is based on instant messaging which allows users to send text, voice, image, video and digital documents for free via the internet. Apart from that, WhatsApp also has voice and video calling features. 

Other features such as group chat and WhatsApp Business also make this platform multifunctional, both for personal communication and in business. 

How to register or create a WhatsApp account is also fairly easy with just the practical steps below. 

• Download the WhatsApp application from the App Store (iOS) or Google Play Store (Android). 
• Open the WhatsApp application after installation. 
• Agree to WhatsApp's terms and conditions. 
• Enter the telephone number you want to use. 
• Verify the number with the code sent via SMS. 
• Add a name and profile photo (optional). 
• Start using WhatsApp to send messages.